Once again, Pump Room Gardens will be awash with music, sequins, flags and fans as this year’s Eurovision Festival lands this Saturday 16th May. A day-long extravaganza of kitsch starting at 11am. Aaron Probert-Walker from CJ’s Events shares all the fabulous details and his hopes for a record-breaking attendance this year.

https://www.cjseventswarwickshire.co.uk/events/eurovision-festival-16th-may-2026

https://www.eurovision-leam.co.uk/

Two of Leamington’s most loved live-music venues, Temperance and Southbound Café Bar are joining forces to host Leamington’s first ever South Town Blues Festival which runs 8-10 May. Showcasing a mix of local and national talent, the festival will feature over 25 acts, with some performances ticketed and some free to walk in.

Southbound founder Carl Harris, and Temperance’s new co-owner Emma Colburn share the story of this long-anticipated event, the line-up and how you can join in the fun!

https://southboundcafebar.uk/whats-on/

https://www.temperance.bar/

Leamington-based community choir Sing it Loud was co-founded by Seb Farrall and Rosie Sayers in 2014. The devastating news of Seb’s death in a cycling accident on 30th March 2025 - his 32nd birthday - stunned the members of Sing it Loud where he was Musical Director, as it did the many other choirs, orchestras and music groups that he had established and nurtured in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. Seb had devoted himself to spreading the joy of community music-making with an unshakeable belief in the musical potential of everyone.

A year on, the choir is joining forces with Seb’s other orchestras, choirs and ensembles for a very special one-off concert on 3rd May 2026 at Warwick Arts Centre, to celebrate Seb and to raise money for The Music Man Project - an award-winning charity which provides music education for people with learning disabilities.

I went to a rehearsal and met Rosie, Fran Farrall (Seb’s wife), and event producer Jo Thomas to learn about the choir, Seb himself, and what the concert means to them and the many people touched by Seb’s talent, love and enthusiasm.

Tickets are still available to take part in this extraordinary occasion.

https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qGT-seb-farrall-a-celebration/

https://www.singitloud.co.uk/

https://themusicmanproject.com/