Following last year’s very successful pop-up season of events, for 2026 we are delighted to be leading a collaboration across multiple Shepton Mallet promoters and venues in the first SHEPTON MIDSUMMER FEST. This multi-venue music and arts festival has FREE and TICKETED events and runs from 18 to 28 June.
Further events and acts are still to be announced so sign-up to our newsletter and check-out the comprehensive details of events including free events on this page!
One of the UK's most successful songwriters, Mark Chadwick has co-written twenty chart singles and six top forty albums (including a number one) as part of the Levellers, the band he has fronted for over twenty-five years. Adults £15 Low-income £12 Under 25 £12 Doors 7pm, music 8pm Entry: 18+ only Licensed bar
The band's repertoire includes music from the golden big band era of the 1940s, including Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Louis, Ella and Sinatra and also contemporary funk and soul style music such as pieces by Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, and Imelda May. The members are keen to bring live instrumental and vocal music of all...
This action comedy film follows Nate (Jack Quaid) when the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, and he turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back. Certificate: 15 === Run Time: 110 minutes Return of cinema to the Amulet, for the first time since...
All the World’s Our Playground returns for the sixth year, taking over the Amulet and the Market Place and venues across the town centre with another riotous festival for the whole family. Free event.
The much-loved tradition of Saturday afternoon family cinema returns to the Amulet, in the pop-up cinema that our volunteer team have created on the ground floor. Join us for pop corn, ice creams and fizzy pop. Films to be chosen by our team of young people. Wild Robot (2024): The epic adventure follows the journey...
Movie night at the Amulet, in the pop-up cinema that our volunteer team have created on the ground floor. With Amulet DJs in the bar before and after the film. The Brutalist Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet...
Our next open day at The Shepton Mallet Sunday Market. Join us in our temporary event space on the ground floor of the Amulet to learn about the building's history and our project to purchase it for the community of Shepton Mallet and surrounding area. Our community share offer is now live, giving...
The much-loved tradition of Saturday afternoon family cinema returns to the Amulet, in the pop-up cinema that our volunteer team have created on the ground floor. Join us for pop corn, ice creams and fizzy pop. Mufasa: The Lion King “Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion...
An opportunity to sing Natural Voice compositions and other uplifting, ‘quick win’ songs, creating a feeling of unity and harmony. This community sing will be led by Sue Rushforth, who celebrated her wedding at The Amulet in 1997. Having lived and worked in Shepton district for 26 years she has a strong link with the...
The much-loved tradition of Saturday afternoon family cinema returns to the Amulet, in the pop-up cinema that our volunteer team have created on the ground floor. Join us for pop corn, ice creams and fizzy pop. Despicable Me 4 Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Emmy winner Will Ferrell) and his femme...
A fabulous night of dancing to the amazing barefoot ceilidh band, complete with caller, fiddle & squeeze box. Featuring Shepton Mallet resident and renowned uilleann piper and whistle player Dominic Henderson. Entry: 18+ only Licensed bar Tickets: Adults £12 Low-income £8 Under 25 £8
Passion, love, laughter, bitterness and fury set the stage as divorced couple, Amanda and Elyot, find themselves unwittingly thrown together in Coward’s classic comedy of manners. Unknowingly booking adjoining rooms while on honeymoon with their new spouses, Amanda and Elyot are forced to face their true feelings for each other... The producers behind Swanage and...
A horrifying new play, an ink-dark comedy and very possibly the most shocking true story you haven’t heard…... Yet. London 1970. Something stalks the streets of London – a creature that leaves only terror in its wake. A demon-hunting priest and his sworn enemy, a man who is a tobacconist by day and a vanquisher...
A live jazz session in the Market Place, directly outside the Amulet, to celebrate the launch of Bar 501 Tacos. This is a free event, with no booking required. Hot tacos will be available from Bar 501 and the Amulet' ground floor event space will be open to visit.
Our final family film of the summer holidays How To Train Your Dragon 2 When Hiccup and Toothless discover a secret ice cave with wild dragons and a mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves in an epic battle to save the future of men and dragons! Certificate PG Runtime 102 minutes Doors open:...
An evening of film and dance - join us for the classic rom-com Dirty Dancing plus our DJ will be playing music-to-dance-to in the cafe bar, both before and after the film. Dirty Dancing: In the summer of 1963, 17-year-old Baby, a pampered daddy's girl not knowing the first thing about dancing, braces herself for...
Our next open day at the Shepton Mallet Sunday Market. Join us in our temporary event space on the ground floor of the Amulet to learn about the building's history and our project to purchase it for the community of Shepton Mallet and surrounding area. Our community share offer is now live, giving...
Alien: A pioneering cult sci-fi classic from British Director Ridley Scott, Alien is a masterclass in psychological thriller as much as sci-fi horror, with a truly stellar cast. Originally released early Sept 1979, come aboard the tense, murky Nostromo ship for this one-off special in the intimate 65 seat Amulet pop-up cinema, with immersive 5.1...
An Afternoon of club classics, old skool rave, bass bangers and classic disco. Dress in your best rave wear, day glow, glitter and sequins recommended! Balloons and glow sticks will be available! All under 18s must be accompanied by a parent/carer, and all adults must be accompanied by a child! No drop off and runs...
Clueless: Amy Heckerling's glorious teen comedy-romance, Clueless has landed rad cult status thanks in-part to visionary casting, unabashed 90s vibes and ultimately, it's inspired re-imagining of Jane Austen's Emma. This sharp high-school classic carries Austen's timeless teen-saga with charm, wit and irresistible style. Film: Clueless Dir/Screenplay: Amy Heckerling Year: 1995 Running time: 97mins Cast: Alicia...
Hackers: Sizzling cult breakthrough film for both Angelina Jolie & Jonny Lee Miller, the pair's on-screen chemistry is palpable (they married in '96) and only adds to the uber-stylish friction. Hitting cinemas in 1995, just as the realities and consequences of the Internet were starting to bite, Hackers visually pops with ideas and tech-cool energy,...
Family Cinema returns to the Amulet for September in the pop-up cinema created by volunteers, Starting with an animation classic! The Incredibles In this lauded Pixar animated film, married superheroes Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) and Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) are forced to assume mundane lives as Bob and Helen Parr after all super-powered activities have...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker...
Everything is Illuminated A zany Trabant road movie across Ukraine - on a rigid search for a collectors past. Starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz, set to the music of Gogol Bordello, this lovely film is a cinematic treat based on a serious true story. Certificate: 12a Made: 2005 Runtime: 1hr 41mins Tickets £5 Doors:...
Shepton Mallet u3a will be running a showcase of their activities in the Amulet on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st, from 10am to 5pm each day. Come along and discover all of the amazing opportunities that this fabulous community group currently offers.
Wreck It Ralph A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. Certificate: PG Runtime: 1hr 48mins Doors: 1:30pm, Film 2:00pm Adults: £5 Under 13s: £1 13 and over: £2
Hot Fuzz: Stacked with an arresting squad of British actors and comedians, Hot Fuzz bursts with knowing nods to action cinema, stylish sequences and tightly spun one-liners. Cult Comedy with capital Cs, much of Hot Fuzz was filmed in Wells, so come join for this one-off Amulet screening, cheer and marvel at this locally filmed...
A live jazz session in the Market Place, directly outside the Amulet, to celebrate the launch of Bar 501 Tacos. This is a free event, with no booking required. Hot tacos will be available from Bar 501 and the Amulet' ground floor event space will be open to visit.
Rear Window: THE Master of suspenseful thrillers, Hitchcock remains one of the definitive Directors in cinema, here flexing his psychological muscle, blurring the boundaries between cinema and theatre. Rear Window stands tall as a classic of film, a shining example of restraint delivering maximum edge-of-seat impact. Film: Rear Window Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay: John Michael...
In partnership with Croissant Neuf, we are excited to present a two day weekender of live music: FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER Banco de Gaia has been performing and releasing for over 30 years, making him one of the world’s most respected digital audio artists. His legacy of world-infused dance and ambient music is as glittering as...
Our next open day at the Shepton Mallet Sunday Market. Join us in our temporary event space on the ground floor of the Amulet to learn about the building's history and our project to purchase it for the community of Shepton Mallet and surrounding area. Our community share offer runs until 31st October, giving local...
Stomping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap-dancing, violating. Derby-topped hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has a good time - at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess' novel. Controversial when first released, A Clockwork Orange won...
Professional dance company Ekleido are undertaking a one-week residency in Shepton Mallet in mid-October. They will be adapting two of their breathtaking performances that incorporate voguing, bonebreaking and threading club/street dance styles and that are usually performed in major dance venues, ready to undertake a national rural venue tour next year under the Rural Touring...
Featuring live band Xaman X plus Panther Panther and DJs Cal Jader & Arias plus Sunday Market DJs and Minsky live. Xaman X combine live electronics with traditional Latin American instrumentation and outstanding percussion, they ride the thin line between old and new, grounded and psychedelic, spiritual and kitsch. Their improvised sets are ritualistic music...
FLOCK presents "Journey of the Magi" by Springs Dance Company “Forget The Nutcracker, Springs Dance Company's Journey of the Magi is the best Christmas show I have ever seen!" - Sir David Bintley CBE - former artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet Journey of the Magi is a professional production of dance, theatre, song and poetry. It is a...
Let’s Buy The Amulet presents: Internationally renowned cellist and composer Raphael Weinroth-Browne is redefining the cello with his signature blend of metal and Middle Eastern music influences. Raphael augments his cello through amplification, effects, and live looping to build immersive sound worlds in real time. His epic compositions combine cinematic scope and unbridled virtuosity and...