Festivals

Do you like a celebration? Whether you’re all for celebrating Ships, Music, Cars, or History we’ve got you with our impressive lineup of festivals that happen all year round.

Gloucester Tall Ships Festival

Jump aboard for Gloucester Tall Ships Festival in the Historic Gloucester Docks. The festival which takes place in May every two years boasts awe-inspiring tall ships, stories from sea from the captain and crew as well as lots more entertainment for all of the family!

Gloucester Goes Retro

Who doesn’t love a nostalgic trip down memory lane? Reminisce over vintage cars, fashion and music at Pro Gloucester Goes Retro weekend. The city centre comes to life on the last bank holiday weekend of August. Each street is filled with cars from different eras as well as King’s Square being transformed into an arena of fashion, food and fun filled dance sessions that you will love getting your groove on for.

Gloucester History Festival

Join us in the 2-week celebration of bringing Gloucester’s unique history to life at Gloucester History Festival, as well as exploring hidden places with England’s largest festival of history and culture Heritage Open Days. There is something for everyone here from guided walks, workshops, exhibitions and talks, discover local, national and international history in our exciting jam-packed festival.

Barn on the Farm

The award winning 3-day music festival held at Over Farm focuses on bringing fans the best newcomers in the music industry. With headliners from years previous including Ed Sheeran, George Ezra and Lewis Capaldi this is not one to miss!

Gloucester Fake Festival

Gloucester Fake Festival will be bringing 6 of their ‘fake bands’ to Gloucester – professional ‘touring-grade’ tribute bands that put on a superb performance. They look, sound and move like the real rock-stars – you have to see them to believe it!

Three Choirs Festival

The longest running non-competitive classical music festival in the world. Three Choirs is an annual, week-long, summer festival full of concerts, services, recitals, masterclasses, talks, theatre, exhibitions. Each year the festival rotates between English cathedral cities; Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester.

Bright Nights

Later this year, Gloucester will light up as a series of pop-up installations will appear across the city for all to enjoy.  Enjoy unusual and unexpected installations suitable for all.

Gloucester CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival

Taking place in the Historic Blackfriars, campaign for real ale first began in 1991at the Old Crown, Westgate Street- with nine members. Now, with over 500 members, CAMRA has a great local community. Enjoy beer and cider at the festival as well as enjoying hot food and great entertainment.

Gloucester Quays Food and Drink Festival

For the foodies, enjoy a fantastic three days full of celebrity chefs, stalls galore, children's entertainment and live music in the summer sun. Hungry visitors can tuck into an alfresco dining experience, with the chance to sample some fantastic street food, sweet treats and refreshing drinks.

Gloucester Rhythm & Blues Festival

The long-running Gloucester Rhythm and Blues Festival returns annually at various venues across the city. A mainstay of Gloucester's festival season, local, national and international Blues artists converge on the city for a nine-day celebration of the genre.

Nearby

Gloucester is only 10 minutes from Cheltenham - ‘The Festival Town’, home to the Jazz, Science, Music and Literature Festivals, as well as the famous Cheltenham Festival Meeting held every March. Gloucester is the perfect place for festival goers to enjoy a night out, tuck into some delicious food and get a good night's kip after a busy day.