Tickets for the 2025 Festival Programme are available online now and through
Maldon Books from 1st May

Saturday, 21st June

15:00-18:00

Fox Cub and the Big Red 

Hemlocks, 185 High Street Maldon, CM9 5BU

Liam and Hollie Clancy’s music meets at the crossroads between the Delta Blues and  Janis Joplin.

19:00-22:00

St Mary’s Choir

St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Maldon, Essex CM9 5JB

Join St Mary’s Choir who will officially launch this years festival “500 years of music”

19:30-22:30

Superheads & Ash Carr

Madison Heights, Park Drive, Maldon, CM9 5JQ

Join local Maldon Band Superheads with their psychedelic grunge rock.

Ash Carr’s music has a very unique sound and draws the listener in with emotive and raw lyrics. There are influences of Folk, RandB and Pop.

Sunday, 22nd June

14:00-17:00

TripTych

St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Maldon, Essex CM9 5JB

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music with Triptych, a dynamic trio featuring pianist Christopher Weston, saxophonist and composer Jeffery Wilson, and soprano Catherine May.

16:00-19:00

Tap Room Session 

Tap Room, 10 High Street. CM9 5PJ

 

Join us at the Might Oak Tap Room for an informal afternoon featuring local musicians, real ale, and roast potatoes in a relaxed atmosphere.

Wednesday, 25th June 2025

19:30-22:00

Barrie Jaimeson

Hemlocks, 185 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5BU

Tales From Maldon

An evening of stories including research into The Essex Witch Trials; an MR James Ghost Story; The Battle of Maldon (in modern English) followed by JRR Tolkien’s play about the aftermath of the battle.

Friday, 27th June 2025

19:00-22:00

The Mighty BossCats

Live album record and latest album release

Madison Heights, Park Drive, Maldon, CM9 5JQ

Local band – The Mighty BossCats will be releasing their 16th album at this incredible event which will also be filmed and recorded for a live album release as a new offering for the fantastic Maldon Festival

19:00-22:00

The Austen Trio

St Mary’s Church, Mundon, CM9 6PA

At this unique location the friends of friendless churches have given permission for us to hold this unique event.  The Austen Trio is made up of pianist Samantha Carrasco, Harpist Kate Ham and Soprano Helen Neeves.

Saturday, 28th June 2025

14:00-17:00

GOTHANOVA 

St Marys Church, Garden, Church Lane, Maldon, Essex CM9 5JB

Let your dark side shine as Androo Arnold – under the project name Gothanova – presents his own “Groovy Songs for Spooky Souls”.

Kyson Point

Kyson Point is husband and wife duo Kelly and David Edward Booth. Contemporary folk inspired by classic singer songwriters and the stories and moods found all around us in the natural world.

Drew

Drew has been crisscrossing the globe soaking up stories and experiences and translating the human experience into songs of longing, love, loss and learning

15:00-18:00

Acoustic Original Showcase  – Jon Greaves

Hemlocks, 185 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5BU

Jon Greaves (AKA Greavesey) is probably best known on the local music circuit for his extensive repertoire of songs predominantly from the 1950’s to 1990’s, which he’s been performing in clubs and pubs since he first started out over 30 years ago

19:00-22:00

Opera Gala Evening

St Marys Church, Garden, Church Lane, Maldon, Essex CM9 5JB

More details to follow for this event

Sunday, 29th June 2025

16:00-19:00

Tap Room Session 

Tap Room, 10 High Street. CM9 5PJ

 

Join us at the Might Oak Tap Room for an informal afternoon featuring local musicians, real ale, and roast potatoes in a relaxed atmosphere.

19:00-22:00

Amorosa Choir

St Marys Church, Garden, Church Lane, Maldon, Essex CM9 5JB

 

Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water

A thought-provoking evening of songs and ideas exploring the connection we have with music and the important role it plays in our lives.   

Wednesday, 2nd July 2025

20:00-23:00

Bewick’s Rock and Roll Night

The Cygnet Room, Swan Hotel Bar & Grill, 73 High Street Maldon, CM9 5EP

 

Featuring Michael Glaysher as Elvis

Join Louie B’s Jukebox for a great night of entertainment

Thursday, 3rd July 2025

19:00-22:00

Gabriel Dehaquany Trio

St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Maldon, Essex CM9 5JB

 

Gabriel has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across the UK, Europe and Asia at venues such as Wigmore Hall, The Arnold Schönberg Center, St John Smith’s Square, Snape Maltings Concert Hall.  the Trio will offer a magical evening of entertainment

Friday, 4th July 2025

19:00-22:00

Maldon Orchestra

The Plume Academy, Stage Hall, Fambridge Road, Maldon, Essex Hemlocks, 185 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5BU

 

A Musical Journey Through Time

The orchestra has welcomed musician for over 76 years and consists of 50 accomplished musicians.  Ron Brewers our MD will guide you though many genres of music from light classical to modern day film and pop music, from jazz to swing.  A veritable “Musical Journey Through Time”.

Saturday, 5th July 2025

15:00-18:00

Acoustic Original Showcase – Open Mic

Hemlocks, 185 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5BU

 

Join accomplished musician Richard Townend who will host our very own ‘Open Mic’ for would be acts and performers, bring your instruments, songs and come down and play the afternoon away.

19:00-22:00

Ars Musica 

Thurringian Male Voice Choir

St Mary’s, Church Lane, Maldon, CM9 5JB

 

Join ar’s Musica for this wonderful evening as part of their UK Tour.  The 36 strong Male Voice choir from Germany are touring the UK and have chosen Maldon’s St Mary’s to perform at as part of the Maldon Festival.  A unique event not to be missed.

 

Sunday, 6th July 2025

13:00-16:00

Song writing session

Maldon Town Council, Conference Room, Town Hall, 4 Market Hill, Maldon, CM9 4RL

 

 

Richard Townend will host this very interactive workshop to help song writers understand the concepts and building blocks of song writing.  Richard is a local prolific song writer having written well over 300 songs in the past decade

16:00-19:00

Tap Room Session 

Tap Room, 10 High Street. CM9 5PJ

 

 

Join us at the Might Oak Tap Room for an informal afternoon featuring musician Dan Fraser, real ale, and roast potatoes in a relaxed atmosphere.

16:00-19:00

Band Jam 

Hemlocks, 185 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5BU

 

 

Get your instrument out and come and jam with fellow musician in a wonderful evening of free music.  All abilities welcome – full back line and PA provided Hosted by Richard, Matt and Bill.  If you don’t want to play, come and listen.

Tuesday & Wednesday, 8th & 9th July 2025

19:00-22:00

The Wizard of Oz

Plume Academy, Stage Hall, Fambridge Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6AB

 

Join Plume Academy and their performance of the Wizard of Oz.

Thursday, 10th July 2025

14:00-16:00

Blondel Workshop

St Mary’s, Church Lane, Maldon, CM9 5JB

 

Join Blondel who will bring you the sounds of their Medieval shawms, bagpipes and recorders, playing pieces from the 14th & 15th centuries including song and dance tunes. They’ll also talk about how the instruments work, how they are the same and how they are different from modern instruments.

19:00-22:00

Blondel 

St Mary’s, Church Lane, Maldon, CM9 5JB

 

Blondel is a Medieval and Renaissance wind band made up of Belinda Paul, Emily Baines and Lizzie Gutteridge. Like the virtuosic wind players of the Middle Ages, we enjoy pushing the limits of our technique, performing music that many might not expect to hear on loud wind instruments, without losing the subtleties of phrasing, mood and balance of the original

Friday, 11th July 2025

19:00-22:00

Silent Movie Night

St Mary’s, Church Lane, Maldon, CM9 5JB

 

Silent Movie Night With Johnathan Eyre

Jonathan  is widely heralded for his creative and unique abilities in liturgical organ and silent film improvisation.

Saturday, 12th July 2025

14:00-17:00

James Housego

St Mary’s, Church Lane, Maldon, CM9 5JB

 

James Housego, from Maldon, is a pianist currently reading
for his undergraduate degree in Piano Performance at The Guildhall

School of Music and Drama (GSMD), studying with Caroline Palmer. 

He is an experienced accompanist, having previously been organ scholar for St.Mary’s Maldon from the ages of 14 to 18, and works regularly with other instrumentalists and singers. 

15:00-18:00

Accoustic Original showcase – Lee Probert

Hemlocks, 185 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5BU

 

Lee Warren Probert is a local musician who co-founded the Rock band

“The Blue Sunset” before forming Maldon’s very own “Doll Set Tones”

Lee’s been in and around the music scene coming on 30 years and is still putting on impressive performances.

 

His powerful rock vocal range and self-penned popular original songs always draw a crowd and guarantee a good night for music fans.

19:00-22:00

Festival Close

St Mary’s, Church Lane, Maldon, CM9 5JB

 

Join us to celebrate this years festival and learn more about next years event.

Thank you for joining us

Concession Tickets

Concession Tickets apply to over 65s, Students and Carers.  Not all events have concessionary tickets.  Do check the booking system for more information

Note: The Maldon Festival is a registered charity that enables involvement in and appreciation of art, sculpture and music.  This is achieved by staging exhibitions and performances in and around the Maldon District. Like so many charities, the Festival has been badly impacted by the pandemic leading to the cancellation of its 2020 Festival.  When purchasing tickets, the audience is being given the option to waive refunds, in favour of re-booked tickets for the next available performance, or to make a donation to the charity similar to the price of the ticket.  Prices marked * are concessionary tickets only.