World-famous performers set to wow crowds at the UK’s most glamorous boutique festival.
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The beautiful and historic market town of Henley on Thames in the stunning Oxfordshire Chiltern Hills is home to the Henley Royal Regatta – the best-known regatta in the world and one of the highlights of the summer sporting calendar and social season – and the Henley Festival, one of the UK’s most glamorous boutique festivals.
This year the festival returns to its lovely setting along the river in Henley on Thames from 6-10 July with an amazing array of internationally renowned musical talent and a wealth of cultural events spanning comedy, food, visual arts and street theatre.
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Elton John and His Band will open Henley Festival on its floating stage on Wednesday 6 July to a sold-out audience, while one of Britain’s greatest entertainers Dame Shirley Bassey will be teaming up with Brit-Award winning vocal group BLAKE on Saturday 9 July.
On Friday the festival returns to its classical roots with legendary Welsh opera singer Bryn Terfel performing with the Welsh National Opera orchestra.