Every three years Worcester becomes home to the Three Choirs Festival, which
dates from the 18th century and is credited with being the oldest music
festival in the British Isles. The location of the festival rotates each year
between the Cathedral Cities of the Three Counties, Gloucester, Hereford and
Worcester. Famous for its championing of English music, especially that of
Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, Worcester last hosted the festival in
August 2011.
The Worcester Festival was established in 2003. Held in August, the festival
consists of a variety of music, theatre, cinema and workshops, as
