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Your Guide to Gloucester's Monthly Highlights
Highlighted Events in Gloucester 2025
Gloucester Goes Retro
Lions at Large
July-September 2025
Moomins 80: Moomin ABC
29 March – 5 October
As part of the Moomin 80 programme in Gloucester, we invite you and your family into a magical world inspired by Moomins this Spring and Summer.
Gloucester Food Festival
Weekend, 19th July & 20th July 2025
FREE Entry – Ticketed Talks and Demos
This Year in Gloucester, so far...
January
23rd – Drop In Mindful Clay Workshop – JOLT Gloucester
24th-26th – Gloucester Cajun & Zydeco Festival 2025 – Gloucester Guildhall
February
13th-19th – Bright Nights – Kings Square
14th-16th – Gloucester Folk Trail – City Centre
15th-27th – A Celebration of Gloucestershire – Gloucester Cathedral
19th – Carnival Mask & May Day Crown Workshop – Museum of Gloucester
19th-20th – Half Term Fun at Gloucester Cathedral – Gloucester Cathedral
27th-28th – Bright Nights – Kings Square
March
1st-5th – Bright Nights – Kings Square
1st-2nd – Orchard Street Market
14th-23rd – English Tourism Week
29th to 5th Oct – Moomin 80: Moomin ABC – Museum of Gloucester
30th – Gloucester Marathon and 10k
April
All month – Moomin 80: Moomin ABC – Museum of Gloucester
1st-30th – An Egg-cellent Easter Trail – Gloucester Cathedral
3rd – Peat & Diesel – Gloucester Guildhall
4th – Frolics at the Friars Comedy Night – Blackfriars Priory
4th – The Bluetones – Gloucester Guildhall
5th-6th – Orchard Street Market – The Docks
5th – Pink by Vicky Jackson – Gloucester Guildhall
5th – Sings & Play with Lea Morris – St Johns Northgate
10th – Now That’s What I Call a Music Quiz – Hop Kettle, Gloucester Food Dock
10th-12th – Macbeth – St Mary de Crypt
10th – Wayward Sons – Gloucester Guildhall
12th – Behind the Scenes Tour – Museum of Gloucester
12th – Filkin’s Drift – The Folk of Gloucester
13th – Cut and Stick – Museum of Gloucester
15th & 23rd – A Medieval Easter for Families – Gloucester Cathedral
17th – Dylan Fowler – The Folk of Gloucester
19th – Tudor Day – The Folk of Gloucester
19th – Easter Basket Creations Workshop – Museum of Gloucester
19th – Mark Chadwick (Levellers) – Gloucester Guildhall
20th – Live Music at Our House – Our House, Gloucester Food Dock
24th – CODA – A Tribute to Led Zeppelin – Gloucester Guildhall
25th – Hope for Tomorrow – “Walk of Hope” – City Centre
25th – Soup Theatre – Bottom Between the Sheets – The Folk of Gloucester
25th-27th – Gloucester History Festival Spring Weekend
May
1st – Blair Chadwick “Into the Stream” – The Folk of Gloucester
2nd-3rd – Character Tour of The Folk of Gloucester
2nd-4th – Jazz in The City
3rd-4th – Cathedral Quarter Makers Market
3rd-4th – Orchard Street Market
4th – Open Day at Llanthony Secunda Priory
4th – Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure for Kids – Gloucester Guildhall
4th – Star Was Trivia Knight – Hop Kettle, Gloucester Food Dock
6th – Guildhall Comedy Club – Gloucester Guildhall
7th – Robert Jon & The Wreck – Gloucester Guildhall
10th – Behind the Scenes Tour – Museum of Gloucester
10th – Parry – Songs of Farewell, plus Bach, Rheinberger and Hepplewhite – Gloucester Cathedral
11th – The Eurovision Quiz – Hop Kettle, Gloucester Food Dock
13th – Library Tour & Tea Package at Gloucester Cathedral
14th – Crash Test Dummies – Gloucester Guildhall
16th & 17th – Character Tours at The Folk of Gloucester
17th – Conflict of Histories at The Folk of Gloucester
17th-18th – Ukranian Festival – The Folk of Gloucester
18th – Dragon Boat Festival Gloucester Docks
18th – Gloucester Brick Festival at GL1
23rd – UK Subs – Gloucester Guildhall
24th – Roman Soldier Tour of the Eastgate Chamber – Museum of Gloucester
28th – Doc Saurus: Fossil Hunter – Museum of Gloucester
28th – Sarah McQuaid – The Folk of Gloucester
31st – Glorious Glevum Tour – Museum of Gloucester
31st – Lil Miss Lady – Gloucester Guildhall
June
All month – Moomin 80: Moomin ABC – Museum of Gloucester
1st – Race for Life 5k
6th-7th – Character Tour of The Folk of Gloucester
7th-8th – Cathedral Quarter Makers Market
7th-8th – Orchard Street Market
12th – Flowdan & Neffa-T – Gloucester Guildhall
13th-14th – Character Tour of The Folk of Gloucester
13th – The Disney Quiz – Hop Kettle, Gloucester Food Dock
14th – Behind the Scenes Tour – Museum of Gloucester
20th-21st – Character Tour of The Folk of Gloucester
21st – Roman Soldier tour of the Eastgate Chamber – Museum of Gloucester
21st – Moomin 80
27th-28th – Character Tour of The Folk of Gloucester
28th – Armed Forces Day – Back Badge Square
29th – Gloucester 10k
July
All month – Moomin 80: Moomin ABC – Museum of Gloucester
Launch of Your Summer Bucket List
5th-6th – Cathedral Quarter Makers Market
5th-6th – Orchard Street Market
11th-September – Lions at Large Trail – City Centre
12th – Gloucester High Street Fest “Bloom in Gloucester”
12th – Behind the Scenes Tour – Museum of Gloucester
12th – Si Cranston – Gloucester Guildhall
14th-26th – Festival of Archaeology
25th-3rd August – Gloucester Rhythm and Blues Festival
27th – Open Day at Llanthony Secunda Priory
August
July 25th-3rd August – Gloucester Rhythm and Blues Festival
All month – Lions at Large Trail – City Centre
All month – Your Summer Bucket List
All month – Moomin 80: Moomin ABC – Museum of Gloucester
2nd – Art in the City
2nd-3rd – Cathedral Quarter Makers Market
2nd-3rd – Orchard Street Market
23rd – Gloucester Goes Retro
30th – Community Celebration – Ladies World Cup – Kings Square
September
All month – Moomin 80: Moomin ABC – Museum of Gloucester
6th-7th – Cathedral Quarter Makers Market
6th-7th – Orchard Street Market
6th – Gloucester Day
6th-21st – Gloucester History Festival
12th-14th – Gloucester’s Heritage Open Days
13th – Gloucestershire Pride
October
1st-5th – Moomin 80: Moomin ABC – Museum of Gloucester
3rd-5th – Americana Festival
4th-5th – Orchard Street Market
Halloween Half-term
Big Pub Push
Apple Day
November
Lantern Parade and Light Switch On
Bright Nights
December
Small Business Saturday
Santa Fun Run
What People Say
“We had such a wonderful day when we did the trail, we visited the reindeers, had elfies at all the Christmas photo locations, went to the cathedral and beatrix potter before heading to the quays winter wonderland by the ice-skating then for lunch.”
Rachel T.
Local Resident
“We had a wonderful time at the Gloucester Goes Retro event this year. It’s the third year we’ve been and it gets bigger and better each time!”
Claire S.
Frequent Visitor
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