Malvern Festival of Ideas 2026
A multidisciplinary festival of ideas that takes place in the beautiful location of Malvern, Worcestershire. It is (mainly) a single-tracked series of talks, discussion and activities on a theme that…
19 events found.
Malvern
Events for 15th March
Ongoing
Malvern Drive-In Autojumble
Visitors are able to arrive at this event from 8.30am (opening times 9am - 2pm). There are trade, autojumble and retail stalls to browse. This event features a large retail…
Mother’s Day: Movement & Wellness Retreat
Wild Wood UK The Norrest, Leigh SintonCelebrate Mother’s Day with a nourishing two-hour retreat dedicated to movement, warmth and connection at Wild-Wood. Start with a gentle yet energising Pilates class led by Mannie, or yoga with…
Babygirl, You’ve Got This!: Reimagining Education Through the Eyes of Black British Women (Malvern Festival of Ideas)
Join April-Louise Pennant for a talk exploring how Black British women navigate and reshape education. She challenges systemic barriers and calls for learning spaces rooted in identity, resilience, and justice.…
Guided Walk: Explore the Malvern Hills & Optional Sunday Roast
Led by Sarah from Walking the Hills, this is a scenic walk in the Malvern Hills, setting off from the edge of Link Common (close to the Nag's Head pub)…
£15
Malvern Hills Literary Loop: Tolkien, Lewis, Darwin and Dickens
Legendary fantasy authors JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis were frequent visitors to the Malvern Hills around the middle of the 20th century and the distinctive landscape may have inspired features…
Mother’s Day: Movement & Wellness Retreat
Wild Wood UK The Norrest, Leigh SintonCelebrate Mother’s Day with a nourishing two-hour retreat dedicated to movement, warmth and connection at Wild-Wood. Start with a gentle yet energising Pilates class led by Mannie, or yoga with…
Baroness Lola Young on Identity, Power, and Change (Malvern Festival of Ideas)
Join Baroness Lola Young for a compelling session on identity, justice, and cultural change. Drawing on lived experience and public leadership, she explores how personal stories can challenge systems -…
The President’s Cake (12A) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Malvern Theatres WR14 3HBThis outstanding debut is a detailed portrait of life under dictatorship, seen through the travails of a nine-year-old girl. Iraq, 1991: Lamia lives in poverty on the Mesopotamian Marshes with…
Super Nature (PG) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Malvern Theatres WR14 3HBBeautifully shot on Super 8 film, a spellbinding visual and auditory experience invites you to marvel at nature and the wildlife around us. For his feature debut, Ed Sayers took…
Worlds of Illustration and Imagination (Malvern Festival of Ideas)
Step into worlds of wonder with children’s author and illustrator Will Hughes as he returns to the Malvern Festival of Ideas! In this playful workshop for all ages, families will…
Malvern Hills Literary Loop: Tolkien, Lewis, Darwin and Dickens
Legendary fantasy authors JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis were frequent visitors to the Malvern Hills around the middle of the 20th century and the distinctive landscape may have inspired features…
The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does This Government Thing Work Again? (Malvern Festival of Ideas)
Join John Crace for a satirical deep-dive into British politics, drawn from his latest book The Bonfire of the Insanities, a tour through Britain’s political chaos. He asks: how does…
The Ugly Duckling (Malvern Festival of Ideas)
A heartwarming puppet show for ages 3+, Sea Legs Theatre’s The Ugly Duckling follows a lonely duckling’s journey to belonging. With music, gentle humour, and enchanting puppetry, it’s a tender…
La Grazia (12A) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Malvern Theatres WR14 3HBSorrentino (The Consequences of Love, The Great Beauty) reunites with actor Toni Servillo in this chamber-piece about the final months in office of an Italian president. President Mariano De Santis…
Arco (PG) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Malvern Theatres WR14 3HBIn 2075, 10-year-old Iris witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky: Arco. A magical, beautifully animated journey through time, this is a dazzling, Ghibliesque science…
Redoubt (12A) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Malvern Theatres WR14 3HBDenis Lavant (Holy Motors, Beau Travail) gives an intensely physical performance in this tender allegory of survival. Set in a rural Swedish village at the height of the Cold War…
Rose of Nevada (15) (Borderlines Film Festival)
Malvern Theatres WR14 3HBMark Jenkin’s time-travelling odyssey is a mysterious and unconventional story of identity, grief and the vagaries of time, but also very much about Cornwall and the sea. 30 years ago,…
Malvern Concert Club: Doric String Quartet
Artists Maia Cabeza violin I Ying Xue violin II Emma Wernig viola John Myerscough cello Programme Mendelssohn String Quartet No.1 in E flat, Op.12 Janáček String Quartet No.1 Kreutzer Sonata…
