Gloucester BID - Business Improvement District

Music on the Bandstand
2019-12-15 10:00 - 22:00, 2019-12-23 10:00 - 2019-12-24 22:00, 2019-12-30 10:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Southgate Street, Southgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1, United Kingdom
Enjoy live, festive music on the ornate bandstand during the Victorian markets and on the weekends leading up to Christmas. Expect carols and all your Christmas favourites as well as local musicians busking to add a sprinkling of the Christmas spirit to the city whilst you shop.

Gloucester Folk Trail
2020-02-21 10:30 - 2020-02-23 22:00 | Gloucester City Centre, Gloucester, GL1 1PD, United Kingdom
The third Gloucester Folk Trail is coming to the city, this February thanks to Gloucester BID.
Enjoy a range of folk artists, musicians, arts & crafts, entertainment and more.

See Facebook page for updates: facebook.com/GloucesterFolkTrail

Gloucester Brew Week 2020
2020-03-30 10:00 - 2020-04-05 22:00 | Gloucester City Centre, Gloucester, GL1 1PD, United Kingdom
The first-ever Gloucester Brew Week is coming to the City in April 2020!
Celebrating all things that are brewed, from a nice cup of tea to a nice cold ale, and everything in between ?☕️?
More information coming soon…

'Emergence' art installations in the Llanthony Secunda Priory grounds
2020-11-24 08:00 - 2020-12-17 17:00 | Llanthony Secunda Priory, llanthony secunda priory, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5QT, United Kingdom
The beautiful grounds of Llanthony Secunda Priory will be hosting outside art installations from the 24th November until 17th December.
The grounds are open 7 days a week and admission is free for all.
Tammy Woodrow’s installation is part of her ‘Kokon’ series, inspired by medieval texts: ‘As an experimental sculptor I am often inspired by history and locations. My abstract and organic structures are handmade and assembled with industrial materials.’
William Lindley is a visual artist, who creates works on paper and objects, as well as creating moving images and installation. ‘My works have been presented in various settings including galleries, concert halls, theatres, museums and historic buildings. For Emergence I have created a series of drawings on panel which open up and reimagine the fascinating history of Llanthony Secunda Priory.’

Small Business Saturday 2020
2020-12-05 | Gloucester
Everyday is a Small Business Saturday! Even more so this year! Let’s celebrate all the small businesses in our glorious city! On the 5th December shout about your favourite small business in Gloucester city centre.
Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities.
The day itself takes place on the first Saturday in December each year, but the campaign aims to have a lasting impact on small businesses.
On Small Business Saturday, customers across the U.K. go out and support all types of small businesses, online, in offices and in stores. Many small businesses take part in the day by hosting events and offering discounts.
Small Businesses – Here’s how to get involved!

Orchard Street Festive Market
2020-12-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Gloucester Quays
New and returning favourite stalls, live music and something for all the family!

Join us at our Orchard Street Market* on the first weekend of the month.

Discover the very finest local food, drink, art, design, vintage and modern craft carefully selected from Gloucester artisans and businesses local to the South West.

Offering the opportunity to meet the producers, browse the stalls, sample and enjoy the music and performance.
The Orchard Street Market brings together the finest, and often award-winning, food, drink, art and craft producers in the area.

The event will feature handpicked specialists, who source, grow, rear, bake, make, and create the products they sell, which ensures their goods are unique, original and designed to inspire.

Orchard Street Food & Craft Market
2021-05-01 09:00 - 2021-05-03 18:00, 2021-06-05 10:00 - 2021-06-06 17:00 | Gloucester Quays

Glossy the Rabbit's Book Trail
2021-05-21 08:00 - 2021-06-06 17:00 | Gloucester
Glossy the Rabbit was in a mad dash; she was already running late to get to The Guildhall in time to watch the long-awaited Peter Rabbit 2 – The Runaway film! In her haste to get there in time to buy some popcorn before the film started, she did not notice that all her books had fallen out of her bag and were scattered across the City – oh no!!!
Glossy really needs your help to find her books, and where they are each located.
To help her, please visit each of the venues, attractions and shops listed, find the Beatrix Potter Book displayed there and write the title of the book alongside the location you found it!
Head to Visit Gloucester to find out more

Great British Spring Clean
2021-05-28 10:00 - 2021-06-13 17:00
https://youtu.be/YzHAlc_6ywkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: A poem by Steve Backshall – Jemima Glitter and the voyage of Bob the Bottle | Keep Britain Tidy (https://youtu.be/YzHAlc_6ywk)

Feel Good in Gloucester Trail
2021-05-29 08:00 - 2021-06-06 17:00 | Gloucester
Get out and about this week with The Gloucester Trail! Created by a group of local and passionate businesses, retailers and attractions combined; this adventure around our home of Gloucester is a fun and feel-good community event for everyone to enjoy.
With the overall goal of coming together and bringing life back into the city after such a challenging year, why not feel good and get in with a chance to win some amazing prizes too! Re-visit and re-discover all that Gloucester has to offer in a fun, interactive and inviting way that the little ones will especially love.
There will be plenty of reasons why you should get out and rediscover Gloucester with this Gloucester Trail.

National Picnic Week 2021
2021-06-19 - 2021-06-27 | Gloucester
19-27 June is National Picnic Week
Pick your local dishes,
Pick your urban spot,
Picnic in the City!

This National Picnic Week pack local into your picnic and enjoy dining alfresco in many of Gloucester’s beautiful urban spaces.

So many city businesses can be part of your alfresco dining experience. Make Gloucester businesses part of your picnic.

From sausage rolls and napkins to main meals and blankets, Gloucester has it.
There are many perfect urban picnic spots in Gloucester. Enjoy your favourite meals in a different setting.
Please remember to put your rubbish in the bin or take it home with you.

Amy's Hub of Happiness
2021-06-26 11:00 - 2021-07-09 16:00 | art shape, 5 College Court, Gloucester, GL1 2NJ, United Kingdom
What a lineup! Here is the list of summer workshops which will take place at Amy Freeman Artstuff ‘s hub of happiness.

These workshops have limited spaces, so don’t miss out!

You can also find all the workshops listed in the events page of Art Shape’s Facebook page

UK Indie Day
2021-07-03 08:00 - 2021-07-04 17:00
Independents’ Day UK in association with Maybe* is a campaign that exists to support and promote independent retail businesses across the UK all year round, but with an annual focus on July 4th: ‘Independents’ Day’ itself. Independents account for something in the order of 65% of the approximately 290,000 retail outlets in the UK and are at the heart of local communities throughout the country.
As a shopper Independents’ Day UK is your chance to show some love for the independent retailers you value most both in your local communities and online: the ones you wouldn’t want to live without. Here’s how you can get involved to help make Independents’ Day UK a success for those businesses and others.
In addition:
• Follow and engage with the campaign across our social media platforms.
• Share the campaign with you friends.
• Give a shout-out on social media to the independent retailers you love and value most – be sure to tag us in any post using the hashtag #ukindieday.
• Ask the independent retailers you visit or know if they are involved with Independents’ Day UK – if not, please direct them to our website.
• Make a list now of one or two independent retailers that you’ve never visited before, or even local favourites you’re famililar with and pledge to visit them on Independents’ Day on July 4th – your visit will make the world of difference.

Gloucester Goes Retro
2021-08-28 09:00 - 18:00 | Gloucester
More information will be shared when available.

Double Points Week 16-24 October
2021-10-16 08:00 - 2021-10-24 23:00
This week we are doubling your points! Thus increasing your number of entries into a prize draw just for these nine days!
Mi Rewards Gloucester is the city centre loyalty scheme that rewards you with the chance to win monthly and bonus seasonal prizes for spending with local businesses.
Visit mi-rewards/gloucester for more information and to register for a FREE account to be in with a chance of winning.

October Feast
2021-10-16 17:00 - 2021-10-24 23:00
As part of this year’s Purple Flag month we are sharing places and encouraging you to eat out in the evening in Gloucester this week. From tasty tapas to extravagant extra specials, enjoy eating out. Let someone else do the cooking and washing up.
There will be some great deals and offers to check out.

Gloucester Folk Trail 2022
2022-02-18 14:00 - 2022-02-20 22:00 | Gloucester
The Gloucester Folk Trail first arrived in the city in 2018.
Folk musicians, artists and poets from around the county congregate in venues around the city, paying homage to traditional forms of Folk music, performance, entertainment, and arts & crafts.

Pelican Winter Ales Festival
2022-03-10 12:00 - 2022-03-13 22:00 | The Pelican Inn, 4 St Mary's Street, Gloucester, GL1 2QR, United Kingdom
The Pelican Winter Ales Festival 10th-13th March. At least 45 Cask and 10 Craft Keg will be available over the weekend with 28 casks available at any time. As beers run out imsimple replace them with a different beer from the list. Tasting Cards give you 15 thirds (12 Cask & 3 Keg) for £20 or you can buy Pint & Halves as normal. This is our eighth winter fest, each one bigger and better than the last. For a beer list go to Untappd. business.untappd.com/boards/56220

Gloucester's Easter Eggsplorers
2022-04-02 08:00 - 2022-04-24 17:00 | Gloucester
Eggsplore Gloucester this Easter! Collect 10 different stickers from a choice of 15 locations, before collecting your very own wooden Easter egg to decorate at home.
This is a completely free activity, and will hopefully help you to discover some new places around the city. There are only 300 cards available, so don’t miss out!
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
– Collect a card from the Museum of Gloucester on Brunswick Road (closed on Mondays)
– Collect 10 different stickers from a choice of 15 locations (see below)
– Each location will have a poster displayed to show that they are a sticker collection point
– Each sticker must be stuck onto your card
– Once you have collected 10 stickers, take your completed card back to the Museum of Gloucester
– You will be given a wooden Easter egg for you to take home and decorate, using the designs on the stickers that you have collected as inspiration
– Once you have decorated your egg, please share a photo with us on social media, using #gloseastereggsplorers, for a chance to win a prize!
Find out where you can collect stickers from: https://www.visitgloucester.co.uk/eggsploregloucester

Urban Art Nature Trail
2022-04-06 08:00 - 2022-09-30 17:00 | Gloucester
Take part in the #BouncingBack Urban Art Nature Trail. Find all the images and complete the tick-box download – available by clicking on the link DOWNLOAD TRAIL I-SPY LIST
Urban artists have completed a project to brighten up Gloucester City streets with the painting of utility boxes.
The concept, sponsored by Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) and the City Council via the Welcome Back fund, is to enhance the street scene by converting often unkempt and distressed street furniture into bright points of interest. City Centre visitors can walk around the Gate Streets and immediate adjoining lanes and spot the artwork.

Easter Egg Hunt
2022-04-09 08:00 - 2022-04-24 17:00 | Gloucester Quays
Somebody has dropped their eggs in shop windows all over the Quays.
Use your eggsperience to track them down and you will be rewarded with a free Lindt chocolate egg.
Pick up a trail map from Gloucester Quays Customer Services and begin to Explore the Quays
Find all 11 eggs and spell out the missing words then hop back to our Customer Services to collect your mini Lindt egg.
£1 donation entry per child
All proceeds will be donated to our chosen charity Pied Piper Appeal
Terms and Conditions apply, One egg per child, whilst stocks last.

Blues Night: Maxwell Street Blues Band
2022-04-15 19:00 - 22:30 | Pilgrim’s Yard, Cross Keys Lane, Gloucester, GL1 2HQ
Come to Pilgrims Yard for their opening in Gloucester city centre. Maxwell Street Blues Band will be opening the Pilgrims stage for our first blues night of the year. 15th April 2022
Free entry
Doors @ 7PM

Spring Family Challenge Days: Get loading
2022-04-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Waterways Museum, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, GL1 2EH, United Kingdom
Join the Canal & River Trust Explorers team at the National Waterways Museum Gloucester for a series of Spring Challenge Days. Families will be able to learn a new waterway skill, get competitive, go exploring or discover a new talent. There will be something different each spring Saturday between 10am – 2pm.
30th April – Get loading – Don’t sink the boat! How much can you load onto your plasticine boat?
The challenge days are drop in sessions and are included in the price of your museum entry or free if you have an annual ticket. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Check out our website for access information and how to find us. canalrivertrust.org.uk/gloucester

Your museum ticket lasts for 12-months so when you pay on your first visit, every visit after that is free for 12-months!
Ticket price: Adult (16+) – £8.50; Child (6-15) – £5.00; Child (5 and under) – Free; Family – £20.00; Concession – £7.50.

Launch of Kings Square
2022-04-30 11:30 - 21:00 | Kings Square
The event celebrates 50 years after the square was first opened in 1972, and aims to showcase the square as an events space by featuring lighting displays, dance performances and a dramatic high wire walk.
Throughout the day there will be a buzz of performances and free circus skills activities for children and young people, as well as a new show from hip-hop contemporary dance group, Avant Garde. SCRUM, is a 35-minute immersive experience merging dance with virtual reality and will invite visitors to scan the QR codes to view the hidden virtual layers.
In the evening, onlookers can enjoy a specially commissioned new collaboration between Gloucester based Strike a Light and Avant Garde, who have worked with 125 dancers across the city on a vibrant new performance.
The evening will culminate in a breathtaking show called Wave at the Moon, which has been created for the launch about the relationship between the moon and the tidal bore. It’s a collaboration between Cirque Bijou and the Bullzini High Wire Company who’ve performed in both national and international festivals and will feature wire walker Chris Bullzini, aerialist Eloise Currie and musicians Michael Fergie and Tilly Chester.

Llanthony Secunda Priory - Summer Fair
2022-05-01 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-02 11:00 - 16:00 | Llanthony Secunda Priory, llanthony secunda priory, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5QT, United Kingdom
Llanthony Secunda Priory is inviting you to join them at their Summer Fair this weekend to shop small and fabulous! 🛍🌞
Henry Dene Hall will be bustling with the most unique, creative and artisan gifts and treats from some of Gloucestershire’s loveliest little businesses:
Jacqueline Hammond Art ֍ Wicked Whisk Bakes ֍ Birch Cottage Crafts ֍ Painting House Crafts ֍ Kay’s Pots ֍ Made in the Button Room ֍ Taylor Made Melts ֍ Katherine Ford ֍ Girl Guiding ֍ Fire Phoenix ֍ Cuthbert the Croc ֍ Under Capricorn ֍ Clement’s Cafe ֍ Friends of Llanthony Secunda
Take a leisurely stroll around the beautiful heritage buildings and tranquil grounds – the knowledgeable volunteers will be on hand to answer all your history questions!
You can also grab a drink and ice cream from the Clement’s Café from 11am. The perfect family and friends day out this Bank Holiday!

Spring Family Challenge Days: Get Knotted
2022-05-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Waterways Museum, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, GL1 2EH, United Kingdom
Join the Canal & River Trust Explorers team at the National Waterways Museum Gloucester for a series of Spring Challenge Days. Families will be able to learn a new waterway skill, get competitive, go exploring or discover a new talent. There will be something different each spring Saturday between 10am – 2pm.
7th May – Get knotted – learn the ropes with Explorers and make a boatman’s ‘cheese’
The challenge days are drop in sessions and are included in the price of your museum entry or free if you have an annual ticket. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Check out our website for access information and how to find us. canalrivertrust.org.uk/gloucester

Your museum ticket lasts for 12-months so when you pay on your first visit, every visit after that is free for 12-months!
Ticket price: Adult (16+) – £8.50; Child (6-15) – £5.00; Child (5 and under) – Free; Family – £20.00; Concession – £7.50.
