Battle Proms Picnic Concerts – July & August 2025

Members of the audience with bells and the New English Concert Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture Op 49 with live cannon fire

The Battle Proms Concerts are set to be bigger and better than ever this year.

So chill the fizz, pop on your glad rags and join in the fun.

The Battle Proms is the ultimate proms in the park.  It is a celebration of uplifting orchestral music from film, TV and musicals.  Alongside iconic classical pieces you know and love, with dazzling fireworks. And so much more!

Members of the audience at the Battle Proms Picnic Concert at Burghley

Concerts take place at Blenheim Palace, Burghley House, Hatfield Park and Highclere Castle this July and August.  They support the SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity.  

Dates 

  • Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, Saturday 5 July.
  • Burghley House, Lincolnshire, Saturday 12 July.
  • Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire, Saturday 19 July.
  • Highclere Castle, Hampshire, Saturday 2 August.

A now staple of the summer events calendar, Battle Proms Picnic Concerts celebrate British musical heritage. With stirring classical performances of traditional favourites like Land of Hope and Glory alongside spectacular pyrotechnic displays.

Members of the audience with bells and the New English Concert Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture Op 49 with live cannon fire

In addition to the uplifting orchestral programme, the concert features moving aerial displays from the legendary Grace Spitfire.  And a stunning freefall demonstration from the world-famous Red Devils parachute display team.  Don’t miss the ‘cavalry through the ages’ display from the horsemen and women of the Worcestershire Cavalry.

Swing your thing

If swing is your thing there’s 1940s glamour courtesy of the Battle Proms Belles and the Brooks & Baker dancers.  As well as fascinating vintage living history displays from the UK’s leading enthusiasts.  What better way to celebrate the VE Day 80th anniversary year.

The Battle Proms Belles/ Lizzie Deane and Abi Jaye, perform a mixture of 1930s to 1950s vintage songs

This year Great Little Breaks have partnered with Battle Proms Picnic Concerts. Together, they offer visitors a UK Short Break that includes premier picnic concert tickets at a selection of iconic historic houses.

They bring music, nostalgia, history and travel together, enjoy an unforgettable, quintessentially British experience.

Battle Proms Picnic Concerts celebrate British musical heritage with stirring classical performances of traditional favourites like Land of Hope and Glory. Alongside iconic pieces from film, TV and musicals, together with pyrotechnic displays.

Soprano Soloist Denise Leigh and Members of the New English Concert Orchestra with conductor Douglas Coombes MBe