This showcase event brings together the artists taking part in the programme, who’ll perform their original music live, some for the first time in Gloucester. Expect a mix of emerging solo artists, singers, rappers and MC’s, with a special guest joining us on the night. Come along, support new talent and hear some of the artists shaping the region’s next generation of new music.

Sat 14th Nov at 7:00pm-9:30pm

The Music Works, Gloucester

FREE networking event BY and FOR disabled creatives, and a PAID opportunity to present at the event!

4 November 12.30 - 1.30

PATCH, The Forum, Gloucester, GL1 1DG

This October half term, families are invited to embark on a magical adventure across Gloucestershire. Armed with a Dragon Keeper Logbook, you'll follow clues, uncover hidden secrets, meet magical characters and explore your local community as you train to become an Apprentice Dragon Keeper.

Dates: Saturday 24th October - Sunday 1 November

Libraries taking part: Dursley, Matson, Hesters Way, Oakley and Cinderford

A rail full of preloved fashion, priced by the kilogram. Come early for the best selection…

Saturday 17 October, 11am–4pm

1 Kendrick Street, Stroud GL5 1AQ

A network for people in the Forest of Dean interested in making the area a more creative place to live.

Thursday October 29th 12.30pm-2.00pm

The West Dean Centre, High Street, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6JW

Culture Matson meetings are for anyone interested in combining energy and resources into the creative lives of the community.

Wednesday 25th November 2026

Join us in the Walled Garden at Museum in the Park to help keep Emergence Commons open.

Sunday 11 October, 11am–2pm. Free entry.

Museum in the Park, Stroud

Strange magic, paranormal mysteries and eerie storytelling to celebrate Halloween in Gloucestershire's spookiest venue.

Evening performances at 7.30 from Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st October

Woodchester Mansion

At the University of Gloucestershire's Elwes Gallery, and on the lawn in front of the Elwes building, Alice Sheppard Fidler presents two recent artworks: Showgirl (2026) and Unsettled Boundary (2024).

Monday 5th October to Friday 4th December 2026, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

The Dobunni Poetry Festival is an annual celebration of poetry, people and place held in Stroud, Gloucestershire, showcasing poets of the West/South West alongside local talent.

15-17 October 2026

Stroud

SYSTEMS.BRICKS.HANDS is a group exhibition by emerging artists Arien Barley, Felix McClafferty and Matilda Power. Across three installations, the artists investigate the symbiotic processes of production, transformation and erosion within cities, information systems, and culture.

Studio 18, Stroud, 9th-13th October 2026

A relaxed meet up for Stroud's creatives. Meet people share ideas and make connections

Thursday 3 September, 5:30pm to 7pm - pay what you can

1 Kendrick Street, Stroud

A Baroque Opera first performed in London 1724, it tells the story of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra against the turbulent political world of ancient Egypt. Its combination of political intrigue, romance, revenge and comedy provides the setting for some of Handel’s most dazzling and emotionally powerful music.

3pm, Sunday 6th September, 2026

Holy Trinity, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

Sarah Gordon’s new play is an irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters, and the story of the sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame.

Tuesday 22nd to Saturday 26th September @ 7.30pm, £16 pp

Cotswold Playhouse, Parliament Street, Stroud, GL5 1LW

Community organisations in England can bid for new funding to help bring people together, create welcoming local spaces and strengthen relationships in their area. The next round will provide up to £2.5 million in funding, with individual applicants able to bid for between £20,000 and £50,000!

Applications close 12 October

Exhibitors wanted! Share YOUR career experience. Shape THEIR future.

Ribston Hall High School Careers Fair: Tuesday 13th October

Development of an interpretation plan to RIBA stage 2 or 3 for ecclesiastical heritage project.

Deadline for proposals: 17 July 2026

Blockley