What's on

We've a wide variety of seasonal events to help you plan your days out with us - there's lots to choose from

Child planting seeds in flower pot at Mottisfont, Hampshire
Audience settling down at an outdoor cinema event at Ickworth.

Outdoor spots for theatre, music and film 

From Shakespeare on stage to jazz on the lawn and Oscar-winning movies on the silver screen, join us for outdoor theatre, music and film events at some of the beautiful places we look after.

Find open air entertainment near you
Buzzard taking off from a fence post, the Lake District

Could your photograph be the 2018 National Trust Handbook cover? 

Will your photo inspire millions of National Trust members in 2018? Our photo competition is now open with the theme 'As I walked out one midsummer morning'.

Send in your shots
Tick off in den building off your 50 Things list

Find a 50 things to do before you're 11 ¾ event 

We've got loads of events to help you tick more challenges off your 50 things list. See what's going on near you.

50 things events
Exhibitions and events
Munroe Bergdorf, transgender model and DJ, at Sutton House

Celebrating our LGBTQ heritage: Exhibitions, installations and events at our places 

We're commemorating 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality with events telling the stories of the men and women who challenged conventional notions of gender and sexuality at our places.

Portrait of Elizabeth I attributed to Hilliard on display at Waddesdon Manor, a National Trust property in Buckinghamshire

Special exhibitions 

Each year we host major exhibitions at some of our most iconic buildings and outdoor spaces. Summer highlights include a special display of Elizabethan portraits at Waddesdon Manor and Wedgewood ceramics at Leith Hill Place.

Excalibur

Trust New Art exhibitions and events 

See what exhibitions and contemporary art projects are on at our places in the current Trust New Art programme of events.

What's on

Plan your perfect day out. We've a wide variety of events taking place all year round, for all the family to enjoy

What's on near you