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Every summer the town holds a jazz festival with local pubs, clubs, hotels and various other venues playing host to live jazz music over the course of a weekend.

Every October the high street is closed for the two Saturdays either side of 11 October for the Marlborough Mop Fair.

This was originally a hiring fair for agricultural workers seeking employment but now has become a funfair.

The right of the town to close the road to hold the fair is set down in the 1204 Charter.