What's on at Blenheim Palace this year and next, beyond the standard Palace and Gardens visit.
None of the events below are ticketed via Ticketmaster — each uses its own dedicated ticketing platform, linked below. Five 2027 dates are already published; the rest run through the end of 2026.
Work by Blenheim's own artist Joy Carroll, shown inside the Palace and included with an Annual Pass or Park & Gardens ticket.
Official Event Info →Never-before-displayed Megalosaurus skeleton sculptures set against the Palace Gardens, included with standard Palace, Park & Gardens admission.
Official Event Info →A photography exhibition inside the Palace, paired with a companion trail, The Royal Visit. Both included with standard admission.
Official Event Info →A dog-focused weekend event with activities across the grounds, separately ticketed.
Official Event Info →A dusk trail with spooky fun for the family. Separately ticketed — a ticket here does not cover Haunted Half Term below.
Official Event Info →Daytime half-term Halloween activities across the Palace, included with an Annual Pass (separate from the evening Illuminated Trail above).
Official Event Info →A million-light Illuminated Trail, an ice rink in the Great Court (The Great Skate) and the story of Cinderella inside the Palace. Separately ticketed; a ticket also converts to a year-long Annual Pass. Booking is open now.
Official Event Info →A weekend of food producers and tastings on the Palace grounds, included with an Annual Pass or Park & Gardens ticket.
Official Event Info →A swim-bike-run triathlon around the estate. Competitors sign up through the Supertri site; spectators need an Annual Pass or a day ticket.
Official Event Info →A summer flower show returning to the Palace grounds. Early-bird tickets are on sale soon, per the official listing.
Official Event Info →A countryside-pursuits fair returning to the Palace grounds. Tickets go on sale via the Game Fair's own site.
Official Event Info →The Jousting Tournament is also confirmed to return in 2027, but Blenheim Palace has not yet published its dates — check the official listing nearer the time. The Blenheim Palace Festival (concerts) will return in summer 2027; the organiser has not announced dates or a line-up, only a waitlist.
Three events from this year's calendar have already run. If a listing still names one of these, it has not been updated.
| Event | Ran | What it was |
|---|---|---|
| Blenheim Palace Festival | Jun 27 – Jul 4, 2026 | Open-air concerts headlined by Michael Bublé, Katy Perry and Alanis Morissette, ticketed separately from Palace admission. |
| Salon Privé (Concours d'Elegance) | Sep 2 – 6, 2026 | A luxury and classic car show on the Palace grounds. |
| Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials | Sep 17 – 20, 2026 | An annual equestrian event across the Palace parkland. |
Event dates verified directly from blenheimpalace.com/whats-on and its Christmas 2026 page on September 22, 2026, plus DogFest's and the Blenheim Palace Festival's own sites for their respective dates. Third-party ticketed events (Festival, DogFest, Supertri) link to their own official ticketing sites, which are not Ticketmaster and not currently part of an affiliate program on this site.