Events in Gloucestershire
This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events.
In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
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January
- International Cajun & Zydeco Festival, Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester
- January at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Marshfield Potato Day, Marshfield Community Centre, Marshfield
- The Big Garden Birdwatch, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Late January
February
- Art Activity Days, Nature In Art Museum & Art Gallery, Gloucester, Half-term holiday
- BITE, Various locations
- February at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Snowdrop Week at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Late Feb / Early March
- Valentines Day, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition, Nature In Art Museum & Art Gallery, Gloucester
- Young Explorers Holiday Club, Out Of The Hat, 100 Church Street, Tewkesbury, Half-term
March
- Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Various locations, Cheltenham, Late March/Early April
- Chipping Sodbury Mop Fair, Chipping Sodbury
- Daffodil Week at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Mid-March
- Easter Trail , Sudeley Castle & Gardens , Winchcombe
- IWA Regatta & annual meeting, National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks
- March at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Mothering Sunday, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Mothering Sunday
- National Hunt Festival, Cheltenham
- NGS Open Day at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Early March
- Snowdrop Week at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Late Feb / Early March
- Thornbury Eisteddfod, Thornbury
April
- Annual Giant ‘Boat jumble’ & Waterways Festival, National Waterways Museum, Gloucester
- April at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Badminton Horse Trials, Badminton, Easter weekend
- Big Batsford Chicken Hunt!, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Easter Weekend
- Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Various locations, Cheltenham, Late March/Early April
- Dawn Chorus Wild Walk, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Late April
- Easter Weekend at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Easter Weekend
- Flowering Cherries in Full Bloom!, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Last two weeks in April
- Highnam Court Spring Fair, Highnam Court,, Highnam, end of April
- Mummers Play, Tewkesbury, st georges day
- Music in the Church, Aust Church, Aust
- Overbury Farms Lambing Day, Overbury, Tewkesbury, Mid-April
- Severn Vale Art Trail, Various locations in South Gloucestershire, Late April - Ealy May
- Spring Grand Sale, Sudeley Castle & Gardens , Winchcombe, Late April
- Sue Ryder Easter Eggstravaganza, Leckhampton Court Hospice, Cheltenham, Easter Monday
- Swimathon, Gloucester
- Wild Over Waterways, National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks, 5th - 18th
- World Tai Chi Day at Batsford , Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Young Explorers Easter Holiday Extravaganza, Out of the Hat, 100 Church Street, Tewkesbury, Easter Hiolidays
May
- Awaken Your Senses, Tewkesbury
- Berkeley Castle Game & Country Fair, Berkeley
- Cheltenham Carnival, Cheltenham
- Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, Cheltenham
- Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling, Brockworth, final Monday of every May
- Cotswold Festival of Steam, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham
- Cotswold Highland Games & Dog Show, Park Corner Farm, Cirencester
- Davidia Delights at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Dragon Boat Regatta, Gloucester
- Early and Late May Bank Holidays, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Early and Late May Bank Holidays
- Festival of Youth Sport, Filton College, Stoke Gifford
- Food Festival, Lydney
- Lechlade Music Festival, Riverside Park, A361, Lechlade
- May at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Randwick Cheese Festivities, Randwick
- Randwick Wap, Randwick, Second Saturday in May
- Sea Shanty Festival, Gloucester, Late May
- Severn Vale Art Trail, Various locations in South Gloucestershire, Late April - Ealy May
- St Briavels' Bread & Cheese Dole , St Briavels, Every Whit Sunday
- Stroud International Textile Festival, Stroud
- Sue Ryder Midnight Walk, Cheltenham
- Tewkesbury's Food and Drink Festival, Tewkesbury
- Thornbury Arts Festival, Various locations, Thornbury
- Wildlife Art Society International, Nature In Art Museum & Art Gallery , Gloucester, Last week in May
- Winchcombe Walking Festival, Winchcombe
- Woolsack Races, Tetbury, Spring Bank Holiday
- Wye Valley River Festival, River Wye, Lydbrook
June
- Berkeley Festival, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley
- Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival, Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham
- Chipping Sodbury Classic Car Run, Chipping Sodbury, Late June
- Chipping Sodbury Festival, Various locations, Chipping Sodbury
- Cotswold Olimpicks, Dover's Hill, Chipping Campden, The Friday after Spring Bank Holiday
- Father’s Day, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Fathers Day
- Festival of Youth Sport, Yate Outdoor Sports Complex, Yate
- Hullabaloo Festival, Burley Fields Lake, Cheltenham
- June at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Lister Tyndale Steam Fair, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, 15 - 17 june
- Music in the Church, Aust Church, Aust
- Open Farm Sunday, Overbury Farm, Overbury, Early June
- ROSE WEEK, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham
- Saul Canal festival, National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks, 30th-1st July
- Scuttlebrook Wake, Chipping Campden, Saturday after Spring Bank Holiday
- Steam & Real Ale Weekend, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham
- Stroud Arts Festival, Various locations, Stroud
- Sue Ryder Cycling Event, Leckhampton, 24th
- Sue Ryder Midnight Walk, Gloucester, Early June
- The Art of Flowers, Painswick
- Winterwell
- Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham
July
- 2000trees Festival, Upcote Farm, Withington
- Cheltenham Book Fair, St Andrews Church, Cheltenham
- Cheltenham Music Festival, Cheltenham, Early July
- Chipping Sodbury Jazz Festival, Chipping Sodbury, Late July
- Clematis Weekend, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham
- Cotswold Show, Cirencester Park, Cirencester
- Cotswold Show & Country Fair, Cirencester
- Crafts at the Castle , Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham
- Dig It, Cook It, Eat It! , Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham
- Glorious Gloucestershire Festival, Gloucester
- Gloucester Blues festival, National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks, 28th/29th
- Gloucester Festival, Throughout City, Gloucester, Late July
- Gloucester Festival - Carnival Procession, Gloucester Park, Gloucester
- Gloucester Festival - Funfairs, Gloucester Park, Park Road, Gloucester
- Gloucester International Rhythm & Blues Festival, All gate streets, Gloucester
- Gloucester Quays Food Festival, Historic Docks, Gloucester
- JOUST 2 Weekends Of Mediaeval Mayhem, Berkeley Castle, Late July
- Joust Lord's Luncheon Banquet, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley
- Joust Mediaeval Festival, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, 21/22 & 28/29
- July at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-Marsh
- North Nibley Music Festival, North Nibley Playing Fields, North Nibley
- Outdoor Shakespeare, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Overbury Street Market, Overbury, Tewkesbury
- Rose Week , Sudeley Castle & Gardens , Winchcombe
- Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Fairford
- South Cotswold Beer Festival , Chipping Sodbury Rugby Club, Chipping Sodbury, Early July
- Summer Magic Proms Night, Sudeley Castle
- Tewkesbury Medieval Festival, Tewkesbury
August
- Art in The Garden, Rococo Garden, Painswick
- August at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Big Batsford Bug Hunt, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, Summer Holidays
- Bisley Flower Show and Fete, Bisley
- Collaboration Fest , Inglesham, Lechlade, Late August
- Cotswolds Vintage Fair, Toddington Village Hall, Toddington
- Football in the River , Bourton-On-The-Water, 4th Mon of every Aug
- Gatcombe Park Horse Trials, Gatcombe Park, Minchinhampton, Early August
- Gloucester Festival - Firework Finale, Gloucester Park, Gloucester
- Go Crazy at the Castle, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham
- Spring Hill Horse Trials, Moreton-in-Marsh , every Aug bank holiday
- Summer Concerts TBA (open air), Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, 11 & 12th
- Summer Festival @ The Coach & Horses, Gloucester , Late August
- Tewkesbury to Twyning Raft Race, Tewkesbury
- The Cranham Feast, Cranham
- Three Choirs Festival, Various venues, Gloucester, Hereford or Worcester
- Treefest, Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury, Late August
September
- Annual Charity Golf Day, Brickhampton Court Golf Club, Gloucester, Early September
- Battle!, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham
- Big Batsford Bat Walk, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- British Wildlife Photography Awards, Nature In Art Museum & Art Gallery , Gloucester
- Cerney House Autumn Fair, Cerney House, North Cerney, Mid-September
- Chipping Sodbury Mop Fair, Chipping Sodbury
- Classic Car & Antique Show, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Late September
- Cycle Challenge in aid of The Stroke Association
- Discover Creative Campden, Chipping Campden, Mid-September
- Frampton Country Fair, Frampton Court Estate, Frampton on Severn
- Heritage Open Days, Various locations
- Moreton Agricultural Show, Moreton Showground, Moreton-in-Marsh
- Music in the Church, Aust Church, Aust
- Newent Onion Fayre, Newent, 2nd Saturday in Sept
- Painswick Church Clipping, St Mary's Church, Painswick, 3rd week in September
- September at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Stroud Food Festival, Stroud, Early September
- Stroud Fringe Festival, Various locations, Stroud
- Sue Ryder Annual Autumn Fayre, Leckhampton Court Hospice, Cheltenham, Early September
- The Art of Flowers, Painswick
October
- Annual Gift & Craft Fair, Nature in Art, Gloucester
- Autumn Colour Spectacular, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- British Wildlife Photography Awards, Nature In Art Museum & Art Gallery , Gloucester
- Cheltenham Literature Festival, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Mid October
- Craft Food and Country Gift Fair, Gatcombe Park, Stroud
- Creepy Crawly Roadshow!, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham
- Engage Festival, Thornbury
- Festival of Bacchus, Rococo Garden, Painswick, Late October
- Fungi Foray, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Halloween Happenings!, Sudeley Castle & Gardens , Winchcombe, Halloween!
- NGS Open Day, Sudeley Castle & Gardens , Winchcombe
- October at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Salvation Army Charity Concert, 150 Eastgate Street, Gloucester , Early October
- STARLIGHT HIKE: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Cheltenham
- Steam & Vintage Rally, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham
- Sue Ryder Starlight Hike, Leckhampton Court Hospice, Cheltenham, 21
- The Art of Cornwall, Cirencester
- Walking, Talking River, Nature in Art, Gloucester
November
- Autumn Colour Spectacular, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- British Contemporary Crafts, Nature in Art, Gloucester
- British Wildlife Photography Awards, Nature In Art Museum & Art Gallery , Gloucester
- Cheltenham Christmas Market, Promenade, Cheltenham, Late November - Early December
- Christmas Lantern Procession & Christmas Lights switch-on, City Centre, Gloucester
- Feast of Christmas Fair, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe
- November in Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- The Friends Creating Christmas, Rococo Garden, Painswick
- The Sodbury Slog , Chipping Sodbury, Remembrance Sunday
December
- Boxing Day at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh, 26th December
- Chipping Sodbury Victorian Day, Chipping Sodbury, Early December
- Christmas Period at Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- December in Batsford, Batsford Arboretum, Moreton In Marsh
- Mummers Play, Tewkesbury, boxing day
- Music in the Church, Aust Church, Aust
- National Synchronised Swimming Championships, GL1, Gloucester
- Santa Fun Run, Pittville Park, Cheltenham
- Santa Specials, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham
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