This year’s Gloucester Three Choirs Festival will be the 295th! No other UK festival can come near to that record of longevity. We have centuries of tradition to refer to and to respect, but the festival has survived so long through innovation, sometimes gentle and sometimes radical. My first festival as a chorister in 1969 […]
OUR FAMOUS FREE FOOD FESTIVAL IS BACK ON THE MENU Gloucester Quays Free Food Festival - Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July 2023 We are excited to announce that on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July, the most popular food festival in the South West is back to cook up a storm at the historic […]
Date: 23rd July, 13th August, 29th August Time: 10:00 – 15:00 Cost: Free with paid museum entry Come and meet soldiers from WWI and the Redcoat era. Learn about everyday life in the army during significant periods of the past.
Date: Every Monday of the holidays (24th July, 31st July, 7th August, 14th August, 21st August, 28th August) Time: 11:00 – 15:00 Cost: Free with paid museum entry Come and meet the veterans from a variety of eras including National Service, Korea, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. Understand how and why they fought and listen to some of their (cleaner!) stories.
Date: Every Thursday & Friday of the summer holidays (27th & 28th July, 3rd & 4th August, 10th and 11th August, 17th & 18thAugust, 24th August, 31st August) Time: 11:00 – 15:00 Cost: Free with paid museum entry Hide out in the bunker and look through your binoculars to find enemy tanks! Several of our veterans are highly trained in the identification and destruction of enemy vehicles. […]
Date: 28th July – 3rd September Time: 10:00 – 16:00 Cost: Free with paid museum entry Come and explore the impact that Gloucestershire weavers had upon the world. The iconic redcoat, which was worn with pride by the British army for many years, was created in our very own county. But what impact did this […]
Come and enjoy the thrills of climbing high for four days in Kings Square. A mobile climbing wall will be popping up in Kings Square at the beginning of August. An adventure wall, 3-person wall, on 3rd August and a 4-person wall from the 4th-6th August. They will be in operation to the public from […]
Take on our brand-new Summer Challenge this month! There are loads of fun things to do at Gloucester Cathedral this summer! Take part in our brand-new Summer Challenge and see how many you can do. Your activity sheet is a picnic basket and, just like a picnic, you can pick and choose which activities you […]
Come along for two days of the first 'More than a Market' Cathedral Quarter Makers Market on Westgate Street. There will be a great offering of local makers and artists' work on show, entertainment, music and activities for everyone to take part in.
The Annual meeting of the Cotton Motorcycle Owners Club, brings together over 30 bikes and their owners to the spiritual home of the cotton motorcycle. This year we will be celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Isle of Man TT win in 1923 which helped the company's sales take off.
