Summer in Cheltenham

The sun is shining and Cheltenham, The Festival Town, is gearing up for its most action-packed summer yet. With a lineup of free events, festivals, live performances & much more to look forward to!

There's fun for the whole family at the FREE Summer Jam: The Lakefest Warmup at The Brewery Quarter, the Animal Ark at Sudeley Castle, Bottle-Feeding and Flower Festival at our local farm park - Cotswold Farm Park plus the Imperial Gardens Beach Club, over the August bank holiday, for a brilliant free day out with the little ones.

For creative souls and the artists among us, there will be plenty to see and do in Cheltenham this summer. Everyman Theatre has an action-packed programme of sizzling summer shows, Cheltenham Paint Festival promises a grand return in July and Tuckwell Open-Air Theatre Festival will entertain audiences for two weeks in August.

Finally, sports lovers have lots of activities to sink their teeth into this summer. The world’s longest-running cricket festival, The Cheltenham Cricket Festival, returns for its 151st year in July, while rugby, netball and dodgeball fans will certainly want to get the Cheltenham 7’s Festival in their diary. For participatory events Run Cheltenham and Cheltenham Three Peak Challenge offer a rewarding challenge for all ages and abilities. Phew!

Keep scrolling folks for the best events this summer in Cheltenham.

(Event organisers you can add your event to our what's on guide for free here).