Your guide to the best things to do in the city.
A guide to Christmas at Gloucester Quays, with the free Christmas markets every weekend from 7 November to 20 December, the outdoor ice rink from 20 November to 3 January, and the outlet shopping with Christmas shopping nights every Thursday.
Annual week of reflection at St Nicholas Church with decorations, letters and poems to read, a Special Remembrance Book and the exhibition 'We Are Gathered Here'.
Relaxed drop-in workshop for ages five and up to make fabric collage patches for LJ Ellam's public art piece The Social Sofa Project.
Free exhibition of fine art embroidery by the GlosStitch Collective at 21 Westgate Street in central Gloucester.
Royal Opera House production of Bizet's Carmen, directed by Damiano Michieletto and sung in French with English subtitles, with Ginger Costa-Jackson as Carmen.
Weekly Tuesday pub quiz at Dr Foster in the Kimberley Warehouse on the Gloucester Docks, with rounds on general knowledge, film, music, sport, food and geography.
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Gloucester's Autumn Festival ran 150 speakers at Blackfriars Priory from 5 to 20 September, with Tony Robinson and Jung Chang among them. The Digital Festival keeps it going until 25 October, with talks at £7 each or a £70 pass.
Upstairs Downstairs Antiques Centre on Severn Road brings together around 20 dealers across two floors, with antique clocks and furniture as the owners' specialities. The centre also covers medals, coins, Wedgwood, silver and canal and boating items. A café upstairs serves home-baked scones and cakes, and parking is free.
Free weekly creative sessions for parents and children aged 8 and over, with drawing, painting, collage and clay activities.
Award-winning flamenco guitarist Daniel Martinez brings the UK premiere of his new album and production, 'Al Compas del Querer', fusing flamenco guitar, singing and dance.
Gloucester's annual new music festival showcasing emerging UK artists and local talent across four city-centre stages.
Stand-up show by Paul Foot, winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2026, in which he explores optimism and wonder in uncertain times.
Live show by Glaswegian blues-rock band King King, with Alan Nimmo on vocals, at the Gloucester Guildhall.
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The Royal Ballet's festive production of The Nutcracker, with Tchaikovsky's music, to two Christmas performances at the Guildhall.
Royal Opera House production of Bizet's Carmen, directed by Damiano Michieletto and sung in French with English subtitles, with Ginger Costa-Jackson as Carmen.
Stage version of the Olivier Award-winning play GIANT, with John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, directed by Nicholas Hytner.
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Free carol service sung by St Benedict's Singers followed by the Gloucester Lantern Parade, with lantern-making workshops.
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Free Christmas event with the Tree of Light switch-on and festive music from The Salvation Army Band, hosted by BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Jon Smith.
