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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Oakham Festival Has Returned For 2022

Ghosts From The Past Walk

Meet at Castle Lane outside the gates to Oakham Castle. 8.00pm. Advanced booking highly recommended as these usually sell out. To book call, 07878 520011 or at the box offices. £7.50 per person.

Please arrive 10 mins beforehand for a punctual start. The walk will last about 1.5 hours. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Suitable for ages 10+. All on pavements so suitable for wheelchairs.

Learn about some of Rutland’s criminal minds as you take a twilight walk around Oakham, guided by Charlotte Ridpath. The courtroom at Oakham Castle has seen some gnarly cases played out through the course of history as villains and murderers were brought to justice for their foul crimes and sometimes amusing misdemeanours.

TIME/DATE

Saturday 25th June, 8.00pm

TICKET INFO

£7.50 per person

BOX OFFICE

To book call, 07878 520011

or at box offices:

Snapdragon

25 Mill St,

Oakham 

LE15 6EA

VENUE

Meet at Castle Lane outside the gates to Oakham Castle.


The Oakham Festival Tea Dance

Led by a professional teacher. Tea & biscuits included. Partners not necessary; single people very welcome. All set dances will be taught.

Very friendly crowd.

TIME/DATE

Tuesday 28th June, 2.00pm – 4.30pm

TICKET INFO

Admission: £6.50 per person

BOX OFFICES

Snapdragon

25 Mill St,

Oakham LE15 6EA

VENUE

Victoria Hall,

39 High St,

Oakham,

Rutland.

LE15 6AH


Art With Andrea Naylor

ABOUT ANDREA 

Plain and simply….I love art. I am a self taught professional portrait artist specialising in pets, people and wildlife. After over 20 years of dabbling, observing, drawing, painting and now teaching, I am now very passionate about what I do. I feel compelled to pass on my knowledge to help others by giving confidence, courage and inspiring people to ‘have a go’.

TIME/DATE

Wednesday 29th June 1.00 – 4.00pm

TICKET INFO

£35 per person, includes all materials and you will have the piece of art to take away. 

Buy tickets from Eventbrite

BOX OFFICE

To book call, 07878 520011

or at box offices:

Snapdragon

25 Mill St,

Oakham LE15 6EA

VENUE

All Saints Church Hall, Church Street (At the back of the car park). 1.00 – 4.00pm


My studio is based in Cottesmore where I predominantly work in pastel, a very subtle medium that is great for capturing the reality of fur and skin. Working in a ‘realistic’ style ensures that I capture the likeness and character of my subject.

I run a number of workshops, private lessons and demonstrations where I try to show people what I’ve learnt over the years despite my mum (who is my long standing art critique) telling me that I give away far too many trade secrets! It gives me great satisfaction when a student leaves my class completely thrilled with their efforts and wanting to do more. 


An Evening With Two Authors

Meet two of the UK’s most engaging authors: André Mangeot a widely published poet and novelist and Adam Croft, a best selling crime author. 

About the Event

André Mangeot’s poetry has appeared in the Spectator, New Statesman and Times Literary Supplement and won prizes in many competitions. His latest collection is Blood Rain (Seren, 2020) that combines the personal and the public to touch on some of the major challenges now facing the planet.

He has also published two books of short stories, A Little Javanese and True North (Salt, 2008 & 2010) and recently completed a novel. For over ten years he was a member of the poetry ensemble The Joy of Six which performed at festivals across the UK and in New York. He lives in Cambridge. www.andremangeot.com

With over two million books sold to date, Adam Croft is one of the most successful independently published authors in the world, and one of the biggest selling authors of the past few years, having sold books in over 138 different countries.

To date, Adam has achieved seven Amazon storewide number 1 bestsellers, in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Australia. Adam is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on independent publishing and has been featured on BBC television, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC World Service, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, The Bookseller and a number of other news and media outlets.

In March 2018, Adam was conferred as an Honorary Doctor of Arts, the highest academic qualification in the UK, by the University of Bedfordshire, in recognition of his services to literature. 

TIME/DATE

Wednesday 29th June 7:00 – 10:00pm 

TICKET INFO

£19.50 per person to include a glass of fizz and canapés. 

Buy tickets on eventbrite.co.uk

BOX OFFICE

To book call, 07878 520011

or at box offices:

Snapdragon

25 Mill St,

Oakham LE15 6EA

VENUE

The Dovetail, 51 High Street, Oakham. LE15 6AJ 7:00 – 10:00pm 


Only Fools & 3 Courses

Comedy Dining are pleased to bring you the sequel to Only Fools and 3 Courses a completely different dining experience.

DCI Roy Slater will be putting in an appearance, and we all know what Del thinks of him!

Cassandra and Rodney take a trip down memory Lane (Rodney as a Gladiator?)

All your favourite characters will be on hand to make sure you have an evening you will never forget, Del, Rodney, Boycie, Trigger, Uncle Albert, Raquel and Cassandra, this will exercise chuckle muscles you did not know you had.

All this for £49.50 per person and includes a Three Course Meal.

LOVELY JUBBLY.

TIME/DATE

Thursday 30th June 6.30 – 10.00pm 

TICKET INFO

£49.50 per person

BOX OFFICE

To book visit – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/carolynactonevents/696022

VENUE

Wisteria Hotel, Oakham, LE15 6HW


Rutland Music Festival

BON GIOV

ABBA ARRIVAL

SHOWADDYWADDY

BREAKING POINT

RAW THE BAND

VESPER

SMOKESTACK BLUES BAND

THE MODERATORS

MANKY BEDS

THE EXTONES

THE SIMPLETONES

FUNKED UP

Free parking – Funfair – DJ’s – Bars – Food Stalls

TIME/DATE

Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd July 

TICKET INFO

Friday – £15/£20*

Saturday – £30/£35*

Sunday – £20/£25*

3 Day Bundle – £55/£60*

Under 12’s FREE

*VIP tickets – include deckchair, fast pass entrance & luxury toilets 

BOX OFFICE

To book visit – www.rutlandmusicfestival.co.uk 

VENUE

RUTLAND SHOWGROUND 


Proms in the Park presented by Rutland Concert Band

Following on from the success of previous events, the Rutland Concert Band return.

We look forward to a relaxed summer evening programme to include well-known classics, as well as memorable film and TV themes.

Also Proms favourites, such as the 1812 Overture, Fantasia on British Sea Songs and Pomp and Circumstance.

Rutland Concert Band have chosen to support a different charity each year and this year the collecting buckets will be out for The Lions Club of Rutland.

Enjoy an evening out with friends and family and we would ask that you show your appreciation by giving generously to the collecting buckets in aid of this worthy cause.

Bring picnics, chairs, blankets, garden furniture, candelabra, flags to wave, your best singing voices and big smiles.

Catering available to purchase from Lions Club of Rutland and Festival Pimms also available to purchase.

Please note: This is a FREE, low cost event. As such, there will not be a sound system on the band so we encourage you to sit as close to the bandstand as possible. Thank you.

Free parking from 6pm

Live music from 7pm to 9pm

TIME/DATE

Saturday 2nd July, 6.00pm

TICKET INFO

Free Event

BOX OFFICE

n/a

VENUE

Bandstand at Cutts Close Park Oakham 



RYDA Party in the Park

Rutland Youth Dance Academy will showcase energetic routines by performers of all ages. This is a free event in Cutts Close. Come along and see Rutland Youth Dance Academy perform.

TIME/DATE

Saturday 2nd July, 2.00pm

TICKET INFO

FREE

BOX OFFICE

n/a

VENUE

Cutts Close Park

Oakham