Cotswolds Festivals & Events

We're especially proud of our more traditional Cotswold festivals such as the annual Tetbury Woolsack race - historically important Cotswold traditions that just don't happen anywhere else.

Elsewhere there is an ambitious programme of food and Cotswold cultural festivals that brings the area to life. If you are looking for accommodation Cheltenham festival time or any time take a look at our accommodation section for the best places to stay in the area.

New for 2011 is Westonbirt Arboretum's Treefest - incorporating the best of Westonbirt’s Festival of the Tree with exciting elements including camping and local live music.

Annual events & festivals in the Cotswolds

Cheltenham Folk Festival - February
Cheltenham Jazz Festival - April/May
Cheese Rolling - May
Wychwood Festival - May
Woolsack Races - May
Robert Dover's Olimpick Games - May
Scuttlebrook Wake - May
Badminton Horse Trials - May
Gloucester Tall Ships Festival - May
Stroud International Textile Festival - May

Winchcombe Cotswolds Walking Festival - May
Kemble Air Show - June
Cheltenham Science Festival - June
Cotswold Open Studios - June

Lechlade Festival - June
Longborough Festival Opera - June/July
Quenington Sculpture - Fresh Air - every other year - June/July
The Cotswold Show - July
Cheltenham Music Festival - July
WOMAD Festival - July
Treefest at Westonbirt Arboretum - August
Football in the River - August
Greenbelt Festival - August
Blenheim Horse Trials - September
Stroud Food Festival - September
Cheltenham Literature Festival - October