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Things To Do Highlights

Cyclists in front of a Cheltenham sign

The Bicycle Hub is based at the Cheltenham Spa Railway Station within easy access of the spa town…

St Mary de Lode Church

St. Mary de Lode is the city's oldest Parish Church being built in the 12th Century. It was built…

People playing basketball

Gloucester Basketball compete as the Gloucester City Queens in the WBBL.

The stage at Gloucester Guildhall

Gloucester's premier arts venue featuring art galleries, cinema and live musical and theatrical…

the outside of Sherborne Cinema

Family friendly traditional cinema close to the heart of Gloucester. We show a range of quality…

Photo of people racing at JDR Karting

Gloucester's premier indoor karting arena! All of the karts are custom built reaching speeds of…

Rana, Asiatic Lion, Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

Get eye-to-eye with giraffes, watch rhinos grazing on the Gothic Manor House lawns or walk with…

Lower Slaughter

Our walking tours are boots-only - we meet you at the agreed start point and leave the transport…

Ghosts & Giggles

Ghosts & Giggles offers thrilling and informative tours that delve into the eerie and mysterious…

Painswick Rococo Garden

This unique Garden restoration, situated in a hidden valley, dates from a period when 18th century…

Scrivens Conduit, Hillfield Gardens

Just outside the city centre lies Hillfield Gardens, a true hidden gem of Gloucester. This public…

People working with archive boxes in a records room with shelves and tables.

Our city's story is held in our memories, in written records, but also in hidden objects, waiting…

House of the Tailor of Gloucester

Children's author Beatrix Potter created one of her most loved characters here. This charming shop…

Person playing football

Gloucester City AFC were founded back in 1883 and currently compete in the National League North,…

Adventure 001 Helicopters

What better way to see Gloucester, then by helicopter? Let our experienced pilots dazzle you with a…

The Rainbow Street - Copyright Tash Frootko

Get ready to walk a real life rainbow! If you love colour then you will adore this kaleidoscopic…

The Folk of Gloucester (2022)

An exquisite Tudor timber-framed building that was once the Folk Museum. It is now a community…

Spring at Batsford Arboretum

Beautiful 60 acre arboretum with colour and interest all year round. Browse the walled garden plant…

Hopewell Street Mural

Hopewell Street sits in the heart of the vibrant and multi cultural part of the city, Barton and…

St Michael's Tower

The impressive St Michael’s Tower is situated in the centre of Gloucester at The Cross. It is a…

Paddleboarding in Gloucester

Award-winning Kayaking and Paddleboarding taster sessions and tours in Gloucester Dock and…

A photo of Highnam Court

Highnam Court is now a privately owned family home. The Gardens are open for special events…

A bee painted on a fuse box

Take part in the #BouncingBack Urban Art Nature Trail. Find all the images and complete the…

What's On Highlights

Community Cafe

Please come and join us at our Community Cafe coffee morning

Openings

Season

1st January 2025-31st December 2025
Ghosts & Giggles

Ghosts & Giggles offers thrilling and informative tours that delve into the eerie and mysterious…

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Season

1st January 2025-31st December 2025
Salsa At Butlers

Your friendly weekly dance night in Gloucester!

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Season

1st July 2025-15th December 2026
Foodie Passport

Embark on a delectable journey through Gloucester's finest eateries.

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Season

15th September 2025-31st October 2025
Quiet Mornings

Our weekly Quiet Mornings offer a calmer museum experience, especially suited to visitors who…

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Season

18th September 2025-26th March 2026
Weirdsmith - Pop up shop

We're a group of local professional artists who are opening up a pop up shop on Westgate street in…

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Season

1st October 2025-25th December 2025
Tessy Tumblepot's Potion Trail

This Halloween, help Tessy Tumblepot, the museum's most muddled witch, brew her magical potion!

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Season

14th October 2025-2nd November 2025
Poppy Fields

This autumn, Poppy Fields will transform the beautiful setting of Gloucester Cathedral into a…

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Season

17th October 2025-25th October 2025
half term family trail

This October half term, the Garden will be alive with time-travel magic!

Openings

Season

18th October 2025-2nd November 2025
Big Pub Push

Pubs are so much more than just, well, pubs!

Openings

Season

20th October 2025-26th October 2025
Snapped Ankles

They came from the trees. Now settled in fertile east London, Snapped Ankles maintain the feral…

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Season

23rd October 2025
National Theatre Live: Mrs Warren's Profession

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter…

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Season

23rd October 2025
The interior of The Folk of Gloucester's historic Tudor building showing its timber framed ceiling, wattle and daub walls and cabinets with various hi

Join Becki of Ghosts & Giggles and her team for a ghost investigation into The Folk of Gloucester's…

Openings

Season

24th October 2025
Tap Takeover

Tap Takeover Weekend!

Openings

Season

24th October 2025-26th October 2025
A smiling man in an Edwardian costume with flat cap and waistcoat opening a large old oak door

Explore our historic listed buildings with one of our costumed guides representing a real…

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Season

24th October 2025

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25th October 2025

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31st October 2025
Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It

Hal is back with a brand-new tour for 2025 with a show that promises to stick it to 'The Man', as…

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Season

24th October 2025
Eastgate Shopping Centre Pumpkin Painting

It's pumpkin painting time at Eastgate! ✨

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Season

25th October 2025
Halloween Spook Fest

Calling all ghouls, Ghosts and Monsters!! Join us for some creepy fun!

Openings

Season

25th October 2025
Smiles cafe

Join us for the Philippine British Friendship Celebration

Openings

Season

25th October 2025
Autumn Threads

Autumn Threads at the National Waterways Museum Gloucester!   

Openings

Season

25th October 2025-1st November 2025
Siege of Gloucester Civil War Tour

Join local guide Jon Eeles for a Siege of Gloucester Civil War Tour starting here at the Museum of…

Openings

Season

25th October 2025

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15th November 2025
Kris Barras' Hollow Souls

British virtuoso blues-rock guitarist, former pro MMA fighter and hard rock frontman Kris Barras…

Openings

Season

25th October 2025
A blurred image of an old fashioned pocket watch

As the nights draw in and the shadows deepen, Severn Playwrights present their latest show, The…

Openings

Season

25th October 2025
Gloucester Music Society

Join us at the beautiful Ivor Gurney Hall with its lovely acoustic and relaxed atmosphere.

Openings

Season

26th October 2025
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