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September 2022
The Whalebone Theatre with Joanna Quinn
Sunday Times bestseller and rising star, Joanna Quinn talks about her stunning debut novel The Whalebone Theatre.
Find out more »Storyland: Amy Jeffs in Conversation with Max Porter
The simply remarkable author, artist, musician and professor of medieval history Amy Jeffs talks to fellow author Max Porter (Lanny; Grief is the Thing with Feathers) about her Sunday Times bestselling book Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain.
Find out more »Swamp Songs: A Journey Through Marsh and Meadow with Tom Blass
Oozing with bad airs, boggarts and other spirits, the world’s marshes and swamps are often seen as sinister and only partly of this earth. Author of Swamp Songs, Tom Blass invites you on a swampish journey.
Find out more »May 2023
Cycle Confidence class
Join Frome Community Bike Project for a free Cycle Confidence class to learn about safe cycling techniques including observation, positioning, communicating and…
Find out more »Dr Bike
Bring your bike along for a free safety check with a Frome Community Bike Project mechanic. Small repairs and adjustments will…
Find out more »Bike Maintenance class
Join Frome Community Bike Project for a free Bike Maintenance class to learn how to fix common bicycle bugs. Save money and keep…
Find out more »Cycle Confidence class
Join Frome Community Bike Project for a free Cycle Confidence class to learn about safe cycling techniques including observation, positioning, communicating and…
Find out more »June 2023
Community Bike Ride
Join Frome Community Bike Project on a social bike ride! We'll be following a beautiful and mostly flat 15 mile route…
Find out more »July 2023
Dr Bike
Bring your bike along for a free safety check with a Frome Community Bike Project mechanic. Small fixes such as…
Find out more »Cycle Confidence class
Join Frome Community Bike Project for a free Cycle Confidence class to learn about safe cycling techniques including observation, positioning, communicating and…
Find out more »August 2023
Community Bike Ride
Join Frome Community Bike Project on a social bike ride! We'll be following a beautiful 12 mile route looping around…
Find out more »September 2023
Community Bike Ride
Join Frome Community Bike Project on a social bike ride! We'll be following a beautiful 11 mile route riding from…
Find out more »Cycle Confidence class
Join Frome Community Bike Project for a free Cycle Confidence class to learn about safe cycling techniques including observation, positioning, communicating and…
Find out more »May 2024
Frome Record Fair
The Big South West Record Fair featuring 70 tables of Vinyl and CD's etc.
Find out more »June 2024
Frome Medical Practice Wellbeing Garden Tour
Come and see our lovely staff wellbeing space and find out what our biodiversity plans are for the future - you may even be lucky and meet our resident Robin!
Find out more »Nunney International Horse Trials
Get ready for an electrifying experience as top riders compete in the Nunney International Horse Trials, taking place on June 14-16, 2024
Find out more »Big Green Boardgames
Join us for a fun afternoon of boardgames and card games all to do with our environment and our health.
Find out more »The Vintage Bazaar Brocante Jumble
An old fashioned jumble sale but with vintage, antiques and brocante goodies.
Find out more »Frome Dads Rock: Early Years Music-Making for Dads & Their Children
Join our FREE sessions! Explore music, stories & games together.
Find out more »Faulkland Flea Market
Come along and have a browse through books and bric-a-brac.
Find out more »July 2024
MINIMALIST MARTINIS – STILL LIFE GIN
The Martini is a drink of elegant simplicity. Join Still Life Gin as they explore the possibilities presented by their unique botanical distillates to put a twist on this beloved classic.
Find out more »CARBON 14 DATING – FROM THE TURIN SHROUD TO ÖTZI THE ICEMAN – SOLD OUT
How old is this old bone and how could we find out? Historical artefacts that were once alive can be analysed using Carbon 14 dating techniques.
Find out more »SOUNDHOUSE SESSIONS AT MAKERS’ YARD
In the intimate and creative setting of Makers’ Yard in Lower Keyford, Soundhouse Sessions launches with three of the most interesting acts from the Frome grassroots scene – Ma Polaine, Lorikeet and Izzy Yardley.
Find out more »THE BIG O’CAJUN FEAT. JOLI BLON
Join The Big O’Cajun on the opening night of the Festival. Joli Blon play traditional dance music from the swamps of Louisiana featuring accordion, fiddle and gutsy, driving guitar.
Find out more »ALBERTA CROSS
Alberta Cross’ anthemic Americana-tinged songs possess a vulnerability and earthiness, pushing the boundaries of alternative rock
Find out more »FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE
Ecstatic dance is a liberating, alcohol-free experience where there are no choreographed steps and no expectations – only pure, unbridled self-expression
Find out more »BACK WOOD REDEEMERS / DRY WHITE BONES
Tequila-soaked double billing to kick off The Cornerhouse’s Festival programme. An evening of dirty rock ‘n’ roll, dark country, twisted blues, hot chilli sauce and funky garlic mayo from rusty throated Back Wood Redeemers and Dry White Bones.
Find out more »TWO PLAYS SET ON A COASTAL PATH
On a cliff top path overlooking the sea, weary walkers find a bench with fine views across the water. Over two different plays, Lil Jill and Keep Breathing, four different people encounter each other.
Find out more »BACH BY CANDLELIGHT
Experience the beautiful, sacred music of J. S. Bach in this half-hour, candlelit performance. Enjoy two of his most famous motets, ‘Komm, Jesu, komm’ and ‘Singet dem Herren’ with cello and chamber organ accompaniment.
Find out more »THE RAGGEDY MEN
Kicking off The Sun’s Frome Festival programme The Raggedy Men never disappoint! It’s punk…but not as you know it.
Find out more »FROME SMALL PUBLISHERS’ FAIR
Join Frome Writers’ Collective at Frome’s acclaimed Small Publishers’ Fair – a day for readers, writers, publishers, artists, illustrators and visitors of all ages – with books and small press publications to interest, excite and buy.
Find out more »CONTACT IMPROVISATION
Contact improvisation is a form of improvised partner dancing that has been developing internationally since 1972.
Find out more »BOULDERING WORKSHOPS
Join Frome Boulder Rooms for family-friendly bouldering workshops, perfect for beginners or those wanting to improve their skills aged 5 years and up.
Find out more »FROME TOWN BAND
There’s something timeless and touching about the sound of brass band music floating on the air of a summers afternoon.
Find out more »MUSIC & MYTH – LEGENDS FROM THE CELTIC ISLES
‘Music & Myth’ will transport audiences back to a time when bards would play music and tell stories around a fire
Find out more »THE FESTIVAL FOOD FEAST
Frome’s favourite free event returns to Market Yard with another celebration of amazing street food, live music and entertainment.
Find out more »MANARVA ACOUSTIC GIG
Original folk music incorporating elements of electronica, Manarva is Frome-based Matthew Adams, known for his Ecstatic Dance Sound Journeys.
Find out more »BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND
A six-piece West Country band with a distinct Irish influence and fiddle-fuelled, hi-octane folk rock! “If Nashville were in Somerset, Billy in the Lowground would be one of its leading lights”.
Find out more »SPIRIT OF FROME KINDNESS TOUR
Alongside its great arts, eats and winding streets, Frome is famous for its feisty community spirit with hundreds of non-profits, dynamic green initiatives, and an annual Kindness Festival.
Find out more »THE FROME INDEPENDENT @ FROME FESTIVAL
The Frome Independent is an award winning, destination street market, reclaiming Frome’s high street once a month to showcase the best independent craftspeople, designers, makers, food producers and vintage traders in the South West.
Find out more »THE STORY EXPLORERS
Join Nellie and Nathaniel, intrepid explorers who travel the world collecting story ideas for their Story Generator.
Find out more »Group Bike Ride to Mells: Level 2 intermediate
Join a friendly social bike ride!
Find out more »September 2024
Nature Connection Workshops for Women in Frome
Our sessions are designed to help you foster connection to nature, yourself and others and to get the most benefits for your health and well-being.
Find out more »July 2025
FOLK & FEAST: A forest and fire experience with our founder, Seth Tabatznik
An utterly magical evening of food, fire, and folk music in an unforgettable, elemental setting. Join us in…
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