Gloucestershire’s Festival of Youth Activism is back! What Can I Do? 2025 is an opportunity for young people aged 14-30 to get together and have some fun while sharing their experiences and learning about opportunities for making a difference in their local community. Whatever you care about, whoever you are - we’d love you to join us! Book your FREE ticket now!!

Time - 11am-3pm (with the opportunity to visit the Weight of Water performance at Gloucester Docks afterwards)

@ The Music Works, Second Floor, Kings Square, Jolt Studios, 27 St Aldate St, Gloucester GL1 1RP

Cheltenham Arts Network invites you to a gathering at the University of Gloucestershire's Park Campus.

We'll have an introduction to new exhibition spaces and a viewing of MA Fine Art and Illustration Degree Shows, and we'll be joined by special guests with news of developments on the Cheltenham cultural scene - plus time to chat and network.

Monday 22 September, 6.00-7.30pm

The driveways of Newent are turning into mini treasure troves as residents set up shop right on their own doorsteps – and you’re invited!

When: Sunday, 7 September | 10am – 4pm

Where: across Newent

Alan Myatt, Gloucester town crier, said: “Gloucester Day is an organic catalyst and celebration of everything that is good and positive in this great city of ours.” SO - come along for entertainment, music, food, community groups, stalls in the four gate streets and fun for everyone!

6 September 2025 from 9:45

Gloucester Cross

The Weight of Water from Panama Pictures

A giant floating staircase on water. Six fearless performers. One very real risk of falling in.

Brought to you in Gloucester by Strike a Light

When: Saturday 30 August & Sunday 31 August

Mastering comedy writing isn't just about getting laughs; it's a valuable skill in communication, storytelling, audience engagement and it enhances your ability to think creatively under pressure.

Join our Online Comedy Writing Course today!

Delving deep into the life and times of rock ‘n’ roll maverick Wilko Johnson, from his time with Dr Feelgood and Ian Dury and the Blockheads as one of the godfathers of the punk movement, to his acting career in Game of Thrones, Wilko: Love and Death and Rock and Roll blends live music, storytelling, and words from the Canvey Island legend himself.

5 - 9 August

Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

Guild members and guest exhibitors show their work throughout the house in this unique re-imagining of one of the country’s finest Arts and Crafts houses, celebrating the inspiration of flowers and sustainable crafts.

10 - 14 September 2025

Rodmarton Manor, Nr. Cirencester, GL7 6PF

A three-day theatre making workshop with Bronya Deutsch with Complicité, rediscovering shared sense of play and curiosity.

29th September - 2nd October (secure your place by 12 September)

Hawkwood, Stroud

Swap or donate your unwanted/lightly used art and craft materials to inspire more creativity in Gloucestershire.

12th July 2025

New Brewery Arts, Cirencester

Do you love taking photographs? Could you take some for us? We need some fabulous snaps of our Carnival costumes, puppets, and props that will be included in a Carnival Loft Catalogue we are planning to create.

Tuesdays, 10am to 3pm on July 8th and 15th

Art Shape Studio, Brockworth, GL3 4QU

On this course we will experiment with a range of watercolour, collage and basic printing techniques to capture the vibrant colours and tastes of summer.

Mondays, June 30, July 7, 14, 21 -10am to 12.30pm

Art Shape Studio in Brockworth

Come and join us in our studio for some Steam Punk Shenanigans! This course is FREE for people who are 19+ and living Gloucestershire, who are EITHER unemployed / low waged OR seeking to enhance their skills for employment and future prospects

Wednesdays, 10am to 3pm - on July 22 and 24

At the Art Shape studio in Brockworth

GREAT NEWS - WE DID IT! Voices Gloucester is delighted to announce that we've received new funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The deadline for applications is 10am on 4th July - Read more for themes, help and how to apply.

Also - CALLING ALL STITCHERS, TEXTILE ENTHUSIASTS & ANYONE SIMPLY CURIOUS - we'd like to invite you to a workshop run by our wonderful Threads lead Jo Teague, and the Fashion Fictions team from Nottingham School of Art and Design

Monday 23rd June, 10:30 - 15:00

@Gloucestershire Heritage Hub. 

An excellent opportunity for adults, children and young people to learn, participate and engage with Tabla and Indian Music in the Cheltenham and Gloucester area. Classes are open to all ages and family discounts are available.

Thursday evenings 5.30pm – 6.30pm from 18 September 2025

Reddings Community Centre, Cheltenham GL51 6RFS

A high-energy, satirical circus show about our obsession with winning where the audience votes for their favourites, Showdown is a new circus show from Upswing

26 - 28 June Thurs – Sat 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2.30pm

Gloucester Guildhall

'Windows of Welcome' is an art project supporting young refugees and strengthening communities in Gloucester. Along with our ambitious artworks, we'll be celebrating Refugee Week with the whole of Gloucester and enjoying the Moomin 80 celebrations!

14-22 June

Kings Square, Gloucester

Fire up your Nokia, lace up those platforms, and dig out that bubblegum lip gloss — the 90s called, and you’re invited to the fiercest party of the year!

Venue: The Roses Theatre

Date: Sat 30th August 7.30pm

Cost: From £25

The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase (THISS) presents artworks by artists from London, the South West and local young people in gardens on the edge of Minchinhampton Common, Stroud. This free exhibition is part of Stroud’s annual Site Festival, showcasing unique contemporary sculpture in a stunning rural location.

Saturday-Sunday 14-15 June and 21-22 June, 11am-5pm.

Artists talk, 3pm, Saturday 14 June

Location: The Hide Artist Retreat, Pinfarthings, Stroud, GL5 5JJ

Craftival returns to New Brewery Arts for another year to celebrate all things craft with our community of makers, craftspeople, local charities, families and community groups.

The festival of craft will run in our gallery for seven weeks (29th May - 12th July) with each week having a different theme.

@newbreweryarts, Cirencester

Learn to play Tabla with a professional tabla tutor in a friendly and supportive environment, no previous experience needed, beginners welcome!

Classes in Cheltenham & Gloucester will be starting weekly during term time from September 2025

James Zambra, Creative Director of Moomin Characters, said: “The shelter, comfort and security that the Moominhouse provides are all universal needs, as relevant today as they were 80 years ago when Tove Jansson penned the first Moomin story. We couldn’t think of a better partner with which to celebrate the importance of a warm welcome and a sense of belonging than Refugee Week.”

Refugee Week, 14-22 June - Most events are free, no booking required. We can’t wait to welcome you!

Gloucester Guildhall

Explore the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in this interactive workshop. Through a range of different lenses and with hands-on learning we’ll explore the practical, environmental, social and workplace impacts of adopting AI. Look at AI in the round and gain the experience and understanding to decide how you want to engage with this family of emerging technologies in your own practice.

Wednesday 18th June | 9:30am - 4:00pm // Cost: £250

Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking

Help us create a joyful, inclusive celebration of community, diversity, and the 80th anniversary of the Moomins!

Friday 13th – Saturday 21st June 2024 No experience needed – full training provided!

Gloucester Docks, Gloucester Guildhall, Kings Square

Watch a dancer transform into birds on the red list to an astonishing sound scape leaving you immersed in the world of our constant companions. Don’t miss this INCREDIBLE dance theatre performance.

THIS SUNDAY ONLY 11:30 am and 2pm

The Museum in the Park, Stroud