Spring into the season at one of Newent's biggest celebrations – now in its third year!
Saturday, 21 March 2026 | 10am – 4pm
Where: Throughout Newent
Cost: FREE to attend
Parking: FREE at Lewell Street car park
Read MoreSpring into the season at one of Newent's biggest celebrations – now in its third year!
Saturday, 21 March 2026 | 10am – 4pm
Where: Throughout Newent
Cost: FREE to attend
Parking: FREE at Lewell Street car park
Read MoreDr Simon Opher in conversation with Dr Phil Hammond on mental health, this is a recorded podcast aimed at opening the conversation on men's mental health and the importance of talking. If you care about your own mental health, your dad’s, your brother’s, your partner’s or your mate’s this is for you.
Thursday 12th March at 19:00 @£15.00
Brimscombe Mill
Read MoreThe Idea's Assembly is a cross between a people’s assembly and a creative think tank. Combining group discussions with hands-on tasks this playful workshop is designed to get participants generating ideas together.
Dates & Locations:
21 March, 2 - 4pm, The Wilson Museum & Gallery, Cheltenham / 24 March, 6 - 8pm, JOLT, Gloucester / 1 April, 6 - 8pm, The Wilson Museum & Gallery, Cheltenham
Read MoreThe Stroud Improv Show returns even bigger and better than before at Lansdown Hall Sunday 12th April 2026.
Sunday 12th April 2026 /Doors open at 6:30pm / show starts at 7pm / Tickets are £10 in advance (no booking fees) / £11 on the door / Age guidance 14+
Lansdown Hall, Stroud
Read MoreA day of creative connection for the VI community. Walk together, chat, get creative and enjoy good food! For adults, children and families who are blind, partially sighted or living with sight loss.
Saturday 21st February 2026, 12.00–3.00pm (arrival from 11.45am) Lunch included.
Scout Hut, Pittville Park, Cheltenham
Read MoreHelp support Hidden Notes Festival 2026 in Stroud! Critics and attendees have described Hidden Notes as a “top festival for expanding your musical horizons” and praised its imaginative programming and welcoming atmosphere.
Happening in September 2026 @ Stroud
Read MoreCreate Local group Bream Dream is having their latest meeting on Thursday 29th Jan at teh West Dean Centre, Bream, Lydney. All welcome!
Read MoreThis free pack is full of my creative dance & movement ideas for bird-themed activities.
This resource pack has been developed as part of ‘Bird Nerd and The Red List’, a dance theatre project, funded by @Arts Council England.
Read MoreAs we head into 2026 we're looking for new acts to bring into the ever-changing lineup of the Forest's brand new bi-monthly cabaret evening at Court Farm Lakes in Woolaston.
Confirmed dates for 2026 are -Friday February 20th -Friday April 17th -Friday June 19th
Read MoreAt Hawkwood, we are delighted to announce our brand new 2026 programme of courses, events and workshops in writing, music, art, creativity and much much more!
Read MoreWinter Art Workshop in the Centre of Gloucester for 10 - 18 year olds
22-23rd December 10am - 2 pm
Jolt, Gloucester
Read MoreLast Creat Local network meeting in Bream, Forest of Dean on December 18th.
Hope to see you there!
Read MoreTime for the next Cam and Dursley meet up on Wednesday 5th November from 4.30-6 at Rednock School Sixth Form. Hope you can make it along. Everyone is welcome!
Read MoreHelp enable local people to engage in creating our next escape room!
Pledge your support by 6th January 2026
Dursley
Read MoreJoin us @ Just SUST Festival as an old Stroud mill bursts into life with free textile demos, drop‑in workshops, a buzzing makers' market + pay‑as‑you‑can food. The highlight: Runway of the Preloved, where community upcycled outfits stride the runway to music + live MCs, celebrating community creativity + sustainable style that reimagines fashion's future.
28 February 2026, 10.30am-4pm and some after…
Brimscombe Mill, Stroud
Read MoreExplore the time-warping potential of the seder ritual through poetry and prose. Join Adam Kammerling, award-winning poet, interdisciplinary artist, and educator, for a PWYC online writing workshop inspired by themes from his 2026 Nationally Touring Theatre Dance work and poetry collection, Seder.
Jan 7 from 7:30pm to 9pm GMT
Online
Read MoreNine established artists from across Britain come together at The Laundrette in Bristol for a captivating exhibition exploring the relationships between objects, bodies, and space.
Private View: Thursday 15 January, 6-8 pm
Exhibition open: Friday 16 - Sunday 18 January 2026, 11 - 4pm daily
Location: The Launderette, 145 Cheltenham Rd, Bristol, BS6 5RR
The Launderette, Bristol
Read MoreTutti Frutti Productions returns to bring you this much-loved story brimming with fun, live music, unforgettable songs, and delightful characters. Hare and the Tortoise is at THE WESLEY!!! Come and join in the joy. For families and children aged 3+.
28 Nov 2025 The Wesley Forest of Dean Arts Centre, Cinderford, Gloucestershire
29 Nov 2025 Daglingworth Village Hall, Ross-on-Wye
Read MoreYou are warmly invited to visit our thought provoking art exhibition by adults with learning disabilities at SVA in Stroud.
14-22 November
Stroud Valleys Artspace (SVA)
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