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Frome to commemorate 80 years since VJ Day
Frome is invited to join together for Remembrance over 14th and 15th August, with a...
Events calendar round-up: August 2025
Enter August – a busy month for many with smaller humans off school, and a quieter month for...
Get ready, get set, walk! Frome’s Walking Festival 2025
The annual Walking Festival returns to Frome with its varied 2025 programme, offering a diverse...
Our ultimate summer holiday guide 2025
In need of some fun ideas to keep the kids happy and entertained this summer holidays? Have a look...
Events calendar round-up: July 2025
July is a popular month for festivals, fayres and various other frolics in Frome. Enjoy some of the...
Midsummer fun in the sun
Eat Al Fresco Make the most of the sunshine with some truly special, community-focussed dining...
Fabulous family fun to be had at Frome Festival
Frome Festival is back from 4th to 13th July 2025 with its most ambitious and wide-ranging...
Events Calendar Round-Up: June 2025
Swiftly approaching is the joyous month of June, and Frome has so much on offer to make the most of...
Take Pride in Frome this June 🌈
June marks the third Pride Season for Frome, an annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ people run by the...
Your May half term cheat sheet
May half term has appeared on the horizon, but don’t worry – we’ve got this in...
Frome’s very own climate film festival
Frome International Climate Film Festival is the world’s first and only dedicated film festival...
Great Big Green Week 2025 – line up just dropped! 💚
Everyone stay calm – the official line up has just dropped! Great Big Green Week is BACK this...
Commemorating 80 years since VE Day
On 8th May, Frome will mark the historic 80th anniversary of VE day, by coming together to...
Events Calendar Round-Up: May 2025
Does anybody else feel like April lasted for five minutes? As we head into the month of May, make...
Get ready, get set, skate!
Cast your minds back to September – the sun was shining, families gathered, the skatepark in...
Three ways to spend the Easter bank holiday in Frome
A rare creature – the 4-day weekend – puts in its appearance this month. If...
Frome’s photography festival returns with ‘inEquality’ focus
Photo|Frome returns to our town in April 2025, bringing with it an inclusive and thought-provoking...
Events Calendar Round-Up: April 2025
Hello April and another events calendar round-up 🌞 We have another busy month ahead, packed full...
Hop into spring with Discover Frome’s Easter holiday guide
As we approach April, meaning Easter holidays for many, parents and carers will be on the hunt for...
Frome Museum reopening with a brand new major exhibition
From 11th March, Frome Museum will be reopening to the public following from their annual winter...
Events Calendar Round-Up: March 2025
March – the month of the spring equinox. Hang on in there, brighter (and hopefully warmer)...
A wealth of musical talent for the town at Frome Busks
Young musicians from Frome College and Selwood Academy will fill the town with music once again on...
Celebrating International Women’s Day in Frome
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day, on 8th March, is “Accelerate...
March – a month for practising kindness
The wonderful Kindness Festival, hosted by The Good Heart, returns this year from 15th – 22nd...
February half term fun for all the family in Frome
February half term is almost upon us, after what felt like a January eternity (or maybe...
Frome Potato Day and Seed Swap 2025
Sunday 16th February 2025 @ The Cheese and Grain, 10am – 2pm, £3 donation (kids go free) As...
Events Calendar Round-Up: February 2025
February brings our first monthly events calendar roundup of the year, starting as we mean to go on...
Spend a long Valentine’s weekend in Frome.♡
St Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and Frome has the perfect opportunity for you...
Frome’s annual events, 2025 edition
Save the date! 2025 is here and we’re settling in nicely. Now that we’re a couple of...
Holidays are coming, holidays are coming…
It’s not a threat, promise! The Christmas holidays are fast approaching (or already here,...
Wassailing returns to Weylands
On Saturday 8th February, the Weylands Wassail will bring people together for a traditional...
Shows, plays, pantos – oh my!
We know well enough by now that Frome is bursting at the seams when it comes to creativity,...
Events Calendar Round-Up: December 2024
The final month of the year is almost upon us, and Frome is busier than ever putting on plenty of...
Keep it local this Christmas with Discover Frome’s shopping guide
The team behind the Discover Frome website have been visiting Frome’s many independent shops in...
Christmas Fairs and Markets Guide 2024
It’s that time of year again! Time to ramp up your Christmas gift shopping this year with a...
Delight in the arts, right here in Frome
Frome is a town of immense creativity, and with art makes no exception. We are lucky to have an...
All we want for Christmas is you <3
The Christmas Light Switch On is set to take place on Friday 22nd November, 5pm – 7pm. Frome...
Soup and Sparklers: a celebration of World Kindness Day
“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” On Wednesday 13th November, Frome will be...
Events Calendar Round-Up: November 2024
November is rolling in fast now that the clocks have fallen back, longer nights are drawing in and...
Pause and reflect in silence on Remembrance Sunday
Frome marks Remembrance Sunday 2024 on Sunday 10th November 2024. A parade, led by the Frome...
A spooktacular half term in Frome
The first half term of the school year is almost upon us! Looking to get out and about or cosy up...
Pumpkin Day & Harvest Swap: Celebrating Local Food
Pumpkin Day & Harvest Swap: Saturday 2nd November, 10am – 2pm at the Cheese & Grain...
Counting down to Christmas in Frome🎄
Frome’s Christmas Light Switch On and Lantern Parade returns! Friday 22nd November, 5pm...
Town Hall takeover – kids rule!
Get ready for this super exciting adventure! Kids will rule once and for all, in a takeover of...
Turning Frome’s food waste into nutrient-rich compost
Loop Frome are hosting a compost sale in Victoria Park on Sunday 20th October, from 12pm to 3pm....
Events Calendar Round-Up: October 2024
October is almost upon us, bringing with it autumn in all its glory. Whether you’re keen to...
Apples galore! A day of fruity fun
Please note: unfortunately Apple Day on Saturday 19th October has been cancelled due to adverse...
Sustainable Fashion Week in Frome
Images credit: Sustainable Fashion Week @celienigoumi Sustainable Fashion Week is back this year...
Ramping up to Skate Jam this September
Skate Jam at Cheese & Grain, 2021. Photo: Pacific Curd Photography Frome Skatepark Project, a...
Events Calendar Round-Up: September 2024
September, of course, means opportunities for many – be it back to school, first days at...
A meeting point for community and nature: Frome’s River Vision
Guest writer Owen King writes for his blog, EVAL Projects, as well as being a researcher with a...
Sustainable September with The Frome Independent
Hej Gro Foraged Food Preserves Frome is the perfect place for local shopping all year round, but...
What’s on for the rest of August
Halfway through August – how can that be! Wondering how to fill up the rest of the month?...
An eater’s guide to Frome
Where to eat in Frome: a local’s guide by food writer Hugh Thomas Guest writer Hugh Thomas writes...
Kids’ Summer Holiday Activities 2024
In need of some fun ideas to keep the kids happy and entertained this summer holidays? Have...
Events Calendar Round-up: July 2024
July is probably the busiest month of the year in Frome, packed with events for all tastes,...
Frome Festival 2024
From Friday 5th – Sunday 14th July, Frome will come alive with music, art and culture as the...
Refugee Week 2024 – what’s on
Celebrate Refugee Week 2024 with Frome Town Council’s Welcome Hub, with a packed calendar of live...
Great Big Green Week 2024 – What’s On
Great Big Green Week back in Frome this June Frome is taking part in Great Big Green Week once...
Frome’s International Climate Film Festival and Fringe
Frome International Climate Film Festival is the world’s first and only dedicated free film...
Save the date for Great Big Green Week!
The Great Big Green Week is set to return this summer, a UK-wide celebration of community action...
The Knife Angel visits Somerset in April
A sculpture which aims to raise awareness of the negative effects of violence and aggression will...
What’s on in Frome this Easter
The Easter holidays are almost here, so why not take a look at what’s on offer in and around...
Practise kindness this March <3
The Good Heart have put together a fantastic schedule for the 2024 Kindness Festival, running this...
Frome Museum set to re-open with the Frome Hoard
Frome Museum re-opens on 12th March after a winter break with a fresh new look and an exciting new...
Somerset Farmers Markets celebrates its 25th anniversary
Somerset Farmers Markets (SFM), which originated in 1999 as a means to help local, small-scale...
Discover Frome’s February half term roundup
Looking to get organised ahead of February’s half term? Then seek no further. There are a...
What’s on in Frome for International Women’s Day
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day, on 8th March, is “Inspire...
Frome Potato Day and Seed Swap
Sunday 18th February 2024, 10am – 2pm at the Cheese and Grain. Tickets are £3 (kids go free)...
Save the Date! Frome’s annual events wrapped
Save the date! 2024 is here and we’re settling in nicely. Now that we’re a few weeks in...
Join in with a history sound walk around Frome
Discover a piece of Frome’s history with a fascinating walk following in the footsteps of Emma...
Last chance to see Frome’s Casting the World Exhibition
There are just a few days left to see this extraordinary exhibition which tells the story of J.W....
Historic J.W Singer sign given a facelift
On Sunday 21st July Camilla Rose, traditional signwriter and gilder will be re-gilding the sign...
Explore Frome on Market Sunday
To launch the new guided walks our guiders will explore Frome and lead walks every half an hour...
Alice Seeley, Lady Harris
A plaque has been inaugurated at 3 Merchants Barton for Alice Seeley by the Frome Society for Local...
Camille Claudel and the Singer’s Foundry: A Rodin Connection in Frome
I have been intrigued by this photograph of John Webb Singer and his family since I first came...
Frome’s Warm Welcome
As early as September 14th 1914 the Somerset Standard reports the arrival of the first Belgian...
Poetry on the Millennium Green
We are lucky in having such an abundance of green spaces in Frome. One of those, only a stone’s...
Thomas Bunn and his vision for Frome!
At the weekend, as the Frome Half Marathon runners swept down the hill into the market place, the...
The Lions from Frome in Cape Town
With the arrival of a new bronze statue of a lion at Longleat recently, cast in the Western Cape,...