The Maldon Festival: 21 June – 12 July 2025

Across Maldon Town

‘500 Years of Music’

The 2025 Maldon Festival programme of events has something for everyone from Contemporary to Classical, Rock to Jazz.
Join us for magical evenings, afternoon sessions and more. Bookings can be made online or through Maldon Books.
The Festival opens with afternoon Blues at Hemlocks, evening with St Mary’s Choir at St Mary’s Church and Superheads Grunge Rock at Madison Heights.

This year’s festival theme is “500 years of music”, as we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Palestrina. This Renaissance man developed a style of music that is still inspiring modern composers half a millennium later. It is fitting for this year’s Festival to showcase all the rich variety of music that has cascaded down the centuries since Palestrina’s music was first performed.