Exhibitions, workshops, festivals and cultural events across Gloucestershire.

Redesign, adapt and reimagine textiles in a friendly Tuesday evening class. All abilities welcome.

Tuesdays, 6:30pm–8:30pm, £25 per session

Emergence Commons, 1 Kendrick Street, Stroud GL5 1AQ

Free printmaking sessions!

Coleford Library
Tuesday, 3 November
4:30-6:30 pm

Lydney Library
Thursday, 5 November
4:30-6:30 pm

October is macrame: decorative knotting and a plant hanger to take home.

Wednesdays 14, 21 and 28 October, 6:30pm–8:30pm. £25 per session.

1 Kendrick Street

Bring a pair of jeans or cargos and make them completely your own. All skill levels. No experience needed. If you can hold a pen, you can do this.

Thursday 8 October, 7pm–9pm

At REDZ Youth Hub

Bring your mending, alterations and sewing questions to our monthly surgery. Hands-on help.

FRIDAY 16 October, 10:30am–12:30pm. £25

1 Kendrick Street, Stroud

Bring unwanted fabric, textiles and haberdashery and swap them for something new.

Free to attend. Friday 23 October, 5pm–7pm

1 Kendrick Street, Stroud

Explore how your values can shape a more purposeful, sustainable and practical approach to business and creative work.

Tuesday 29 September 2026, 6pm-8pm

Emergence Commons, 1 Kendrick Street, Stroud

LGBTQIA+ wellbeing sessions in the woods by Queering the Wye

Thu, Sep 24 • 10:00 AM and 5 more - Free

Forest of Dean

Creative sessions for survivors and allies of child sexual abuse.

Various dates and places - find out more and book tickets through our website.

Gloucester

Join our fun in-person Needle Felting Workshop and create cute fuzzy art with wool and needles!

Saturday 5th September 2026, 12:30 - 3pm @ £30

Emergence Commons, 1 Kendrick St, Stroud

Get ready to unleash your creativity at The Mabon Tree Ball! Join us for a fun, hands-on costume-making workshop held in person at Emmergence Commons for the Lansdown Hall. Whether you're a seasoned DIYer or just love crafting, this is your chance to design a unique outfit for the ball. Bring your ideas, your enthusiasm, and let's make some magical costumes together!

Tuesday 8 September, 2–7pm

Emergence Commons, 1 Kendrick Street, Stroud, GL5 1AQ

Wild singing workshop with Sorrel Wilde. All welcome, no experience needed, bathe in nature and song and share in a delicious lunch.

19th September, 10am (gather at 9:30 for tea and settling)

Wild Acres, Breadstone, Berkeley, Glos.

Auditions for a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol, performing 30 November to 5 December 2026.
Readthrough and audition: 11 September 2026. Free to participate.
Chedworth Village Hall, Chedworth.

The Music Works is opening up places in its Creative Community for 18–30 year olds across Gloucestershire who are serious about music and the creative industries.

Sessions run Tuesdays, 6–8pm at The Music Works Gloucester Hub, and membership is £15. Spaces are limited, so get your application in by 25 August.

Gloucester

Drift Tricks: Tidelines

Skateable sculptures come to Kings Square Gloucester for 1 week only!

📅 18–22 August 2026 🎟 Free and open to all

📍 King's Square, Gloucester

A free community day exploring how creativity can grow in Gloucestershire, for artists, community connectors, and anyone creativity-curious.
Wednesday 16 September, 9.30am–2.30pm. Free to attend, lunch provided.
Friendship Cafe, Chequers Bridge Centre, Gloucester.

A free gathering for alumni of The Catalyst Programme, Meeting Life as a Creative Adventure, and the Healthy Communities Together co-lab.
Wednesday 14 October 2026, 9.30am (for 10am start) to 12.30pm, with lunch afterwards. Free to attend.
The Heritage Hub, Gloucester.

A free creative leadership course for changemakers across Gloucestershire, running across five sessions from November 2026 to March 2027.
Express interest by emailing tracey@creategloucestershire.co.uk.
Locations across Gloucestershire (mix of in-person and online).