Gloucester Santa Fun Run 2022
2022-12-10 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Kings Square
Run, Walk, Stroll or Jog a 1 or 5 kilometre course:
We’re back in the city and can’t wait to see you in your festive fancy dress. This year the #GlosSantaFunRun is on Saturday 10th December 2022 outside the old Debenhams Store in Kings Square. Registration from 9.30am for a 10.00 start.
Last year you helped raise over £2,400 for local charities; so let’s see if we can beat that this year!

Gloucester Knife Angel
2023-02-01 00:00 - 2023-02-28 23:00 | Gloucester Cathedral
The 27-foot-high sculpture, made from over 100,000 seized blades is coming to Gloucester in February 2023 as part of its National Anti-Violence Tour. It was created to highlight the negative effects of violent and aggressive behaviour. Not only does it act as a catalyst for turning the tide on such behaviour, it also acts as a beautiful memorial designed to celebrate lives lost through these violent and thoughtless actions.
The Knife Angel will be outside Gloucester’s iconic Cathedral between 1st and 28th February 2023 as part of its National Anti-Violence Tour. The Knife Angel is a huge, stunning contemporary sculpture of an angel made out of confiscated knives received from 43 Police Forces across the UK. It weighs in at a hefty 3.5 tonnes.
Originating from The British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry and created by sculptor Alfie Bradley, it is on tour of towns and cities around Britain raising awareness of the issues of knife crime.
The Knife Angel’s arrival in Gloucester will be backed up by a month-long series of events, workshops and other activities across the city involving a range of organisations and people of all ages and backgrounds. The Knife Angel’s time in Gloucester will commence with an opening ceremony and conclude with a community vigil.

Gloucester Folk Trail 2023
2023-02-17 16:00 - 2023-02-19 22:00 | Various venues across Gloucester City
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.
It is funded and supported by the businesses and venues involved and Gloucester BID.
For further details, including the line up, venues and a gallery of images, click here.

Run or Walk 5K #RunForRamarni
2023-02-20 19:00 - 2023-02-25 20:00 | Butlers Venue Bar, 99 Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PY, United Kingdom
The power of community spirit fosters support for all families impacted by knife crime.
To coincide with the Knife Angel coming to Gloucester, the family of Ramarni Crosby, who lost his life to knife crime in November 2021, are organising a 5k run each night for a week in his memory.
Starting on Monday 20th to the Sunday 26th February, to coincide with half-term week, you are all invited to join Danny Lee Davis, Ramarni’s Uncle and local Knife Crime activist, to #RunForRamarni on any or all of these evenings.
Meeting at Butlers Bar on Eastgate Street each night at 7pm for a 7.15pm star, ending at The Knife Angel at Gloucester Cathedral Green.
On the last run, Sunday 26th, it will start earlier at Butlers for 4.30pm, run the route until ‘Boots Corner’ up to the Cathedral for a closing community vigil marking the departure of the Knife Angel the following day.
Families of victims who have lost lives to knife crime will be together carrying the ‘Knife Torch’ from ‘Boots Corner’ to Gloucester Cathedral.
Please feel free to come and join us each night from 7pm to run, walk, or just cheer on.
Donations are welcomed but optional. Buckets will be out each evening outside Butlers and all monies donated will be added to the Ramarni Trust Fund to facilitate Gloucester’s fight against knife crime in the City. Knife Angel merchandise will be on sale at the closing vigil and all funds raised will support the legacy fund to continue education and awareness raising post February.
For more information about the Knife Angel and its programme of events in February here.
For more information about the Knife Angel Legacy Fund here.

Tours of the Folk of Gloucester - "If Only Walls Could Talk!"
2023-03-02 11:00 - 12:30 | The Folk of Gloucester, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2PG, United Kingdom
Be one of the first to explore this building which was closed for several years! Walk on the squeaky floorboards and smell the history!
Gloucester Civic Trust have taken over this amazing and unique row of three Tudor houses from the City Council and want to bring life back into the buildings and keep them safe for future generations.
Guided tours are now available and tell the stories of the buildings themselves and the people who owned them or worked or lived in them during the last 600 years. The tour guides will be dressed in costume, representing a real person connected to the building.
Find out why someone was hiding in the loft of the coal house, or who received special dispensation from the Privy Council in the sixteenth century. Hear the story about Bishop Hooper and the room he is reputed to have stayed in the night before he was burnt at the stake in 1555.
Who owned and lived in these buildings during the Civil War and the Seige of Gloucester in 1643? Who set up the largest pin making factory in Gloucester here in the 18th Century and exhibited their state-of-the-art machinery in the Great Exhibition in 19th Century? Who was the very last baby to be born here in 20th Century?
And –
Where was the witch’s bottle found?
All these questions will be answered during the tour.
You will also hear about our plans for the future of the buildings which will no longer be a museum but an exhibition and events space and a centre for the local community.
Notes
Please note that the Tour takes about 90 minutes and costs £7 for adults, £3 for children under16 (who must be accompanied by and adult). There is a limit of 10 people on each tour. Book now to avoid disappointment.
Access to the first and second floors is via staircases. There is no lift access. This means the tour is unsuitable for pushchairs, users of wheelchairs and those with limited mobility.
The Café will be open so please come a bit early and support our efforts to keep these beautiful buildings open by buying a cup of tea or coffee before the Tour as the Introduction to the Tour usually starts here.The Folk of Gloucester is managed by Gloucester Civic Trust Limited
Registered in England | Company No.01078805 | Charity No.264719
Registered Office: Bishop Hooper House, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG

A Night at the Opera
2023-03-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Gloucester Cathedral
London Concertante present a sensational evening at the opera with an array of the finest opera arias and overtures, including works from Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, and Mozart – some of the best from Madame Butterfly, Turandot, Tosca, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Cosi fan Tutti and so much more. Presented by Candlelight with some of the country’s greatest opera singers, this truly is an evening not to be missed.

Food & Craft Market
2023-03-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Orchard Square, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, United Kingdom
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.

Fight Town Gloucester
2023-03-10 | GL1 Leisure Centre, Bruton Way, , Gloucester, GL1 1DT, United Kingdom
Brought to you by Neilson Boxing.
Friday March 10th 2023 – Times tbc
GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester
£45 Standard | £65 Ringside | £75 Inner Ringside

The Pelican Inn - 9th Winter Ales Festival
2023-03-16 12:00 - 2023-03-19 23:30 | The Pelican Inn, 4 St Mary's Street, Gloucester, GL1 2QR, United Kingdom
The 9th Winter Ales Festival kicks off at 12noon Thursday 16th March and runs through until midnight on Sunday 19th.
Between 50-60 Cask beers will be available with at least 30 available at any one time. There will also be 8 ever changing Craft Kegs. This year there are kegs from Latvia (Arpus), Sweden (Nerd & Omnipollo) and Belgium (Kasteel) alongside the best the UK has to offer.

National Lottery Open Week
2023-03-18 10:00 - 2023-03-26 17:00 | The Folk of Gloucester, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2PG, United Kingdom
Every week National Lottery players raise more than £30 million which goes towards funding good causes across the UK.
Each time you play The National Lottery you help make the UK a better place, and we want to say thank you!
Since 1994, more than £47 billion has been raised for good causes. Due to this support, good cause projects in the arts, community, film heritage and sport are able to make a huge difference in their local communities.
For making their work possible, National Lottery funded projects across the UK want to say #ThanksToYou to the National Lottery players by offering free entry or other special offers this National Lottery Open Week!
Between 18-26 March 2023, anyone who presents a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard (digital or physical) will be able to access these special offers.

Spring Equinox Faery Fayre at The Folk of Gloucester
2023-03-25 10:30 - 16:30 | The Folk of Gloucester, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2PG, United Kingdom
Yay !!!! Devine Magic Realm are bringing the Spring Faeries to The Folk of Gloucester on Saturday 25th March 2023. Join for Faery Fun at the Spring Equinox Faery Fayre 10.30am – 4.30pm Free Entry.
The Folk of Gloucester
Bishop Hoopers House
99-103 Westgate Street
Gloucester GL1 2PG
There will have a wonderful display of Faery related stalls including artists, plus psychic readers and healing therapies. Enjoy the magical faery fun inside The Folk & around the garden.
Be entertained by the ladies Merrie Morgana Medieval Fusion Dancers, Julia Mosley & Ominous Folk. There will be a Spring Faery Trail around the venue and court garden too. Plus Annabells Children’s Fairy Workshop & Fairy Photobooth.
Come along dressed as your favourite theme Faery anything goes from flower faery, steampunk faery, whereever your imagination takes you.
Enjoy refreshments at the Cafe at The Folk of Gloucester.

175th Anniversary Concert: Hymnus Paradisi and Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto
2023-03-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Gloucester Cathedral
This rescheduled concert promises to be every bit as special as the occasion deserves.
Herbert Howells’s Hymnus Paradisi was first performed at the Gloucester Three Choirs Festival of 1950. Hymnus Paradisi is set in six movements that combine the texts of psalms, the Latin mass and other sacred texts for chorus, orchestra and soli. Rarely performed, this is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the very best of Howells.
Cost: £25, £18, £10 | Students & U25s £5
Click here for more information.

Gloucester's Bunny Hop Trail
2023-03-31 08:00 - 2023-04-16 17:00
TEN FLUFFY BUNNIES HAVE HOPPED OFF AROUND GLOUCESTER! CAN YOU HELP US FIND THEM ALL?
Each of the bunnies have a letter with them.
Unscramble the letters to discover a word.
To enter, fill in the word answer along with your details on the back of this map and hand it into either the Museum of Gloucester or The Folk of Gloucester.
Find all ten bunnies, unscramble the special word to be in with a chance of winning a £50 Gloucester gift card!

The Cheeky Chicks Easter Trail
2023-04-01 08:00 - 2023-04-16 17:00 | Gloucester Cathedral
A flock of cheeky chicks have escaped around the Cathedral, and we need your help to find them! Collect a trail sheet from the Welcome Desk and begin your journey around this beautiful building, adding a sticker whenever you find one of the run-away chicks. At the end, the pattern of the stickers will reveal the answer to the trail…
This is the perfect activity for families of all ages. The trail is free to take part in with no booking required, but we are grateful for donations to the Cathedral. The trail is available within normal Cathedral opening hours; please visit this page of the our website to find out more.

Easter Beer Festival
2023-04-07 - 2023-04-09 | Gloucester Brewery
It’s Easter time again, and that means our biggest festival of the year! brewe50+ beers, street food, live music!

Gloucester History Festival - Spring Weekend
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-23 | Blackfriars Priory, Ladybellegate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2HN, United Kingdom
Join us at our Spring Weekend and enjoy a weekend jam packed with a whole host of live talks at the beautiful Blackfriars Priory in Gloucester.
Hear from:
Professor Alice Roberts
Greg Jenner
Peter Frankopan,
Tim Marshall
Kavita Puri
and many more…
Booking opens 4th March. See you there!

Brewing Emotions With Late Knight Coffee
2023-04-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Eastgate Shopping Centre
Join us for this one-off sensory experience exploring the links between coffee and photography
In this workshop you will learn more about:

the history of coffee;
the various home brewing methods;
and the different coffee tasting notes.

Followed by an open discussion about the emotions Wilding’s works evoke and how those emotions can be translated into a further sensory experience through five carefully selected specialty coffees from across Latin America.
Late Knight Coffee is a creative, collaborative and community-focused coffee company based in Gloucester. Founded in 2022, in response to the devastating effects of the pandemic on the local creative scene, Late Knight Coffee aims at showcasing the world of outstanding specialty coffee whilst supporting artists and creatives from the Gloucestershire area.

Emergency Services Volunteering Recruitment Event
2023-04-22 10:30 - 15:00 | Mariners Church, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2EN, United Kingdom
Have you ever thought about volunteering for the emergency services and making a real difference?

Gloucestershire Constabulary are hosting a volunteer recruitment event this weekend. This event is for anyone who would like to know more about what volunteering roles they have available and how these roles make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire.

They’ll also be joined by other emergency services, including Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Gloucestershire, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and SARA (Severn Area Rescue Association).

Join them from 10.30am to 3pm at the Mariners Church, Gloucester, GL1 2EN to find out more information on how you can make a difference to people’s lives.

Coronation afternoon tea for local business owners and managers
2023-05-05 16:30 - 18:00 | GWAAC Boutique Shop, 24a Southgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2DP, United Kingdom
Calling all local Gloucester business owners and managers! You are cordially invited to a Coronation Local Business Networking Afternoon Tea!
Together with Gloucester BID, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) is hosting a local business networking afternoon tea on the eve of the Coronation.
Come and join GWAAC and Gloucester BID for a celebratory royal afternoon tea, help support your local air ambulance charity and network with others.
There will be tea, cakes and live music, plus a chance to chat with other business owners and managers and browse the delights of GWAAC’s new Boutique shop on Southgate Street, Gloucester.
Book early
It’s taking place on Friday 5 May, between 16:30 to 18:00, and is free to attend. The organisers have asked that you bring a donation of clothing or accessories for GWAAC’s Boutique shop that is “fit for a King!”
The dress code will be Coronation-inspired or red, white and blue.
Places will be limited, so please book early to join us in our celebrations!

NAFAS National Show 2023
2023-05-12 - 2023-05-13 | Gloucester Cathedral
NAFAS will be holding its National Show in the wonderful setting of Gloucester Cathedral on the 12th and 13th May 2023. This is an opportunity for our dedicated members to compete in a variety of classes,
Visitors will be treated to a beautiful array of floral arrangements, workshops, demonstrations and speakers. There will also be a shopping opportunity where you will find traders selling their goods in the Cloisters.

Orchid's at The Folk!
2023-05-13 10:00 - 16:00 | The Folk of Gloucester, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2PG, United Kingdom
The Folk of Gloucester and the Cheltenham & District Orchid Society Bring you Orchid’s at The Folk! A great chance to buy unique Orchids that you wont find in the shops. Throughout the day Dr Tom the Orchid Doctor will be holding clinics to help make the most of your orchids and also answer those burning questions. There will be repotting sessions too.

Whether you own Orchids or have tried and failed this is the event for you.

FREE to Enter and suitable for all the family.

Orchid picture by Fern Harden.

Polish Heritage Day 2023
2023-05-13 12:00 - 16:00 | Kings Square
You are invited to celebrate one of the most colourful days in Gloucester – Polish Heritage Day!
This annual festival is organised by Polish Association Gloucestershire and Polish Parish in Gloucester.
The day will be packed with many attractions and performances, from traditional dancing and trying traditional food, to music concerts and other entertainment.
There will be an array of stalls around Kings Square, offering great food, beautiful art and craft and information on travelling to Poland.
The star of this year’s edition of Polish Heritage Day in Gloucester will be Ewelina Flinta, well known to the Polish audience.
For more information – https://www.facebook.com/PLHeritageDay/

Gloucester Dragon Boat Festival
2023-05-14 10:00 - 17:30
Get ready for the 24th Annual Dragon Boat Festival! Come along and support Young Gloucestershire and other Rotary Charities.

Filipino Heritage Day 2023
2023-05-14 11:00 - 17:00 | Kings Square
Experience the tastes and sounds of the Philippines in Gloucester’s King’s Square.
Showcasing popular Filipino cuisines, live music, and cultural performances for people to come and experience. Organised by the Filipino Association of Gloucestershire, it’s free to attend – Sunday, May 14, from 11am to 5pm.
This vibrant event is an annual celebration of the culture and traditions of the Filipino community in the city of Gloucester. There will more than a dozen musical acts lined up, as well as performances of aspects of Filipino culture, including a display of hybrid Filipino Martial Arts.

Strongman
2023-05-27 - 2023-05-28 | Gloucester Quays
Watch incredible feats of strength and endurance on Orchard Square on May 27th & 28th where we will be hosting Britain’s Strongest Master and the Official England’s Strongest Man Qualifier!
Strongmen will take on the Viking Walk, Atlas Stones, deadlifts and more!
Britain’s Strongest Master – 27th May
Official England’s Strongest Man Qualifier – 28th May
Tickets can be purchased on the day or through the below links:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britains-strongest-master-tickets-502443862117
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/official-englands-strongest-man-qualifier-tickets-580327865267?aff=erelpanelorg

Mission Support Day!
2023-05-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Eastgate Shopping Centre
Join the Midlands Air Ambulance team at their Gloucester shop for an open day which includes FREE activities for the whole family
Saturday 27th May
Unit 8-10 The Forum, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Gloucester, GL1 1XN
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Soldier Skills Challenge
2023-05-27 10:00 - 2023-06-04 16:00
To join the army you need to be strong of mind and body!
So this half term come and take part in our trail that will test both of these skills. It culminates with our brand new child friendly shooting test! This activity is aimed at children aged 6-12.
Additionally on Monday 29th May we’ll have our Redcoat soldier re-enactor who can tell you even more about being in the army.
Finally, on Tuesday 30th May we have our team outside (11-1) who will be testing your skills even more.
More info at: www.soldiersofglos.com/museum-events

Civic Trust Jubilee Parade
2023-05-27 14:00 - 15:00 | St Mary de Crypt
Come and see the Gloucester Civic Trust Jubilee Parade!
See the Civic Trust members dressed in historic costume and parade through Gloucester to raise their profile in the City.
They have something to be proud about, as they have been saving Gloucester’s heritage for 50 years!
Starting at 2.00pm from St Mary De Crypt.

Jonathan's Jungle Roadshow
2023-05-31 11:00 - 14:30 | Waterways Museum, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, GL1 2EH, United Kingdom
Come to the National Waterways Museum Gloucester this half-term and get up close to some absolutely amazing reptiles and invertebrates. On Wednesday 31st May Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow is joining us for two, 90-minute informative sessions at 11am and 1pm. The sessions sold out last time so book now to secure your place.
Museum visitors with an annual ticket or Canal & River Trust Membership can book a session with Jonathan’s road show jungle onboard our boat Sabrina 5, a fully-accessible floating classroom.
Tickets are £6 per child which includes up to one adult for free. Any additional adults will need to buy a ticket as space is limited.
The session is suitable for age 4 and up – the 90-minute session might not be suitable for younger children.
Children need to be accompanied by an adult throughout.
The 90-minute sessions will run at 11am and 1pm
To book your place email gw*@*****************rg.uk with the session time you would like and the number of children and adults in your group. The limited places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Wild Escape!
2023-06-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Museum Of Gloucester, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1TH, United Kingdom
Make colourful wings & habitats with wild recycled materials and find the Wild Isles animals trails!
Inspired by the Museum of Gloucester’s bird and butterfly taxidermy!
There are two sessions:

10am – 12pm
1pm – 3pm
