Wells has a particularly full diary from Wednesday onwards, with WOWFest bringing young musicians to the city alongside concerts at the Cathedral, St Cuthbert's Church and other local venues.

There is also food at The Bishop's Palace, art at Wells Museum, singing groups, Priddy Folk Festival nearby and a few events that may require some advance planning, because Wells does like to make a simple week look faintly orchestral.

Things begin on Thursday, 9 July, with the Secret Supper Club at The Bishop's Palace in Wells. The evening offers a three-course meal for £40 per person, with food served from 7.30pm and booking essential. Guests are given a password to access the evening over the medieval drawbridge, because apparently dinner can come with mild espionage now.

Also on Thursday, 9 July, the Haydn Youth String Orchestra performs at St Mary Magdalene Church in Wookey Hole as part of WOWFest: Wells Orchestral Weekend. The free concert begins at 7pm, with music by Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Bach, Handel, Bloch and Shostakovich, so nobody is turning up just to gently saw away at "Twinkle, twinkle".

In Glastonbury, Harry Brockway: Ways with Wood Exhibition continues at Somerset Rural Life Museum. The exhibition celebrates the life and work of Glastonbury-based artist Harry Brockway, with wood engravings, woodcuts and wooden sculpture on display until Wednesday, 2 September.

On Friday, 10 July, WOWFest Opening Ceremony 2026 takes place at Cedars Hall in Wells. The free event begins at 3pm and includes performances by the Irish Chamber Orchestra Youth and pianists from the Leon Fleisher Academy in New York.

The festival brings young musicians from the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the USA and Brazil to Wells for concerts and workshops at venues across the city and nearby Wookey Hole. Events are taking place at Cedars Hall, Wells Cathedral, St Thomas' Church, St Cuthbert's Church, The Bishop's Palace and St Mary Magdalene Church.

Also on Friday, 10 July, Priddy Folk Festival 2026 begins in Priddy. The festival brings music, dance, stalls, camping and community events to the village across the weekend. As ever with anything on the Mendips, it is worth thinking about parking and travel before setting off, rather than discovering your plan halfway up a hill.

Over in Street, the Avalon Wellness Community meetup takes place at Crispin Community Centre on Friday, 10 July. The session runs from 10am to noon and is aimed at people working in health and wellbeing, with numbers limited to 12.

Somerstock also begins on Friday, 10 July, at Somerton Sports and Recreation Ground, continuing on Saturday, 11 July. The two-day music festival includes live music, family entertainment, food, stalls, parking and camping, making it one for anyone happy to travel a little further than the end of the High Street.

On Saturday, 11 July, Irish Chamber Orchestra Youth - WOWFest 2026 takes place at St Cuthbert's Church in Wells at 2pm. The concert is part of Wells Orchestral Weekend, which is bringing young musicians into the city across several venues.

Also on Saturday, 11 July, Carmina Burana - WOWFest 2026 comes to Wells Cathedral at 7pm. The WOWFest Community Chorus and Bristol Classical Players will perform alongside young musicians and soloists in one of the weekend's larger concerts.

In Shepton Mallet, the Shepton Mallet Repair Cafe takes place on Saturday, 11 July, at The Art Bank on High Street. The session runs from 11am to 1pm, with repairers able to look at electrical, electronic, audio-visual and mechanical items, along with clothes, bags, rucksacks, leather, canvas, wooden items and jewellery. In other words, a useful outing for anything that has been sitting in the corner waiting for someone braver to look at it.

The Butterfly Identification Workshop at Heal Somerset also takes place on Saturday, 11 July, at Heal Somerset. The workshop will introduce people to butterfly species likely to be seen at this time of year, with a chance to put that into practice on site.

On Sunday, 12 July, the Concert by outstanding young pianists from the Leon Fleisher Academy - WOWFest2026 takes place at St Thomas' Church in Wells at 2pm. The concert features young pianists from the New York academy, with free admission and a retiring collection.

Also on Sunday, 12 July, Priddy Folk Festival 2026 continues in Priddy, while WOWFest: Wells Orchestral Weekend continues across Wells with concerts, workshops and performances from young musicians.

At the Bath & West Showground, the Giant Flea Market takes place on Sunday, 12 July. The event is listed with more than 250 indoor and outdoor stalls, including retro furniture, vintage clothing, books, toys, jewellery, fabrics and garden items. There is a very real danger of going in for one thing and coming out with a chair, three books and no clear explanation.

There are also several regular and continuing events running through the week. Connect Play Create for Under 5s continues at Make the Sunshine Studio in Shepton Mallet, offering creative movement sessions for babies, toddlers and pre-school children with parents and carers.

Sunshine Sisters Dance and LUMEN Dance Collective both continue at Make the Sunshine Studio. Sunshine Sisters is for adults, while LUMEN offers weekly term-time dance sessions for young people. Make the Sunshine is doing a fair amount of heavy lifting for the local diary, and frankly, respect.

At Rock Farm in Shepton Mallet, Soulfired Lates continues until Friday, 31 July, offering evening sauna sessions at Windsor Hill Lane. Sessions cost £12.50, or £9 for members, with private hire also available.

Shepton Mallet Men's Shed also continues at Unit 8, Charlton Trading Estate, with sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9am to noon, and Thursdays from 9am to 4pm. The group offers companionship, practical activities and a chance to learn and share skills.

In Wells, Pop Rock Pub Contemporary Choir continues at Wells Methodist Church, while PRP Gospel Choir at Wells Methodist Church continues as a monthly session on the first Friday of each month. Both are non-auditioned singing groups, so enthusiasm remains very much allowed.

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