Blog (Things to do) - Visit Cheltenham

Cheltenham Festivals is convening a unique meeting of minds ahead of its annual Science Festival this year for a major symposium on artificial intelligence.

The festival season has well and truly begun in Cheltenham, The Festival Town and we here at Visit Cheltenham have come together to hand-pick a few of the events we’re most looking forward to.

Exciting new sheepdog show, sheep shearing and bottle feeding on offer at Cotswold Farm Park this May half-term.

Local children and their families can look forward to the sixth Children’s Festival completely free of charge again this summer.  Featuring interactive science, music, drama and lots more.

This week, Humble Kusina, Cheltenham’s popular Filipino street food vendor, and The Padstow Fish Co, purveyors of Cornwall’s finest seafood, will take up permanent residency at Dunkertons Cider Park.

Cheltenham Pride, in collaboration with Pride in Gloucestershire, hosted the highly anticipated Cheltenham Pride Festival on Saturday, May 13. Read on for full details and photos of the day. 

The remarkable sound and talent of the Fulltone Orchestra are coming to Cheltenham Town Hall to present a magnetic evening of music, Karl Jenkins’ work, Symphonic Adiemus.

Our local farm park has a long-standing reputation for a fun-filled day out. Located just 30 minutes from Cheltenham town centre, the attraction provides unique & memorable opportunities to interact with animals. 

The challenge, called ‘My Voice’, is for young people to tell the story of what it’s like to live in Cheltenham by writing or recording a monologue of up to 400 words or making a picture.

The eclectic new programme is once again jam-packed full of brand-new performances, exciting national tours and family fun as well as top-notch dramas and musicals straight from Broadway and the West End.

An exciting new activity for puzzle enthusiasts has launched in Cheltenham. Questivity provides GPS-led outdoor trails, combining elements of escape rooms, augmented reality and scavenger hunts.

Following a hugely successful launch last year The Queens Hotel has reopened their Summer garden with a delicious new menu, bottomless afternoon tea and lots of prosecco.

Fully customisable, the new menu offers guests the chance to create their own delicious and healthy poke bowl, their way!

Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2023 ended another year with an electric celebration of jazz, including contemporary leading lights such as Gregory Porter and Laura Mvula while looking forward to the next generation of stars.

Members will enjoy great value benefits on food and drinks in trust cafes, as well as fast track access and the heads up on the big-name acts before tickets go on sale.