Events in Guildford From 20th April – 26th April 2026

You can find a mix of events in Guildford this week, reflecting longstanding civic traditions and new community interests. Live music includes cabaret drag performances at The Fallen Angel, The Angel Hotel, which brings bold theatricality to small-scale venues, while folk acts featuring fiddle-driven tunes perform at local pubs such as the Royal Oak on High Street. Theatre returns with Squidge's debut at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, produced in collaboration with Guildford School of Music and Drama, offering a satirical take on municipal bureaucracy drawn from regional civic life. Spiritual expression appears through an interfaith musical event held at St Nicholas's Church, which has hosted weekly choral gatherings since the 14th century. Family activities include wrestling demonstrations at Addlestone Community Centre during school holidays, often followed by informal meet-ups near The Old Market Place.

Food experiences are led by local supper clubs: one evening explores seasonal Surrey ingredients paired with conversation prompts about rural development in South East England; another features a themed menu inspired by the 19th-century railway expansion that reshaped Guildford’s geography. Networking continues through workshops at village halls, such as an afternoon session on sustainable craft projects hosted at Bramley Village Hall.

Evenings feature house music sets echoing Ibiza's summer rhythm but adapted to intimate venues like The Old Library Café Bar, a space also used for spoken word gatherings and monthly poetry readings. These events reflect a civic culture shaped by transport history, community resilience, and ongoing dialogue between past and present, particularly relevant given the persistent congestion on A3 Guildford Bypass during rush hours.

Check the listings below for times and venues.