Welcome to Wessex Week 2024

A full programme of events will run from 19 to 26 October

Full details will be published on our Events page soon

Tickets on sale from 1 August

Wessex Week is a celebration of the region’s history and culture through the centuries, with a particular emphasis on Malmesbury and the Anglo-Saxon period.

Wessex week 2023 was a great success with a full programme of events and sell-out audiences, but 2024 promises to be event better with a special anniversary to celebrate.

Athelstan 1100

Athelstan, who is buried at Malmesbury, is recognised as the first King of England and one of “the greatest Anglo-Saxon Kings”.

He succeeded his father, Edward the Elder, as King of the Anglo-Saxons in 924, and Wessex Week 2024 will mark the 1100^th anniversary of this momentous event.

In addition to Wessex Week, a full program of Athelstan events is planned throughout May, June, and July. Full details can be found on the Athelstan 1100 website.