Stourport-on-Severn - What's On / Events / Things to do

To promote your event, simply e-mail us with the details and we will add it to our listings.

If you want to find events from a little further a field, visit the Worcestershire Hub website for further information and things to do in the local area.

All events can be subject to weather conditions on the day, so call ahead to make sure they are still on.

Advertise your business on the official Stourport website - click here to find out more

The Flow Festival - Stourport Basins - Click here to find out more

Date for your diary: The highlight of Stourports year - the carnival on the 6th and 7th September - includes a big parade with floats and marching bands, an evening river carnival, plus a host of activities and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy over two days. For further information click here.

Date for your diary: On the second weekend of August Stourport Rowing Club will hold its annual regatta with crews from all over the country competing - a great day of top class rowing by the river.

Date for your diary: On the 21st November the traditional three kings parade will take place in Stourport town centre, culminating in the Christmas Lights being switched on and a fireworks display- make sure you don't miss out!

Date for your diary: The Raft Race from Arley to Stourport on the second weekend in May , a fun day for all and ideal for clubs and groups to get involved and raise money, for further information click here

What's On

Your guide to what's on and what you can do in and around Stourport throughout the year. To promote your event, simply e-mail us with the details and we will add it to our listings.

July 2008

	Every Tuesday and Sunday throughout July at 11am a Walk in the Woods / Health Walks from the Wyre Forest Visitors Centre www.wyreforest.net
	Social Day Centre, New Street, Stourport is open for hot lunches for the over 55's on every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 2 Course Home Cooked Meal £3.00. Booking advisable before 11.30am on 01299 823240
1st	Witley Court Behind the Scenes Tour - An exciting opportunity to explore parts of the Court seldom open to visitors. This tour offers a glimpse of life below stairs as we go behind the scenes. Tours start at 11am and 2pm. For further information visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or Tel: 01299 896636 - Pre Booking Essential.
2nd	Early Ears - Craig Trafford is in Kidderminster for more sessions of fun, body-brain activities for children under 5 and their grown ups!! Using music and easy instruments the sessions build balanced bodies and bright brains. At the Corn Exchange, Kidderminster Town Hall, 10.30am until 11.30am £2.50 per child.
3rd	Under Fives Fun Day at Brinton Park, Kidderminster from 11am to 3pm. Com and meet Peppa Pig and her little brother George, plus loads of rides, games and fun activities aimed at the under fives. Come along for a free* day out (some rides carry a charge). Limited parking. For further information telephone 01562 732975.
3rd	Witley Court Behind the Scenes Tour - An exciting opportunity to explore parts of the Court seldom open to visitors. This tour offers a glimpse of life below stairs as we go behind the scenes. Tours start at 11am and 2pm. For further information visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or Tel: 01299 896636 - Pre Booking Essential.
5th	The Summer Symphony at the West Midland Safari Park. Summer Symphony features a whole host of musical favourites and a spectacular firework finale rounds the evening off perfectly. Just bring a picnic and simply enjoy! For further information visit www.wmsp.co.uk
5th-6th	1940's Weekends on the Severn Valley Railway. A nostalgic look at Britain during World War II with period vehicles costumes and re-enactments. The Engine House, the Visitor & Education Centre at Highley, will play host to some additional themed activities (additional admission charge applies). For further information visit www.svr.co.uk
9th	Whist Drive at the Areley Kings Village Hall. New players/learners welcome. Entrance fee £1.00 to include refreshments. Prizes and raffles. Play starts 1.30pm promptly. Details: Marjan on 01299 87104.
11th, 12th, 13th	The Flow Festival, a large scale weekend festival inviting Stourport and its communities to join us in celebrating the restoration, and launching the Basins as a tourist destination. For further information click here
12th-13th	Stourport-on-Severn 4th Vintage Steam Rally at Coney Green Farm, Ribbesford Road, Stourport. DY13 0TE Steam engines, Organs, Vintage Tractors, Stationary Engines, Commercial Vehicles, Cars, Motorcycles and Cycles. A fun day out for all the family. A variety of entertainment in the main arena, Fairground Rides, Foodstalls, Carboot and Trade Stalls, Off Road 4x4 Experience, Beer Tent. Gates open 10.00am until 5.00pm both days. Admission adults £5.00 children £2.00 under 5's free (family tickets available). Tickets available for Saturday evening live entertainment. For details contact Steve or Pat Crump on 01299 822032 or by e-mail.
23rd	Coffee Morning from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Areley Kings Village Hall. All are welcome, just come for a chat and meet old and new friends. Homemade cake and raffles for local charities. Further details from Marjan on 01299 871804.
26th-27th	Severn Valley in Bloom on the Severn Valley Railway. A day in the countryside at the height of summer. Always a popular event in our calendar, 'Severn Valley in Bloom' shows our lovely stations and the Severn Valley in summertime at its very best. For further information visit www.svr.co.uk
27th	Band in the Park from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on the band stand on the Riverside Meadows - Stourport.

August 2008

	Every Tuesday and Sunday throughout August at 11am a Walk in the Woods / Health Walks from the Wyre Forest Visitors Centre www.wyreforest.net
	Social Day Centre, New Street, Stourport is open for hot lunches for the over 55's on every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 2 Course Home Cooked Meal £3.00. Booking advisable before 11.30am on 01299 823240
3rd	Band in the Park from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on the band stand on the Riverside Meadows - Stourport.
5th	Witley Court Behind the Scenes Tour - An exciting opportunity to explore parts of the Court seldom open to visitors. This tour offers a glimpse of life below stairs as we go behind the scenes. Tours start at 11am and 2pm. For further information visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or Tel: 01299 896636 - Pre Booking Essential.
6th	Early Ears - Craig Trafford is in Kidderminster for more sessions of fun, body-brain activities for children under 5 and their grown ups!! Using music and easy instruments the sessions build balanced bodies and bright brains. At the Corn Exchange, Kidderminster Town Hall, 10.30am until 11.30am £2.50 per child.
7th	Witley Court Behind the Scenes Tour - An exciting opportunity to explore parts of the Court seldom open to visitors. This tour offers a glimpse of life below stairs as we go behind the scenes. Tours start at 11am and 2pm. For further information visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or Tel: 01299 896636 - Pre Booking Essential.
9th-10th	Stourport Rowing Club will hold its annual regatta with crews from all over the country competing - a great day of top class rowing by the river in Stourport.
10th	Band in the Park from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on the band stand on the Riverside Meadows - Stourport.
13th	Whist Drive at the Areley Kings Village Hall. New players/learners welcome. Entrance fee £1.00 to include refreshments. Prizes and raffles. Play starts 1.30pm promptly. Details: Marjan on 01299 87104.
16th & 17th	Country and Western Music Festival on the Riverside Meadow in Stourport-on-Severn.
24th- 25th	The Annual Stourport Horticultural Show on the Riverside Meadow in Stourport-on-Severn
27th	Coffee Morning from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Areley Kings Village Hall. All are welcome, just come for a chat and meet old and new friends. Homemade cake and raffles for local charities. Further details from Marjan on 01299 871804.
30th-31st	'Day Out With Thomas' on the Severn Valley Railway. Further visits from that cheeky little engine with The Fat Controller keeping everyone in order. Visit 'Gordon', our big blue engine, at The Engine House,our Visitor & Education Centre at Highley where the children can also watch 'Thomas' stories told on the big screen. ADVANCE BOOKING IS STRONGLY ADVISED. For further information visit www.svr.co.uk
31st	Forest Dog Rescue - It's a Knockout Event on the Riverside Meadows - Stourport-on-Severn.

September 2008

	Every Tuesday and Sunday throughout September at 11am a Walk in the Woods / Health Walks from the Wyre Forest Visitors Centre www.wyreforest.net
	Social Day Centre, New Street, Stourport is open for hot lunches for the over 55's on every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 2 Course Home Cooked Meal £3.00. Booking advisable before 11.30am on 01299 823240
2nd	Witley Court Behind the Scenes Tour - An exciting opportunity to explore parts of the Court seldom open to visitors. This tour offers a glimpse of life below stairs as we go behind the scenes. Tours start at 11am and 2pm. For further information visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or Tel: 01299 896636 - Pre Booking Essential.
3rd	Early Ears - Craig Trafford is in Kidderminster for more sessions of fun, body-brain activities for children under 5 and their grown ups!! Using music and easy instruments the sessions build balanced bodies and bright brains. At the Corn Exchange, Kidderminster Town Hall, 10.30am until 11.30am £2.50 per child.
4th	Witley Court Behind the Scenes Tour - An exciting opportunity to explore parts of the Court seldom open to visitors. This tour offers a glimpse of life below stairs as we go behind the scenes. Tours start at 11am and 2pm. For further information visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or Tel: 01299 896636 - Pre Booking Essential.
6th- 7th	Stourport Carnival - includes a big parade with floats and marching bands, an evening river carnival, plus a host of activities and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy over two days. For further information click here.
6th-7th	'Day Out With Thomas' on the Severn Valley Railway. Further visits from that cheeky little engine with The Fat Controller keeping everyone in order. Visit 'Gordon', our big blue engine, at The Engine House, the Visitor & Education Centre at Highley where the children can also watch 'Thomas' stories told on the big screen. ADVANCE BOOKING IS STRONGLY ADVISED. For further information visit www.svr.co.uk
10th	Whist Drive at the Areley Kings Village Hall. New players/learners welcome. Entrance fee £1.00 to include refreshments. Prizes and raffles. Play starts 1.30pm promptly. Details: Marjan on 01299 87104.
13th 14th	Heritage Weekend in Stourport - A weekend of heritage activities in Stourport, including canal boat trips between and around Stourport and Kidderminster (fee charged), Costume guided walks (fee charged), British Waterway's Heritage Working Boat, and open days at heritage venues, including Stourport Canal Basins, St. Bartholomew's Church and Church House, St. Michael's Church, Stourport Methodist Church and The Masonic Hall. Click here for further information.
19th-21st	Autumn Steam Gala on the Severn Valley Railway.The UK’s premier steam railway event is back in 2008 with with a full train service between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. The Engine House, the Visitor & Education Centre at Highley will be open for extended hours throughout this event (additional admission charge applies). For further information visit www.svr.co.uk
24th	Coffee Morning from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Areley Kings Village Hall. All are welcome, just come for a chat and meet old and new friends. Homemade cake and raffles for local charities. Further details from Marjan on 01299 871804.