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