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Events in Cotswolds for free
Wed21
Today
At 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering♿Disability
SEND Views & Voices 'Pershore'
Central Pershore To Be Confirmed
At 10 AMFree
🧘Wellness
Togetherness Parenting Course - Understanding your child
Gardners Lane Children and Family Centre
At 12 PMFree
🏷️Other
Pre-Show Lunch
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
At 1 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
EHCP Training Session delivered by SENDIASS
Gardners Lane Childrens Centre
Thu22
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMFree
📖Story time🎨Creative workshop3–6 yrs
Parents/Carers Book Group - Hesters Way
Hesters Way Children's Centre
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers📖Story time0–2 yrs
Baby Time at Badger Valley
Badger Valley Children's Centre
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🍽️Food
First Class with Thermomix®
Thermomix Cotswolds & South West
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Craft Workshop for Adults: Stained Glass Bookmark Making
Shipston on Stour Library and Information Centre
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🏷️Other
Sleep for little ones Workshop in Shipston
The Ellen Badger Hospital
Tomorrow · 7 PM£0
🤝Volunteering
Spear Cheltenham Celebration
Trinity Church
Fri23
Friday 23 October
Sat24
Saturday 24 October
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🧺Market🍽️Food
Fine Food & Craft Market
Marriotts Walk
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Climate Matters Meeting with Charlie Maynard, MP for Witney
St Mary's Church
Sat 24 · 1 PMFree
🐣Animals
Open afternoon @ Red Horse Foundation
Red Horse Foundation
Sat 24 · 5 PMFree
🎪Street party
Something Wicked
The Hidden Still
Sun25
Sunday 25 October
Sun 25 · 9 AMFree
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
Bristol Sunday Market car boot
Bristol Sunday Market car boot
Sun 25 · 9 AMFree
🪑Flea market
Bristol Sunday Market car boot
Bristol Sunday Market car boot
Sun 25 · 10 AM£0–27.40
👾Video games📖Manga & Comics
Striking Comic Con - Cheltenham
Leisure at Cheltenham
Sun 25 · 10 AMFree
🌳Outdoors
Sunday Stroll
Cecily Hill
Sun 25 · 10:30 AM£0–20.21
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Open House and Gardens
Westonbirt School
Sun 25 · 11 AMFree
Consumer fair
The Cotswold Lakes Wedding Show
De Vere Cotswold Water Park Hotel
Sun 25 · 11 AMFree
🪑Flea market
Swindon Car Boot Sale
Swindon Car Boot Sale
Sun 25 · 12 PMFree
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
Swindon Car Boot Sale
Swindon Car Boot Sale
Sun 25 · 12 PMFree
🪑Flea market🚶Walk
Swindon Car Boot Sale
Swindon Car Boot Sale
Sun 25 · 12 PMFree
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
Swindon Car Boot Sale
Swindon Car Boot Sale
Mon26
Monday 26 October
Tue27
Tuesday 27 October
Tue 27 · 9:30 AMFree
🏋️Fitness4–11 yrs
Half Term Boot Camp for Primary School aged Kids
The Ellen Badger Hospital
Tue 27 · 10:15 AMFree
🏋️Fitness11–16 yrs
Half Term Boot Camp for Secondary School aged children
The Ellen Badger Hospital
Tue 27 · 12 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎤Stand-up10–18 yrs
Youth Cafe - Performance Club
Smokey Joe's
Tue 27 · 2 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time4–11 yrs
October Half Term Activities: Reading Screams
Shipston on Stour Library and Information Centre
Tue 27 · 3 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour
Curator Led Tours
Cheltenham Town Hall
Later
Wed 28 · 10 AMFree
📖Story time0–10 yrs
Aspire Under 11's Stay and Play October
Gardners Lane Childrens Centre
Wed 28 · 11 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Bike Maintenance Session
Pershore Library
Thu 29 · 10:30 AMFree
💼Career🌱Ecology
Sustainable Transport Forum 2026
George Moore Community Centre
Thu 29 · 11 AMFree
Little Monsters Spooky Spectacular - Halloween Party
Leisure at Cheltenham
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
🪑Flea market
TOAST Cheltenham Exchange
TOAST Cheltenham
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
🎯Board games
The Traitors Halloween Gameplay @ Airs and Graces
The Airs & Graces
Thu 29 · 6:45 PM£0–161.14
🏷️Other
Platinum Dinner at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace
Fri 30 · 10 AMFree
🥾Hiking🤾Sports & fitness
Evesham Summer Strolls
Evesham Leisure Centre
Fri 30 · 10:45 AMFree
🏊Water sports🏊Swimmingup to 15 yrs
Floats Fun Swimming Session - October Half term
Leisure at Cheltenham
Fri 30 · 12 PMFree
🏷️Other
Halloween Bat Wing Dog Parade
Jollyes - The Pet People Evesham
Fri 30 · 12:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Bike Maintenance Session - Evesham Library
Evesham Library
Fri 30 · 5 PMFree
🎪Street party
Light Party 2026
Royal British Legion, Branch Hall
Sat 31 · 10 AM£0
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
All-Female Bird & Bird Photography Morning
Kemerton Lake
Sat 31 · 12:30 PMFree
🧘Wellness🗣️Talk
Information Lecture: Help & Healing on the Spiritual Path through the teaching of Bruno Groening
The Isbourne - Holistic Wellbeing
Sat 31 · 4 PMFree
🏺Ceramics & pottery
Shed Ceramics Halloween Soft Opening Party
Blackminster Business Park
Sat 31 · 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
EMBERS OF BELIEF: STORIES WE CARRY, RITUALS WE KEEP
Stroud Cemetery
Sat 31 · 5:30 PMFree
🎪Street party0–15 yrs
LIGHT PARTY - A positive alternative to Halloween
Malmesbury Abbey
Sun 1 · 10 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Dad Matters Stay and Play - Gardeners Lane Children's Centre
Gardners Lane Childrens Centre
Sun 1 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Language café🌳Outdoors
Pogadajmy po Polsku
Common Ground Cheltenham
Mon 2 · 7 PMFree
🏷️Other
Stroud Childfree By Choice Meet Up
Curio Lounge
Tue 3 · 10 AMFree
🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
Pumpkin Trail & Pop Up Pumpkin Patch
Marriotts Walk
Wed 4 · 9:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Time Out for Parents: the Teenage Years
The Corn Exchange
Wed 4 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Hidden Mental Side of Injury in Sport
Tewkesbury Rugby Football Club
Wed 4 · 7 PMFree
💼Career
Property Deal Network Cheltenham - PDN - Property Networking Event
Franco Manca Cheltenham
Thu 5 · 8 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Hazlewoods Big Budget Tax Breakfast
Panoramic Restaurant, Cheltenham Racecourse
Thu 5 · 9:30 AMFree
💼Career
Cheltenham Business Event - Expression of Interest
Ellenborough Park
Thu 5 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk📖Story time
Coffee and Chat: Local Interest Speakers
Shipston on Stour Library and Information Centre
Thu 5 · 10 AMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Coffee and Chat: An Audience with Paul Hunting
Shipston on Stour Library and Information Centre
Thu 5 · 1 PMFree
🧘Wellness
Understanding Children's Behaviour "why did you do that?!"
The Ellen Badger Hospital
Thu 5 · 1 PMFree
🧸Kids4–14 yrs
Home Educators Workshop: FREE self-led gallery exploration
Cheltenham Town Hall
Thu 5 · 6:30 PM£0–3
🌱Ecology🎪Street party
People Planet Pint™: Sustainability Meetup — Chipping Norton
The Blue Boar
Fri 6 · 9:15 AMFree
🏷️Other
Tour of Rednock School
Rednock School
Fri 6 · 5 PM£0–6.13
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Shipston Sports Club Bonfire & Fireworks
London Road
Fri 6 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature
The Wolf of Corn Street - Book Launch
The Corn Exchange
Fri 6 · 7:30 PMFree
🎯Board games12–17 yrs
Weekly youth activity
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sat 7 · 8 AMFree
🏷️Other
VIDEO SHOOT - RS - GT - PTS ONLY
Daylesford Organic Fam Shop
Sat 7 · 12 PMFree
✂️Workshop
BRUNCH & CREATE
The Vine
Sat 7 · 7:30 PM£0–15
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Cirencester Male Voice Choir Autumn Concert
St. John Baptist Cirencester
Sun 8 · 10 AM£0–120
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Nature Journaling: Autumn Treasures at Westonbirt Arboretum
Westonbirt, The National Arboretum
Sun 8 · 11 AMFree
Consumer fair
The Cheltenham Wedding Show
Doubletree by Hilton Cheltenham
Sun 8 · 6 PM£5–30
🌳Outdoors
Croft Farm Fireworks Spectacular 2026
Croft Farm Water Park
Mon 9 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
FREE Mindful Craft Workshop! November
Tewkesbury Nature Reserve (South Access)
Tue 10 · 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering
SEND Views & Voices 'Evesham' - Coffee, Cake & Chat
The Boathouse Cafe Bar
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
🏷️Other
Cheltenham Speakers Club
The Bottle of Sauce
Wed 11 · 12:15 PMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
BID Wellbeing: 30 mins Lunchtime Yoga
OrangeYoga
Wed 11 · 1 PMFree
Post -16 Training Session delivered by SENDIASS
Gardners Lane Childrens Centre
Thu 12 · 9:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Understanding Behaviour: A Positive Approach for Parents and Carers
Tewkesbury Town Youth Hub
Thu 12 · 9:30 AMFree
BID Volunteering: Litter Pick
The Courtyard
Thu 12 · 9:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Dorchester Clergy Day
St Mary's Church
Thu 12 · 1 PMFree
🏷️Other
Routines and Boundaries : Creating a safe and secure family
The Ellen Badger Hospital
Fri 13 · 9:15 AMFree
Tour of Rednock School
Rednock School
Fri 13 · 9:30 AMFree
Supporting Children - Managing Emotions Workshop
Gardners Lane Children and Family Centre
Fri 13 · 6:30 PM£0–25.63
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Handel - Messiah
St. John Baptist Cirencester
Sat 14 · 10 AM£0
Seconds Matter: Emergency Interventions in Dog Fights and Bite Incidents
Cheltenham Animal Shelter
Sat 14 · 10 AM£0–7.21
14th November - Cheltenham's BEST Vintage Thrift Event & Kilo Sale
St Philip and St James Church
Sat 14 · 12 PMFree
Belmont Saturday stay and play for families with children with send needs
Belmont School
Sat 14 · 12:30 PMFree
Information Lecture: Help & Healing on the Spiritual Path through the teaching of Bruno Groening
The Isbourne - Holistic Wellbeing
Tue 17 · 10:30 AMFree
🌳Outdoors
Wildlife Walk and Talk - November
Compassion Cafe
Wed 18 · 4 PMFree
🏷️Other
Annual Christmas Shopping Evening
Mayfair & Grace
Thu 19 Nov · 1 PMFree
When parents disagree. A 90 mins workshop
The Ellen Badger Hospital
See also in Cotswolds for free
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM£10–18
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
Swing from Paris at Chedworth Village Hall
Chedworth Village Hall
At 7:30 PM£10–18
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
Yetii trio at the Steam and Whistle, Cheltenham
The Steam and Whistle, Gloucestershire
At 8 PM£37.50–42.50
✨Pop🎫Concert
Vonda Shepard
Subscription Rooms, Stroud
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£13.20
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎙️Small gig
Ags Connolly, Sarah Jory
Fat Lil's, Witney
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM£20–25
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble
Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Nailsworth Silver Band & Gloucestershire Police Male Voice Choir join forces in Remembrance Concert
Holy Trinity Church, Stroud
Fri 23 · 8 PM£6
🎷Jazz🎸Jam / Open mic
Stroud Jazz Club with special guest David Mowat
Stroud Valleys Artspace
Sat 24 · 4 PM£14.99–29.99
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Coldplay Inspired Concert By Candlelight - Witney
St Mary's Church, Witney
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM£12
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
Tomorrow’s Warriors present: Mali Sheard
The Goods Shed, Stroud
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
The Mersey Belles and Beaus
Siddington Village Hall
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM£39–73
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
The Phantoms Starring Lee Mead
Cheltenham Town Hall
Thu 29 · 12:30 PM
🎻Classical📜Poetry
Lunchtime Recitals
The Methodist Church, Witney
Thu 29 · 8:30 PM
🎹Blues💜Soul / Funk
Jim Blair
The Beehive, Swindon
At 5:30 PM£5
🎪Street party
Supper Club
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
Fri 23 · 4:30 PM£9.38
🍽️Food
Friends of Cheltenham Samaritans October Beer Festival - Friday 23rd
Pip & Jims, Cheltenham
Fri 23 · 6 PM£11.55
🎉Club💿DJ set
Kiro - Noughty Denim
Sonny's, Swindon
Fri 23 · 8 PM£3.96
💿DJ set🧢Hip-hop
The Bass Bin: LMSKN / Queen V / Niche
Locking Hill Streaming Studio, Stroud
Fri 23 · 11 PM£5.50
🎉Club💿DJ set
NME Club Night
The Vic, Swindon
Sat 24 · 3 PM£10
🎉Club🏠House
PLAYBACK: ARTFUL DODGER
Kioki, Swindon
Thu 29 · 5 PM£6.13
🎉Club🏠House
Parler Presents Our House
Parler, Cheltenham
Fri 23 · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Michael Spicer - Hope All's Well
Swindon Arts Centre
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM£15
🎭Stage
GrandSlam Wrestling Live in Swindon with Former WWE Superstar Heath Slater
MECA, Swindon
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM£15
🎭Theatre
Tales of Drake
Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud
Fri 23 · 7:45 PM£11–13.17
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Huddle
Smokey Joe's, Cheltenham
Fri 23 · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Michael Spicer: Hope All's Well
Swindon Arts Centre
Mon 26
🕺Musical🌳Outdoors
We Will Rock You
Cheltenham Everyman
Tue 27 · 6:15 PM
🎻Opera🩰Classical
Royal Ballet and Opera: Manon
Corinium Museum
Wed 28 · 1:05 PM£3.50–9.50
✨Belly dance🎭Shows
Swindon Recital Series - South Asian Performing Arts Centre
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
Thu 29 · 6:30 PM£8.80–16.50
🎤Stand-up
CHUCKLES COMEDY CLUB
M.E.C.A. Swindon
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM£15
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Corn Exchange, Witney
Wed 28 · 10 AM
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
Tour of the Stores
Resource Centre Northleach
Sat 31 · 10 AM
🪡Crafts🍽️Food
Burford Autumn Food & Gift Fair 2026
Warwick Hall, Burford
Sat 31 · 7 PM£16.96
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
An Evening with Satish Kumar
The Organic Farm Shop, Cirencester
Mon 2 · 7:30 PM£16.96
📚Literature
Henhouse Bookclub Cirencester Membership
The Fleece at Cirencester
At 10:30 AM
🖼️Exhibition🪡Crafts
Holding And Yielding at the West Ox Arts Gallery in Bampton
West Ox Arts, Bampton
At 7 PMFree
🍽️Food🤝Volunteering
Dinner at The Base
The Base, Swindon
At 7:30 PM£8–11
🗣️Talk
Left to Their Own Devices? - Swindon
DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon
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Tomorrow · 5 PM
🍽️Food
Swindon Beer Festival
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon
Tomorrow · 6 PM£11.55
🍽️Food
Molton Brown Cheltenham - Scent Your Season - The Autumn Edit
Molton Brown Cheltenham
Tomorrow · 7 PM£5.50–8.50
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore? (12A)
Create Studios Digital Media C.I.C, Swindon
Fri 23 · 9 AM£165
🗣️Talk
NSBRC Guide to Finding Land & Appraising a Plot - 23 October 2026
The National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon
Fri 23 · 7 PM£30
🍽️Food
The Ruby Sip
The Old Town Hall, Faringdon SN7 7HU
Sun 25 · 5 PM
🔬Science🌳Outdoors
Stargazing with the Cotswold Astronomical Society (Free!)
Deer Park Archers, Cheltenham
Mon 26 · 10 PM£4–28
📚Literature❓Quiz
Midnight Launch: ACOTAR 6 - Cheltenham
Waterstones, Cheltenham
Tue 27 · 7:15 PMFree
🎬Cinema
VILLAGE CINEMA CLUB: AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
Bampton Village Hall
Wed 28 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk
Music in Art by Sophie Matthews
Cirencester Baptist Church
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🔬Science
Lifting the Lid on Sewage Treatment Works Tour - Hayden
Hayden Lane
Thu 29 · 5:30 PM£20–25
🍽️Food🗣️Talk
A Taste of Hops: Pairing Great Beer with Great Food
The Alliston Centre, RAU campus, Cirencester
Thu 29 · 6:15 PMFree
📚Literature
Book Club (Spooky Edition!) - Swindon
Waterstones, Swindon
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Playhouse Theatre
24 events
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham
74 events
Cheltenham Town Hall
143 events
The Frog And Fiddle
16 events
Cheltenham Racecourse
18 events
Fat Lil's
26 events
The Corn Exchange
13 events
Cotswold Playhouse
12 events
Subscription Rooms
82 events
Roses Theatre
17 events
Malmesbury Town Hall
11 events
Rednock School
27 events