St Mary's is host to many wonderful events and concerts throughout the year, why not organise your visit around an event? Use the inputs below to filter the events by date.
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
Director: Christopher Monks
Carols by Candlelight has become a firm tradition of Armonico Consort’s festive programme over the past 25 years. What better way to enjoy the warmth and joy of the Christmas season than in the sublime candlelit setting for a feast of carols, combining traditional favourites and newly discovered works.
Due to popular demand and with this selling out year after year, we have now added more dates this December in Warwick and at Lighthouse, Poole. Be sure to secure your tickets to avoid disappointment and join us for the most anticipated concert of the year!
Don’t miss out on the chance to purchase Armonico Consort’s recent carols recording ‘Noel’ which will be available this Christmas.
Generously co-sponsored by Moore & Tibbits Solicitors and Roger Medwell MBE DL
JOGLARESA
Here we Come a-Carolling!
Elsa Bradley percussion, dulcimer, & chorus, Essa Flett fidel & chorus
Jeremy Avis voice, Jonny Akerman percussion, dulcimer, fidel, & chorus
Louise Anna Duggan percussion, dulcimer, harp, & chorus
Victoria Couper voice & harp
Joglaresa are back for Christmas and need YOU to come and sing along, raising the rafters with joyous medieval and traditional ‘caroles’! The audience are full-throatedly in the driving seat, provided with a beautifully illustrated booklet of lyrics & musical dots which encourages one and all to join in and celebrate the season singing along with the choruses of these ever-hummable festive favourites. Come straight to the concert and simply sing along with the festive classics or join Joglaresa for a short workshop beforehand to learn the nuts and bolts of a few numbers you didn’t know you always knew – mulled wine (and mince pies) included to warm up the vocal cords beautifully.
‘Behind the Music’ FREE workshop: 6.45pm
Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten
sung by the Girls’ Choir of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick.
Doors open 17:00
‘Tis the Season
Christmas starts here! Carols old and new sung by a cappella choir, with opportunities for the audience to choose and join in with their favourites.
After 18 successful years, this will be Da Capo's final performance.
Table seating has now sold out; remaining seats are unreserved at the sides of the church. Ticket includes programme and interval refreshments.
A candlelit service of music and readings celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christmas By Candlelight comes to St Mary's Church!
1st Sitting: Doors 5:30pm / Show 6:15pm - 7:30pm
2nd Sitting: Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm - 9:45pm
The ultimate Christmas concert is here! Join a spectacular cast of West End singers and incredible live band, as they perform your favourite Christmas Hits, as you have never heard them before!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, just in time for a magical evening of best loved festive music, performed live at the beautiful St Mary's Church, by candlelight.
Featuring sing-along classics White Christmas, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Santa Baby, O Holy Night, Winter Wonderland and many more, this uplifting concert is the perfect way to celebrate a Holly Jolly Christmas with the whole family!
A candlelit service of music and readings celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
The Snowman TM
Three showings of The SnowmanTM with live orchestra and solo chorister
at 1.30pm, 3.00pm & 4.30pm
Tickets on sale from 8.00am, Monday 13th October
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
Director: Christopher Monks
Carols by Candlelight has become a firm tradition of Armonico Consort’s festive programme over the past 25 years. What better way to enjoy the warmth and joy of the Christmas season than in the sublime candlelit setting for a feast of carols, combining traditional favourites and newly discovered works.
Due to popular demand and with this selling out year after year, we have now added more dates this December in Warwick and at Lighthouse, Poole. Be sure to secure your tickets to avoid disappointment and join us for the most anticipated concert of the year!
Don’t miss out on the chance to purchase Armonico Consort’s recent carols recording ‘Noel’ which will be available this Christmas.
Generously supported by David Phillips MBE& Phillips and Becker Accountants Ltd
Join us on Christmas Eve as we welcome the light of Christ into the world.
Celebrate the joy of Christmas Day with a festive Choral Eucharist, with uplifting carols and a welcoming space for all.
Mark Swinton, organ (St Mary's, Warwick)
A service of choral music, readings and hymns to celebrate the feast of Epiphany: the revelation of Christ in the gifts of the Wise Men.
Bowie By Candlelight comes to St Mary's Church, Warwick!
1st Sitting: Doors 5:30pm / Show 6:15pm - 7:30pm
2nd Sitting: Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm - 9:45pm
We are delighted to bring you Bowie by Candlelight, featuring 'David Live' The David Bowie Tribute Show. An incredible night of Bowie anthems including Let's Dance, Starman, Life on Mars, Rebel Rebel and more, performed at the beautiful St Mary's Church, Warwick, by candlelight.
David Live is one of the best tributes to any artist you will ever see - a respectful and charming homage, attracting praise from all corners of the Bowie community.
Chris Evans (BBC Radio 2) remarked, “THEY WERE FANTASTIC!” and Lord March, who had the band play at his renowned Goodwood Revival Party when the real David Bowie had to decline, exclaimed, “IT’S DAVID BOWIE!”
The band has performed for the BBC, for the Cambridge May Ball and for Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan-Howard at the wedding of their daughter, Florence. We recently had the honour of playing at The David Bowie World Fan Convention in Liverpool.
David Live was formed nearly 20 years ago and is considered the favourite amongst true Bowie fans. Between the hit singles, the band squeeze in really deep album cuts and rarer live versions for the Bowie faithful.
This show is all about our love and respect for David Bowie, and how his songs have shaped our lives.
“I’ll never forget seeing David Live - the authenticity was startling” - Will Brooker, author of “Why Bowie Matters”.
Julian Hellaby, piano
A MOMENT OF CALM
Armonico Consort
Eloise Irving – Soprano & Electric harpist
Christopher Monks - Director
A Moment of calm is a brand-new programme which brings together the extraordinary international soprano Eloise Irving with her electric harp with our world class choir in music which will transport you in a journey of charm, beauty and reflection.
A service of choral music, readings and hymns to celebrate the feast of Candlemas:
the revelation of Christ as the light of the world.
APOLLO'S CABINET
Apollo's Jukebox
In 1672, violinist John Banister kicked off a real revolution by inviting paying guests into his own home, offering a simple but radical deal: you choose the music, we play it. For a shilling, the audience picked the programme. This was the birth of a new, democratic way of experiencing music – direct, personal, and connected. The idea caught on fast, shifting music from palace halls to pubs and city streets. This programme picks up that spirit today: with a musical menu in one hand and a shilling in the other, expect rowdy street songs, lively dances, moving arias, and gossip fresh from Georgian London’s tabloids. It’s about good music, great stories, and the audience calls the shots.
‘Behind the Music’ FREE pre-concert talk: 6.45pm
Colin Lapus, organ (St Mary's, Warwick)
An Evening of Flanders and Swann
with Oliver and Samuel Hancock
Fund-raising event for St Mary’s Choir Tour to Spain in August 2026.
Motown By Candlelight comes to St Mary's Church, Warwick!
1st Sitting: Doors 5:30pm / Show 6:15pm - 7:30pm
2nd Sitting: Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm - 9:45pm
Calling all Motown music maniacs… I heard it through the grapevine, that Motown by candlelight is finally here and guaranteed to have you dancing in the street!
Featuring a spectacular cast of world-class singers and stunning live band, we’ll be serving up the biggest and best Motown hits, all night long, live by candlelight!
Expect to hear the soulful sounds of your favourite artists, from The Supremes, The Temptations and Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder, The Commodores, Marvin Gaye and many more!
So, put of your dancing shoes, grab your Baby Love and get ready to experience the Rhythm Of The Night, at the ultimate Motown celebration! Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, to keep you from getting these tickets! Signed, sealed, delivered… they’re yours!
The Music Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons By Candlelight comes to St Mary's Church, Warwick!
1st Sitting: Doors 5:30pm / Show 6:15pm - 7:30pm
2nd Sitting: Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm - 9:45pm
Join us for an incredible night of smash hits made famous by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, performed by one of the UK’s leading tribute shows, featuring an epic live band at St Mary's Church Warwick, by candlelight.
This spectacular show combines the iconic harmonies and unrivalled showmanship of one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's most prestigious groups, ensuring their legacy continues to live on.
Performing a collection of classics such as Sherry, Walk Like A Man and Oh What a Night, this group takes you right back to late December back in ’63 and they will certainly make this a night to remember.
The Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons tribute act performing at this event will be: Walk Like a Man.
Ben Bloor, organ (Brompton Oratory and Westminster School)
Oliver Hancock, organ (St Mary's, Warwick)
INTERSTELLAR
The iconic soundtrack performed on the organ of St Mary’s Church by international concert organist, Roger Sayer.
Join the Girl Choristers of The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick for their annual performance of Pergolesi's Lenten masterpiece, Stabat mater, accompanied by the Beauchamp Quartet.
Director: Oliver Hancock
Doors open 5.00pm
Gary Sieling, organ (St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames)
A guided tour can be arranged to show you round if you request this at least a week in advance. Tours cost £5 per person (under 16s free) and will last approximately 60 minutes. It may be possible to arrange a tour outside our normal opening hours. Our knowledgable guides will bring the story of St Mary's to life and will be able to answer you may have about the building and its history. Learn more about the history of the church.
The tower is open in line with church opening, with last admittance 30mins before closing.
Opening subject to weather; there is a minimum age of 7 years and with a charge for those 16 and over
Head over to our Visiting Us page to find information regarding getting here as well as opening times.