Deal signed to bring new urban village to Gloucester creating hundreds of new affordable homes
Rooftop Housing Association and Gloucester City Council have signed a deal that will see a new urban village created, bringing up to 300 new homes to Gloucester city centre. The homes will be built on derelict land at St Oswald’s Park, the site of the former...
Defib Training
The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity team will be running Defib CRP Demos at 40-44 King’s Walk (in between the Forum shop and The Entertainer), where everyone can learn how to use the public access defibs. Sessions: 12pm to 12.30pm 12.30pm to 1pm There’s no...
Defib Training
The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity team will be running Defib CRP Demos and training at 40-44 King’s Walk (in between the Forum shop and The Entertainer), where people can learn how to use the public access defibs. Session times: 12pm to 12.30pm 12.30pm to 1pm...
Design your own Easter Egg competition!
Easter colouring in competition! During the Easter school holidays, we thought we’d have an egg inspired competition for all the budding young designers here in Gloucester! Pick up one of our ‘Draw your own Easter Egg Competition’ leaflets from one...
Discovery Day!
An amazing afternoon with plenty of family fun activities and entertainment, from Christopher Beauman, as well as CPR and Defibrillator Training Plus, a children’s fashion show from 3:30 pm, where everyone can get involved! As well as special guest Charlie Bear!...
Dragon Boat Festival 2024
On Sunday 12th May 2024, The Rotary Club of Gloucester Severn’s Dragon Boat Festival returns raising money for Young Gloucestershire and other local charities. The Festival is now a hugely popular event in the Gloucestershire events’ calendar that pits...
Dragon Boat Festival returns raising money for Young Gloucestershire and other local charities!
It’s May and teams are counting down to Sunday May, 12th and this years’ Dragon Boat Festival at Gloucester Docks. The charity event is once again organised by the Rotary Club of Gloucester Severn, and is set to see teams racing across the day aiming to be the top...
Easter Beer Festival 2024
Join us for an EGGstraordinary Easter Beer Festival from March 29th to 31st! We’ve got it all – live music, delicious food trucks, and a stellar line-up of guest beers to make your weekend hoppy! Entry is just £10, and that gets you a limited edition commemorative...
Easter Entertainment at Gloucester Quays
Join us for a day of egg-citing Easter entertainment on Saturday 30th March: Face Painting from 11am to 3pm – Let your little ones’ imaginations run wild with colourful designs! Meet and Greet with the Easter Bunny from 11am to 4pm – Capture precious moments with...
Easter Fun at Eastgate Indoor Market
Join the businesses on Saturday 30th March between 10am – 1.30pm for some Easter Fun! Easter egg hunt Face paining Meet the Easter bunny! Free to enter. Pick up an Easter Egg Hunt for from Unit 35 on the day.
Easter Through the Ages
Travel back in time at Gloucester Cathedral this Easter with our fun family activities. Discover how the Easter festival has been celebrated throughout history! Join us for crafts, cookery and more as we make and take home some of our favourite Easter traditions from...
Easter Through the Ages
Travel back in time at Gloucester Cathedral this Easter with our fun family activities. Discover how the Easter festival has been celebrated throughout history! Join us for crafts, cookery and more as we make and take home some of our favourite Easter traditions from...
Easter Trail at Gloucester Quays
Embark on an egg-citing Easter adventure with Gloucester Quays’ Easter trail! Collect a trail activity sheet* from the Customer Service Desk and set off on a quest to find all the Easter eggs in store windows! Figure out the mystery word, count the eggs and return to...
Eastgate Indoor Market – The Grinch That Stole Christmas!
Come along and join the fun on Saturday 9th December from 11am to 2pm. There will be a festive trail, face painting and a tombola. Fun for everyone!
Ed Balls to feature at Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester
The Three Choirs Festival has announced that broadcaster, writer and former politician Ed Balls will be joining the festival line up in Gloucester. He will join forces with the Marsyas Trio as the narrator in the Three Little Mammoths on Saturday 29 July. Written by...
Elements: 50th Anniversary of hip hop
Gloucester Guildhall celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip hop this autumn with a takeover from associate artists Your Next Move and guest artists, The Breaking League. Honouring the roots of hip hop, Elements will celebrate all aspects of the genre from graffiti to...
Emergency Services Fun Day
Gloucester City Safe, together with Gloucestershire Police and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue are joining forces this weekend to celebrate Emergency Services Fun Day this Saturday, 30th September. From 10am-3pm there will be activities at Gloucester Docks, near...
Emergency Services Join Forces for a Day of Fun this Weekend in Gloucester!
Gloucester City Safe, together with Gloucestershire Police and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue are joining forces this weekend to celebrate Emergency Services Fun Day this Saturday, 30th September. From 10am-3pm there will be activities at Gloucester Docks, near...
Emergency Services Volunteering Recruitment Event
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...
End of Tax Year Call for Firms to ‘Make Unused Budgets Count’
Leaders are suggesting that organisations invest unused end of the tax year budgets in local gift cards for rewards, support and incentives. The Gloucester Gift Card can be spent in over 170 local businesses. As the end of the tax year approaches, organisations are...
English Tourism Week
VisitEngland is proud to lead English Tourism Week (14-23 March 2025) celebrating our diverse, exciting and vibrant sector, and highlighting the quality and value of the English tourism offer. English tourism supports 200,000 SME businesses, employs 2.6 million people...
Enjoy the awe and wonder of Gloucester Cathedral this Easter
Gloucester Cathedral welcomes all to participate in its services and events during the festival of Easter, as it proclaims the message of hope. There is something for everyone at Gloucester Cathedral this Holy Week and Easter. From services to fun family activities,...
Exciting Festival Brings Americana Music Back to City Centre Venues
Following its success last year, the Gloucester Americana Festival is back this weekend and will be better than before! With more locations across the city, the Americana Music Festival will be heard far and wide during the weekend of 4th & 5th October, so save...
Family Fun at Kings Square
Get ready for water fun, bubbles & a character visit, whilst enjoying the many local eateries! There will be a character from The Entertainer (12pm – 2pm), bubbles galore from Bubbly Heaven (1.30pm – 3pm), plus have fun in the sun with the fountains...
Fight Town Gloucester
Brought to you by Neilson Boxing. Friday March 10th 2023 – Times tbc GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester £45 Standard | £65 Ringside | £75 Inner Ringside
Filipino Heritage Day 2023
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,...
Finalists announced for the Believe in Gloucester Awards 2024
Voting is now open to crown the winners of the Believe in Gloucester Awards 2024! More than 400 nominations were received for the awards organised by Gloucester BID to champion all the city has to offer from its voluntary organisations to its regeneration projects and...
Folk at the Folk Festival
Folk at The Folk is back in 2023, 12 hours of action packed Folk Music, Morris Dancing and Workshops. Come all ye! We have a day full of music, dance, workshops, talks and sing arounds. On the 16th of September 2023 we are offering you over 25 different song, music...
Folk at the Folk Festival back for third year!
The Folk of Gloucester, the community, events and exhibition space is holding a folk festival on the 16th of September. The “Folk at the Folk” festival is bringing together over 25 different song, music and dance acts from around the county and beyond. There will also...
Folk Talk and Walk: An introduction to dating timber framed buildings
A wonderful opportunity to be guided around the timber-frame features of Blackfriar’s Priory and the Folk of Gloucester. Learn to observe how stylistic changes in timber features between the 1200s to the 1700s provides evidence for the dating timber framed buildings....
Folk Talks – Jack in the Green
JACK IN THE GREEN The Revival of an Old May Day Tradition In 2015 an attempt was made to revive one of England’s oldest folk customs. Some say The Jack in the Green dates back to pagan times, no-one knows for sure. What is certain was that this colourful custom...
Folk Talks – A Titanic Magic Lantern Show
A Titanic Magic Lantern Show 112 years since its sinking on the 14th-15th April 1912. A show using all original magic lantern plates and vintage cinema Equipment. Pat Furley shares this story having researched and visited The Titanic Museum in Belfast. Come and spend...
Food by the fire: Hope Springs Gathering
Gloucester Park Forum welcome you to celebrate a season of change with dance, comedy, storytelling, drumming and fire performers. Enjoy a hot dog with friends whilst roasting marshmallows on the fire pits. A free evening for families to gather by the fire. The event...
Foodies Rejoice with Choice on Westgate Street
Westgate Street, part of the Cathedral Quarter in Gloucester, is rapidly emerging as a culinary hotspot, boasting a diverse range of restaurants offering something for every palate. From authentic Thai flavours to sizzling Indian dishes and vibrant Caribbean cuisine,...
