Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…
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Love, loss, joy and power in The Ballad of Maria Marten
The critically-acclaimed production of The Ballad of Maria Marten heads back on tour this autumn. It’s a complex tale based on a true crime…
Have an Enchanted Christmas in a forest wonderland
This Christmas, take an enchanted trail through the trees with an illuminated night-time event in Gloucestershire…
Watch a quirky play in a pub on Boxing Day
On Boxing Day, across the country, bands of merry men and women will be performing a traditional and rather quirky Christmas play…
Have an Enchanted Christmas in the woods
This festive season, the Forestry Commission’s National Arboretum at Westonbirt will be transforming into a sensory winter wonderland…
Brake for the Border with Brockweir’s Soapbox Derby
Competitors in the Forest of Dean will be racing over jumps and negotiating chicanes… all with the power of gravity alone…
A Haunted Existence tours the UK
Tom Marshman’s true life show, A Haunted Existence, about a West Country town rocked by homophobia in the 1950s, will tour the UK…
A quirky bank holiday ball game in the Cotswolds
This bank holiday Monday in Gloucestershire, footballers will be swapping the turf for water, in a football match with a difference…
The race for beer in Stroud
This June, head to Mininchampton Common in Gloucestershire for an evening run with an added incentive… Beer!
Quirky rural games at the Cotswold Olimpicks
A 407 year old sporting event featuring a host of quirky rural games such as shin kicking, will be taking place in the Cotswolds…
Put your back into a sack race this bank holiday
Tetbury, once known for its thriving wool and yarn markets, celebrates its heritage with an annual quirky race through the town…
Gloucestershire’s mad dairy dash
Fancy taking a daring dash down a steep hill this bank holiday weekend? Why, you ask? To chase a large round lump of traditional Gloucester cheese, of course!
Have an Enchanted Christmas between the trees at Westonbirt
This December, the Forestry Commission’s National Arboretum at Westonbirt will be transforming into a sensory winter wonderland…
Quirky Halloween events for 2018 with twisted tales and ghostly greetings
If you are looking for an alternative Halloween this year, then look no further as we bring you the best of the UK’s events including a Buffy-themed evening, turnip carving and immersive theatre…
Downhill racing in the Forest of Dean with Brockweir Soapbox Derby
The third annual Brockweir Soapbox Derby will take place on Saturday 15th September in the Forest of Dean village, with gravity powered karts racing downhill…