Booking details
The 2026 concerts will run from 18-21 August
Screens at the rear of the church
‘Whilst there are restricted views if you sit behind the stage the one advantage is that you can watch the musicians warming up in the wings. There is usually a lively atmosphere and you really feel like you are part of the event.’
Jane Davies
Screens at the front of the church
Festival Booking
9Information for 2026 to come
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Tickets will be available from 29 June 2026:
Bridport Tourist Information Centre
Bucky Doo Square
South Street, Bridport
Dorset DT6 3LF
They can be ordered:
In person at the BTIC
Telephone: 01308 424901
Online: Scroll to event, book tickets, BTIC will allocate seating.
www.bridportandwestbay.co.uk
By post: please send booking form and cheque made payable to the Bridport Town Council at the BTIC address above.
The BTIC will best allocate seats to tickets that are requested in writing or booked online.
Telephone booking allows for choice of available seating.
Allocations are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets purchased by telephone or post may be collected at the church door before the concert.
Any unsold tickets will also be available at the door, but booking is recommended as availability on the day cannot be guaranteed.
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Festival Parking
Parking for the Burton Bradstock Concerts
The village as you know gets very crowded and has very little parking at any time. For times of Festival concerts there is always difficulty and sometimes complaints from residents.
So the following are suggestions for you:
1 There is ample parking in the National trust Car parks at the sea end of Beach Road. These carparks have to be paid for unless you are a member. If you park there you can walk back down Beach Road and go through the path past the campsite, cross Bredy Lane (carefully) and walk through the field to the Church .. a lovely walk but you will need a torch after dark.
2 There is parking up Cliff Road if you go towards the top. This is limited but free. Again, you will need a torch after dark. Do not park in the private road to the hotel and private dwellings.
3 There is a layby opposite the end of Beach Road which takes several cars if parked facing out into the road. Free and with easy access through the field.
4 Going out of the village towards Bridport there is some parking along Barr Lane but this is used by the residents so not much available to visitors.
Although there are no yellow lines in the village the roads are narrow and there is very little parking for residents so please do not block entrances and driveways.
Sharing with others if you can does help and if you have mobility problems come early enough to find space. We have no allocated parking for disabled drivers.
Please contact me if you have queries.
Jenny Malyon
‘Another principal ingredient in the Festival’s character is the late-night concerts. Every night, after the main concert of the evening, we are fed comforting snacks, then troop back through the gathering darkness into the church. We take a pew (literally) and, as the lights dim and the bats flutter around the old oak rafters, we find ourselves in one of the most exquisite and intimate concert settings I have ever experienced, one where I have seen and heard some performances that will live with me for a long time; 2019’s Verklärte Nacht was one standout among many. ’
Paul Cavaciutti percussionist
44th FESTIVAL
15-23 AUGUST 2026
Classical, jazz, folk and world music with internationally acclaimed performers and a nine-day exhibition featuring some of the finest art and ceramics in the South West