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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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