About The City Brief Guildford
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Guildford
The City Brief covers local events across Guildford, helping residents and visitors stay informed about what's happening each week in the city and surrounding neighbourhoods. Guildford boasts a lively calendar of events throughout the year. The Guildford Farmers Market runs weekly, offering fresh local produce and crafts that showcase the city's strong community spirit. Beyond the Town Centre, you can find the Watt Gallery Artist Village hosting cultural activities and exhibitions, whilst Chantries provides woodland settings for outdoor events and gatherings. Neighbouring villages like Albury and Ripley also host their own seasonal fairs and community occasions. We track everything from the annual Guildford Festival, a summer celebration featuring live music and art exhibitions, to regular markets including the Guildford Antiques and Brocante Market and the monthly Sparkle Vegan Market. The University of Surrey contributes frequent lectures, workshops, and cultural events that enrich the city’s intellectual life. GuilFest, held annually, draws music lovers and families alike. Our role is to help you discover what’s on locally without having to check multiple websites or social media pages. Whether you’re interested in farmers’ markets in the Town Centre, cultural events at local galleries, or village happenings in the Surrey Hills, The City Brief brings together the week’s key events in one place. Guildford’s history, from its Anglo-Saxon origins as a ‘golden ford’ to its Victorian railway expansion, has shaped it into a cultural hub. Historic landmarks like Stag Hill and the Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin sit alongside contemporary venues and community spaces. This mix of heritage and modern life means there’s always something to discover, whether you’ve lived here for years or you’re new to the area. We publish weekly, so you can plan ahead and stay connected to what matters locally. The City Brief is about neighbourly knowledge, helping Guildford’s residents make the most of their city.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Guildford – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
The City Brief is a global network of local newsletters. We succeed in sending the best of local information to local people. To learn more, visit our main website.
About the editor
The City Brief Guildford is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
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