Concerts across the UK · Season 2026–27

Classical concerts in the UK

Every orchestra, choir, quartet and recital in the UK, checked every day.

Today
2
This weekend
49
Free
2
Next 12 months
1,102

Next 14 days

What's on when

Agenda

Pick a day to see what's on.

Choose a genre

Genres

A full orchestra, a string quartet or a single piano: choose your kind of evening.

Choose a composer

More composers

The composers on most programmes this season, and where to hear them.

Choose a city

Sixteen cities and the towns around them.

Through the year

The moments the whole country goes to a concert.

First time?

Guide

No dress code, no secret rules. What to know before your first concert.

  1. What happens at a concert
  2. When to clap
  3. What to wear
  4. Tickets and cheap seats
  5. Free concerts
  6. Taking children
  7. Access and hearing
  8. Getting there and home
Is there a classical concert tonight?

Very likely. Most days there are classical concerts somewhere in the country, and many more on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The week page shows them day by day.

Are there free classical concerts?

Yes. Cathedrals and churches hold organ recitals and choral evensong that anyone can attend, usually free with a collection at the door, conservatoires give student concerts, and many cities have lunchtime series. The free page lists every free concert on the agenda.

How do I get cheap tickets?

Look for under-30, student and concession prices, which many halls and orchestras offer, and for the cheaper seats behind or beside the stage. Lunchtime and church concerts cost little or nothing, and the Proms sell standing places for each concert.

What do you wear to a classical concert?

There is no dress code. Wear what you would wear to a nice restaurant; jeans are fine everywhere.

When do you clap at a classical concert?

At the end of a whole piece, not between its movements: wait until the conductor lowers their arms or turns round. At the opera you can applaud after a big aria. Nobody minds a mistake.

Where can I find Christmas concerts?

Throughout December: Handel's Messiah, Bach's Christmas Oratorio, carol concerts and services by candlelight and The Nutcracker with a live orchestra, followed by New Year's concerts. The Christmas page lists them all.