The Great British Harvest Festival

An evening of entertainment and a celebration of British produced food. Bring your own British grown picnic and enjoy acts and music.

The Great British Harvest Festival, a unique fundraising event taking place at St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 26 September 2026.

Created to celebrate Britain's farming heritage, rural communities and outstanding musical talent, the event will raise funds for three charities making a significant difference across the East of England: Cambridge Children's Hospital, The Charlie Watkins Foundation and YANA (You Are Not Alone).

Producers Andrew Sunnucks, Nick Bullen and Patrick Cooper will bring together an exceptional line-up of performers and special guests in one Suffolk’s most iconic venues.

Guests are encouraged to embrace the Harvest Festival theme by bringing their own British-Sourced picnics to enjoy before the curtain is raised on an evening that promises to celebrate community all while raising funds for three charities supporting physical and mental wellbeing.

For bookings of 9 or more tickets and sponsorship enquiries, please contact: GBHF@pigeon.co.uk

Featuring

The National Youth Choir
The Orchestra of the Royal College of Music
Debbie Wiseman OBE
Sir John Rutter
Dame Evelyn Glennie
James Taylor Quartet
Tim Garland
Philip Sheppard
Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes
along with
John Lloyd CBE
Zeb Soanes
Andy Clark

Timings:
Picnics from 5.30pm
Seating from 7pm
Concert begins 7.30pm

Tickets
Premium Ticket £125.00
Tier 1 Ticket £85.00
Tier 2 Ticket £55.00
Tier 3 Ticket £40.00

While the Cathedral is the location for this event, it is organised, and tickets sold, by an external company. 

If you have any queries regarding the event or tickets, please contact the organisers via their website: https://gbhf.co.uk/contact. Please do not call the Cathedral as we will not be able to help you with any ticketing issues.