Next Friends of the Festival Meeting & AGM: Tuesday 29 April 5.45pm-6.30pm @ Prescot Parish Church

2025 Short Story Competition

Do you love to tell a good story? Are you imaginative? Do you have the urge to put pen to paper? If so, write a short story of up to 1,000 words on a theme of ‘Coming of Age!’ to celebrate the Festival’s 21st anniversary. We are thinking about a 21st celebration, but let your […]

Press release: 21st birthday celebrations for the Prescot Festival

A top-ranking brass band, a magical night at the musicals, and a screening of a classic British film are among the highlights of a now 21-year old Merseyside arts festival this June. Wingates Brass Band (pictured) open the 10-day Prescot Festival programme in style on Friday 20 June, with local professional vocalists performing the following […]

Skelmersdale Brass Band in Prescot, 28 March

Update: We are delighted to confirm that the concert with Skelmersdale Prize Band raised £375.08 towards this year’s 21st Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts. Thank you to everyone who helped to organise or came to watch this excellent event. Our long-time friends Skelmersdale Prize Band are back in Prescot on Friday 28 March […]

Come & Sing Mozart’s Requiem

The Prescot Festival Chorus returns later this year to sing one of the most celebrated choral compositions of all time. Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses from across the region are invited to join the choir of 100+ for a performance of Mozart’s Requiem on Saturday 28 June in the beautiful Jacobean church of St Mary […]

Christmas Concerts in Prescot

Update: The Prescot Festival are delighted to announce that the Mayor of Prescot’s Charity Christmas Concert made £325.32. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who performed, stewarded, attended or otherwise helped! The Mayor of Prescot’s Charity Christmas Concert returns on Thursday 5 December. Always a jubilant occasion for all ages, the festive evening of entertainment features local […]

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