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DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival 2025

Saturday 1st February - Saturday 1st March
Shrewsbury

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Sat 1 Feb - Mar 2025 DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival 2025

The DarwIN Shrewsbury festival celebrates Shrewsbury’s internationally famous son in a series of exciting events held in venues around the town and SM&AG is hosting a series of Free Spotlight Talks and a Lego Workshop during February.

Please join us to celebrate Darwin’s career as a geologist, a lifelong passion which was forged during his childhood in Shrewsbury.

All Darwin Festival Events are detailed on the Festival Website: https://darwin.originalshrewsbury.co.uk/events

Please check the Shropshire Museums events page for upcoming talks and events held at our venues.

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Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

Sun & Fire - Life and death at the dawn of history

Saturday 2nd November - Wednesday 30th April All Day

Experience life in Shropshire between 4500 and 2000 years ago. That’s roughly the time from 2500 BCE until the Romans invaded Britain in 43 CE. Before the Romans came, people […]

Church Stretton

The Stretton Summits Round

Wednesday 1st January - Monday 31st December All Day

We’re really excited to share with you our new FREE any-time event, The Stretton Summits Round, sponsored by our friends at Rab. The round is an 18.5 mile circular route […]

Combermere Abbey, Whitchurch

Public Tours at Combermere Abbey

Tuesday 25th March - Thursday 26th June 14:00 - 14:00

Join a personally-led tour and gain a fascinating insight into Combermere Abbey’s 950-year-old history from 1133 to present day. Hear all about its famous residents and visitors and the restoration […]