40 Year Celebration of Avebury as a WHS
Sat 12 Sept
|Avebury Social Centre & Unhenged
In 2026 Avebury will celebrate being a UNESCO WHS for 40 years. To mark this momentious occasion there will be a range of interesting activities from a talk in The Social Centre at 11:30am, exhibitions at Unhenged and a BYO picnic lunch in a marquee on the cricket pitch.
Time & Location
12 Sept 2026, 11:30 – 19:00
Avebury Social Centre & Unhenged, Unhenged, Avebury, Marlborough SN8 1RE, UK
Guests
About the event
In 2026 Avebury will celebrate being a UNESCO WHS for 40 years. To mark this momentious occasion there will be a range of interesting activities from an archeological talk by Professor Josh Pollard & Mike Parker Pearson in The Social Centre at 11:30am, exhibitions at both The Social Centre & Unhenged and a BYO picnic lunch in a lovely marquee looking out across the cricket pitch.
Tickets are free for the talk and open to all - book here https://aveburydaytalk.eventbrite.com
Tickets for the BYO picnic lunch are free and for the village residents of Avebury and the 5 mile radius of Avebury stone circle - residents friends and family are all welcome - book here https://aveburyvillagebyolunch.eventbrite.com
After the lunch we will have some lovely activities begining at 3pm with a story from our Vicar Jonathan Poston, followed by the Towpath Morris Dancers, then music from the beautiful Swingle Tree and…