Once again the independent shops and businesses of Tetbury are showcasing the fine musical heritage of Tetbury with musical windows to coincide with the music festival, raise money for musical provision to the children of the area and to draw attention to the vibrant high street of the town. Visitors to the 2025 Festival should look out for the musical  ‘Best Dressed Window Competition’ participants' beautiful window displays.

 

Inspired by  the success of  London's ‘Chelsea in Bloom’, where businesses in Chelsea decorate their shop fronts with flowers to support the Chelsea Flower Show and end up being destinations in their own right, the music festival invited local businesses to decorate their windows with a musical theme.   

 

Please enjoy the photos of the participating shops and businesses below, and the extraordinary windows they created. 

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A special salute and sincere thanks go to Lulu Guinness OBE, the iconic handbag designer, who came to Tetbury to judge the windows; her enthusiasm and support of the festival and the town's retailers was hugely appreciated.  Thank you Lulu! ​

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Joint Gold Certificates were awarded to charity shops Tenovus and Break for the resourcefulness and storytelling evident in their windows.  Joint  Silver Certificates went to Scentiments and Skeins of Tetbury for the prettiness and the wit, and Joint Bronze went to Hobbs House Bakery and Tetbury Wines  who incorporated famous tunes into their designs.  Judging was hard and decisions were tricky to reach - as you will see from the photographs of the windows below.   Lulu said she would have preferred to have given everyone a gold medal!

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