Your Shrewsbury Week: New Shops, Carols in the Square & Christmas Gigs

Hello Shrewsbury. We hope you're ready for another great week ahead.

This week’s scoop includes:

💍 New Shops & Local Openings: A beautiful new jewellery studio opens its doors in the heart of Shrewsbury.
🎶 Festive Traditions & Winter Warmers: Carols in the Square return, alongside late-night shopping, mulled wine and cosy market vibes.
🎸 Live Music & Festival News: Big updates from Loopfest, plus upcoming SY gigs and immersive live performances.
🎄 Christmas & New Year Plans: Final festive events, plus plenty of inspiration for seeing in the New Year in style.

Let’s get stuck into the events happening this week.

- Will

Disclaimer: Please note that events listed in this newsletter are subject to change. While we make every effort to provide accurate details, we cannot be held liable for any alterations to dates, times, locations, pricing, or content after the email is sent. We recommend checking directly with the event venue for the most up-to-date information. Additionally, we are not responsible for any external links included in this newsletter. Always verify event details with the official event organiser.

📅 Date: Friday, 19th December 2025
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Hobbs Room, Shrewsbury Library
🎟 Tickets: Here

This guided tasting explores the history and production of Port, from the Douro Valley to its long-standing links with Britain. Participants will sample six different styles, including LBV, aged Tawny, Crusted and Vintage Port.

A carefully chosen selection of cheeses will be served alongside, offering the chance to explore classic and unexpected pairings.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 14th January 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Glou Glou, Shrewsbury
🎟 Tickets: Here

An informal creative evening welcoming all abilities, from complete beginners to experienced artists. With a monthly theme to inspire the session, attendees can enjoy guided drawing if they wish, alongside a glass of wine or a non-alcoholic alternative.

🍷 Festive Fizz & Seafood Tasting | 🔗 Details
📅 Wednesday, 17th December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 The Walrus, Shrewsbury

🍕 Festive Pizza Night @ Hencote | 🔗 Booking
📅 Thursday, 18th December 2025, 5:00 PM
📍 Hencote Estate, Shrewsbury

🍽️ Csons Spanish Christmas Small Plates | 🔗 Booking
📅 Thursday, 18th December 2025, 6:00 PM
📍 CSONS, Shrewsbury

🌮 Noba Kitchen Street Food Pop-Up | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Friday, 19th December 2025, 5:00 PM
📍 RAD Beer, Shrewsbury

[New] 🍷 Late Night @ Taste of Shrewsbury | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Friday, 19th December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 Taste of Shrewsbury

🍖 Rub & Dab BBQ Pop Up | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 3:00 PM
📍 RAD Beer, Shrewsbury

🥂 Bird & Beer Festive Bottomless Brunch | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Sunday, 21st December 2025, 1:00 PM
📍 Bird & Beer, Chronicle House, Shrewsbury

🍽️ NYE 5 Course Mystery Menu | 🔗 Booking
📅 Wednesday, 31st December 2025, 5:30 PM
📍 Kanu Poke, Roushill, Shrewsbury

[New] 🍖 Rub & Dab BBQ | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Friday, 9th January 2026, 5:00 PM
📍 RAD Beer, Shrewsbury

[New] 🍷 Introduction to Wine Tasting | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Friday, 9th January 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 St Vincent, Shrewsbury

[New] 🥃 Whisky Tasting – Regional Ramble | 🔗 Booking
📅 Friday, 9th January 2026, 7:30 PM
📍 Prince Rupert Hotel, Shrewsbury

[New] 🌯 Wild Street Kitchen, Street Food Pop-Up | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Friday, 16th January 2026, 5:00 PM
📍 RAD Beer, Shrewsbury

[New] 🍷 A Taste of Tanners: An Evening with Nicolas Brunier | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Wednesday, 4th February 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 Taste of Tanners, Shrewsbury

[New] 🍷 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a Masterclass with Nicolas Brunier | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Thursday, 5th February 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 Tanners Wine, Shrewsbury

🎄 SFYFC Xmas Carol Service | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Thursday, 18th December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 St Mary’s Church, Leighton

🎅 Children’s Christmas Party | 🔗 Details
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 12:00 PM
📍 The Peach Tree, Shrewsbury

Silversmith Lucy has opened Hara Studio, a new jewellery shop and workspace at The Parade in Shrewsbury. Trained at Birmingham School of Jewellery, Lucy creates handcrafted pieces with an earth-conscious approach, combining her background in silversmithing with her values as a yoga teacher.

The studio launched last week, offering visitors the chance to watch Lucy working at her bench while browsing her collection of unique, made-to-last designs.

Open 10.30am to 4.30pm most days (closed Sundays and Tuesdays, late opening Wednesdays until 8pm), the shop provides an alternative to fast fashion through thoughtfully crafted jewellery.

Traditional carol singing fills The Square this Wednesday 17th December from 5.30pm, featuring performances from Shrewsbury Brass Band and Shrewsbury Male Voice Choir.

Following the carols, the Market Hall stays open late for festive shopping and refreshments.

Visitors can browse handcrafted gifts and decorations from independent makers, sample seasonal dishes from the hall's popular eateries, and enjoy drinks from artisan gin and wine bars.

Mulled wine and hot chocolate will also be available throughout the evening, offering a cosy atmosphere for Christmas shopping away from the high street.

Jonny Nash brings his transportive ambient music to Shrewsbury Library on Sunday 1st February, joined by collaborator Tomo Katsurada.

The pair will perform drifting, contemplative soundscapes in the library's atmospheric setting, creating an immersive afternoon of experimental sound.

Support comes from Glasgow composer Christopher Haddow, whose layered guitar work combines field recordings and tape loops into evolving sonic textures.

Local artist Matt Sewell completes the bill with DJ sets bookending the performances. The matinee event offers a rare chance to experience boundary-pushing electronic music in one of Shrewsbury's most beautiful public spaces.

Learn more in our full article here and get tickets here.

Shrewsbury's Loopfest has revealed over 200 new artists for its May 2026 edition, including punk disruptors Panic Shack, reggae-punk band The Skints, and the energetic Hackney Colliery Band.

Running from 1 to 3 May, the multi-venue festival will showcase 250 acts across 40 locations throughout the town centre, from The Quarry and Shrewsbury Castle to St Mary's Church and local pubs.

The expanded programme joins previously announced headliners Ash, Reef, DJ Yoda and Elvana, plus favourites including The Bluetones Acoustic, HENGE and Little Comets.

Festival director Jamie Smith says the town's live music scene continues to flourish, with Loopfest playing a key role in its growth. Learn more here.

The Parade's Artisan Lab has announced a full calendar of creative workshops to start 2026, beginning with an exciting lineup in January and February. Browse the complete schedule and book your spot here.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 17th December 2025
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Venue: The Market Hall, Shrewsbury
🔗 More details: Here (Free)

Timed to coincide with Carols in the Square, the Market Hall will be open late for festive shopping, food and drink.

Expect artisan gifts, seasonal decorations and a range of winter-inspired dishes from the resident traders. Mulled wine, hot chocolate and the market’s gin and wine bars will also be open throughout the evening.

📅 Date: Friday, 9th January 2026
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Venue: Shrewsbury Museum
🔗 More details: Here

A hands-on workshop designed for home educated children aged 5 to 11, exploring life in Roman Britain. Children will work like archaeologists, handling real Roman finds discovered in Shropshire and examining objects that reveal how people lived.

The session takes place in the museum’s Education Room, with opportunities to explore the galleries during the workshop.

🌿 Shrewsbury Pagan Grove December Gathering | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Tuesday, 16th December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 Floro Lounge, Shrewsbury

🛍️ Shrewsbury Christmas Market | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Friday, 19th December 2025, 9:00 AM
📍 The Square, Shrewsbury

🎬 Shrewsbury Film Society: The Apartment | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Friday, 19th December 2025, 8:00 PM
📍 The Hive, Shrewsbury

🎨 Shrewsbury Urban Sketchers at Christmas | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 10:30 AM
📍 St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury

🥂 Festive Bottomless Brunch | 🔗 Details
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 12:00 PM
📍 Coracle Inn, Shrewsbury

🎭 Tea & Biscuits Presents: Ho-Ho-Ho! | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 The Hive, Shrewsbury

🎉 NYE Party for Single People | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Wednesday, 31st December 2025, 7:30 PM
📍 Albrighton Hall and Spa

[New] 🎬 Shrewsbury Film Society: Monster | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Friday, 9th January 2026, 8:00 PM
📍 The Hive, Shrewsbury

[New] 💍 Wedding Fayre | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Sunday, 11th January 2026, 11:00 AM
📍 Albrighton Hall Hotel and Spa

[New] 🎬 Shrewsbury Film Society: Far From Heaven | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Wednesday, 14th January 2026, 8:00 PM
📍 The Hive, Shrewsbury

[New] 💬 Shrewsbury Dialogues: Geo Politics & Climate Change | 🔗 Booking (Free)
📅 Thursday, 15th January 2026, 7:30 PM
📍 Moser Library, Shrewsbury

📖 Spoken Stories: Storytelling Club (9–12 yrs) | 🔗 Booking (Free)
📅 Tuesday, 16th December 2025, 5:45 PM
📍 The Hobbs Room, Shrewsbury Library

🎄 Elf Crew @ The Darwin | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 11:00 AM
📍 Darwin Centre, Shrewsbury

🏃 Christmas Eve Run Club Special | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Wednesday, 24th December 2025, 11:00 AM
📍 Tap and Can, Shrewsbury

[New] 🏃 NYE Midnight Run | 🔗 Booking
📅 Wednesday, 31st December 2025, 12:00 AM
📍 Quarry, Shrewsbury

🚶 Men Walking and Talking Meetup | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Wednesday, 17th December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 Blue Gates opposite St Chad’s, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RN

[New] ❤️ Free Blood Pressure Checks | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Friday, 19th December 2025, 10:00 AM
📍 Shrewsbury Library

🌀 New Year’s Eve Circle & Innerdance Journey | 🔗 Booking
📅 Wednesday, 31st December 2025, 8:30 PM
📍 Bayston Hill Memorial Hall

📅 Date: Saturday, 20th December 2025
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM
📍 Venue: St Chad’s, Shrewsbury
🎟 Tickets: Here

Shrewsbury Cantata Choir present a performance of Handel’s Messiah at St Chad’s Church.

This well-loved choral work is a seasonal fixture, featuring powerful choruses alongside reflective solo movements.

📅 Date: Saturday, 10th January 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: The Hive, Shrewsbury
🎟 Tickets: Here

Trumpeter and flugelhorn player Bryan Corbett brings his Instrumental Groove Unit to The Hive for a seated jazz performance.

The group focuses on original material built around strong grooves and space for improvisation, performed by an experienced line-up of musicians from across the UK jazz scene.

🎶 Gaudete | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Monday, 15th December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 St Alkmund’s Church, Shrewsbury

🎵 Concert in the Round | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Friday, 19th December 2025, 12:30 PM
📍 1 St Chad’s Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JX

🎧 Day Sessions Silent Disco | 🔗 Details
📅 Friday, 19th December 2025, 3:30 PM
📍 St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury

🕺 Daytime Disco – Christmas Special | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 3:00 PM
📍 Labyrinth, Shrewsbury

⛷️ Après Ski Xmas Party | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 4:00 PM
📍 The Loopy Shrew, Shrewsbury

🕯️ Music of ABBA at Christmas by Candlelight (3 Shows) | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 6:15 PM
📍 Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury

🎶 Of One Accord Christmas Concert | 🔗 Booking
📅 Saturday, 20th December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 Shrewsbury Baptist Church

🎧 DJK-LO @ The Walrus | 🔗 Details
📅 Sunday, 21st December 2025, 7:00 PM
📍 The Walrus, Shrewsbury

🎸 Onward Music Boxing Day Special | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Friday, 26th December 2025, 7:30 PM
📍 The Castle Vaults, Shrewsbury

[New] 🎤 ABBA at Hencote | 🔗 Booking
📅 Wednesday, 31st December 2025, 6:00 PM
📍 Hencote Estate, Shrewsbury

[New] 🎤 Tony Christie – The Great Farewell | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Saturday, 31st January 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury

🎸 Perfectly George Michael @ The Buttermarket | ⏰ 6:00 PM | 🎟️ Tickets

🎸 Queen’s Greatest Hits @ The Buttermarket | ⏰ 6:00 PM | 🎟️ Tickets
🎸 The Ronaldos @ The Buttermarket | ⏰ 7:30 PM | 🎟️ Tickets
🎸 Guttersnipe @ Heathgates Pub | ⏰ 8:00 PM | 🔗 More Details
🎸 Mark Neil @ The Steam Wagon Inn | ⏰ 8:00 PM | 🔗 More Details
🎸 Watermelon Chronicles @ The OPO | ⏰ 9:00 PM | 🔗 More Details
🎸 Tom Byrne @ The Crown | ⏰ 9:00 PM | 🔗 More Details
🎸 Microbaby @ Albert's Shed | ⏰ 9:00 PM | 🎟️ Tickets

🎸 The Endings @ The Wheatsheaf Frankwell | ⏰ 7:00 PM | 🔗 More Details
🎸 Monterey Jack and The Malcontents @ The Salopian | ⏰ 8:30 PM | 🔗 More Details
🎸 S4TW Duo @ The Boathouse | ⏰ 9:00 PM | 🔗 More Details

🎸 Gordon Hendricks Is Elvis @ The Buttermarket | ⏰ 5:00 PM | 🎟️ Tickets

📅 Date: Sunday, 18th January 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Venue: Floro Lounge, Shrewsbury
🎟 Tickets: Here

A creative workshop inspired by the style of Picasso, focusing on building a 3D sculptural head using card and paper.

Participants will learn techniques for constructing and assembling their sculpture, with guidance throughout the session.

Suitable for those looking to try something hands-on and experimental in a relaxed workshop.

🖨️ Print Your Own Christmas | 🎟 Tickets
📅 Sunday, 21st December 2025, 4:00 PM
📍 Floro Lounge, Shrewsbury

🎨 Christmas Polymer Clay Ornament Workshop | 🔗 Booking
📅 Monday, 22nd December 2025, 10:00 AM
📍 Hopefully Made Cafe, 9–10 Milk Street, Shrewsbury

[New] ✂️ Craft and Chatter | 🔗 Details (Free)
📅 Thursday, 8th January 2026, 10:30 AM
📍 Shrewsbury Library

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