June 25-28 2026 Alnwick, Northumberland
Most of What a Wonderful World's events are at the festival's home venue, Alnwick Playhouse. Some other events are at other venues in the Alnwick area, and across Northumberland. Our 2026 programme is currently being planned and we will announce further details as soon as possible. We have an exciting mix of music, discussion and celebration of our Wonderful World to look forward to!
It is exciting that JON BODEN will be our headline performer on 27th June. We advise you book your tickets quickly, as this event likely to sell out!
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TALES FROM THE STONES, AN AUDIENCE WITH JACKIE MORRIS AND TAMSIN ABBOTT
Step into an enchanted world where myth, nature and art entwine. In Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones, award-winning writer Jackie Morris (The Lost Words) and stained-glass artist Tamsin Abbott conjure luminous fables inspired by Britain’s ancient landscapes. Meet selkies, silver trout and the black fox as big as a wolf – spirits that move between worlds and remind us of our deep connection to the wild.
Join Jackie and Tamsin for an afternoon of storytelling, conversation and imagery as they explore creativity, friendship, and the timeless magic that links stone, tree, fox and star.
Saturday 7 March 2026, 2.30pm
Alnwick Playhouse Studio
£10
JON BODEN: The Floodplain Trilogy
"A personal response to the climate crisis"
In this specially devised show for What A Wonderful World Festival, the lead singer of Bellowhead presents The Floodplain Trilogy, a personal response to the climate crisis, weaving together contemporary reflections and musings with the sung narratives from his three groundbreaking solo albums, Songs from The Floodplain (2009), Afterglow (2017) and Last Mile Home (2021).
Climate change anxiety is at the heart of the trilogy, but among the darkness there are many moments of light and hope. The Floodplain Trilogy presents a vision of the future that brings together folk-infused ideas of community and weaves them into speculative stories of survival and rediscovery.
"Alone, Boden still has the energy of a twelve-piece band" (EDS Magazine)
Jon Boden has become the "stand out performer of his generation" (The Guardian) of traditional English folk artists, but one whose repertoire extends far beyond the boundaries of the genre.
Jon Boden is known for his performance in the Hollywood movie About Time: his YouTube audio of the track has over 9 million views and over 22 million plays on Spotify. He is the lead singer and main arranger of the progressive folk juggernaut Bellowhead, who have sold over a quarter of a million albums, had seven singles on the Radio 2 playlist and have sold out hundreds of venues throughout the land and beyond, including notably the Royal Albert Hall.
You can listen to Jon talking about his work on BBC Radio 3's The Essay
Saturday 27 Jun 2026, 7:30pm
Alnwick Playhouse Auditorium
£18 or £6 for U18s