Sounds Green 2025 Programme

A celebration of summer and music, Sounds Green takes place every Wednesday evening in July on the Main Lawn, providing a perfect opportunity to embrace the sights, sounds and summer scents in the Garden with family and friends on a (hopefully) warm, summer evening.

🎵 Music begins at 6.30pm, and lasts approximately one hour.

🎵 Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Garden until 8.30pm when the gates will close.

🎵 Picnics are welcome. Food and drink will be provided by food trucks and The Garden Café, ice cream by Jack’s Gelato.

🎵 Bring a rug or picnic chair and relax in beautiful surroundings to some stunning musical sounds!

Well-known for its performances at the lighter end of the musical spectrum and popular family concerts, local ensemble Prime Brass returns to Sounds Green with singer Daisy Livesey. Something for young and old alike – expect toe-tapping music that is sure to have you up and dancing! 

Find out more and book your tickets on the 2 July event page.

The Essex Jazz Collective is an exciting new 6-piece jazz band with members based in North West Essex. EJC plays a full range of fun, singable jazz plus crossover songs that will have you humming for days afterwards. Whether it’s Blues or Bebop, smoochy Ballads or the Great American Song Book, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Find out more and book your tickets on the 9 July event page.

Guaranteed to result in limb movement – a delightful fusion of fiddle, accordion, clarinet, furiously creating beautiful mayhem! Beskydy’s music has its roots in the dance rhythms and songs of Moravia, Bohemia and Slovakia, where the Beskydy mountains run. From traditional dance music to songs, Beskydy create magic and presence with their exceptional musical ability.

Find out more and book your tickets on the 16 July event page.

A British Folk and Roots duo who combine delicately interweaving vocal harmonies with evocative songwriting. With diverse sounds, textures and rhythms that flow from the fast and furious to gentle ballads, their live performances are spirited and dynamic, conjuring stories in song. The multi-instrumentalist pair, comprise songwriters Jon Hart (guitar, bass, bouzouki) and Lucy Hart (guitar, ukulele, bass, banjo, mandolin & percussion).

Find out more and book your tickets on the 23 July event page.

Led by Brazilian singer Caru Lins, the group explores the infectious, rhythmic and uplifting music of Brazil, especially the ’MPB’ style (Música Popular Brasileira), plus samba, bossa nova and funk, and songs by Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, João Donato, Tom Jobim, Djavan, Joyce and Ivan Lins.

Find out more and book your tickets on the 30 July event page.

Tickets are the cost of normal Garden admission and include entry into the Garden from 10am on the event day. Paying visitors are advised to book online for this event as tickets cannot be guaranteed on the gates. Online tickets can be purchased up until 5pm on the day of the event.

It is not necessary to purchase advance tickets if you are:

• An Essential Carer for a Disabled Visitor
• A Child 0 – 16 inclusive (must be accompanied by an adult)
• A CUBG Friend or Corporate Friend (on display of a membership card)
• A CU Student (on display of a student card)