What’s On in and around Cirencester

  • A busy town square with market stalls, historical buildings, pedestrians, and bunting overhead.

    Markets

    Award winning historic Charter Markets, Arts & Crafts Market, Farmers' Market and Specialty Market.

  • Outdoor music festival with people dancing in front of a stage, band performing on stage, sunny day, trees in the background.

    Phoenix Festival

    24 and 25 August 2025
    A community music and arts festival that offers two days of music, dance and family fun in the Abbey Grounds.

  • People sitting inside a bandstand in a park surrounded by trees.

    Bands in the Park

    Sundays July to September 2025
    Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of free live music in the Abbey Grounds, Cirencester.

  • People browsing stalls at an outdoor Christmas market, with checked tablecloths and festive decorations.

    Advent Festival

    29 and 30 November 2025
    Christmas in Cirencester is always special and creates a truly memorable family outing in our vibrant, beautiful and historical market town.

Project Orpheus - Brickus Orpheus
Apr
15
to 2 Nov

Project Orpheus - Brickus Orpheus

Tour the underworld in the Corinium Museum’s trail made using LEGO bricks. A mythical trail of people, gods, goddesses and animals to mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Orpheus mosaic and celebrate all things Orpheus. More information on the event will be found on this weblink.

Project Orpheus is a partnership event between the Barn Theatre, New Brewery Arts and the Corinium Museum to mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Orpheus Mosaic at Barton Farm in Cirencester.  

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May
16
to 28 Jun

Educating Rita

Willy Russell’s timeless British classic brings together Rita, a working-class hairdresser who dreams of breaking free from her mundane life together with Frank a middle aged disillusioned academic.

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May
29
to 29 Jun

Exhibition - Cultures & Creatures

Helen and Leslie met a fair few years ago at Sheffield University. Finding themselves both in Gloucestershire, they are inspired by their travels, with Leslie on safari photographing the most beautiful wild creatures and Helen’s paintings reflecting the cultures and landscapes she’s experienced

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Jun
1

Film - Flow

Cat’s home is devastated by a great flood. He finds refuge on a boat and sails through mystical overflowed landscapes, navigating the challenges of adapting to this new world. An Oscar-winning animation from the director Gints Zilbalodis

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Jun
15

Film - Black Bag

When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.

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The Big Lunch
Jun
22

The Big Lunch

This will be our third Big Lunch and it is really proving to be one of the highlights of the year for our community, with lots of people gathering in the beautiful Abbey Grounds from 12noon to 6pm simply to be together, share food and enjoy a free day out.

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Jun
22

Film - A Minecraft Movie

Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home they’ll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected expert crafter.

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Jun
26
to 27 Jun

The Take That Experience

Critically acclaimed international vocalists and Ingleside favourites Stuart Matthew Price and Heather Lundstedt Price return with a show celebrating the music of a true icon of songwriting, Carole King.

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Cotswold Show and Food Festival
Jun
28
to 29 Jun

Cotswold Show and Food Festival

Running over two days, the show takes place on 100 acres in the heart of Cirencester Park. Every year The Cotswold Show sees hundreds of attractions and tens of thousands of visitors, making it one of the most popular events in the Country Show Calendar.

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Jul
14
to 23 Aug

Friends - The Musical Parody

FRIENDS the musical Parody is a show-stopping, original musical that brings Ross, Chandler, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, & Rachel back into your life in a whole new way, reminding us why we can’t get enough of their wacky misadventures in 1990’s Manhattan.

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Cirencester Gardening Club Annual Show
Aug
17

Cirencester Gardening Club Annual Show

Come and see a traditional horticultural show - or enter yourself! Doors open to visitors from 1.30 pm at Stratton Village Hall. Admission is £1. Further details and the show booklet will be available in due course. There are a wide range of flower, fruit and vegetable classes as well as baking, art and craft classes. Further information will be found on this webpage.

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Sept
1
to 11 Oct

Haywire

  • Beeches Road Cirencester, England, GL7 United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Haywire is a heartwarming and riotously funny new play, commissioned by the Barn and licensed by the BBC, to be performed ahead of the 75th anniversary year of The Archers.

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Sept
25
to 26 Sept

The Tom Seals Trio

We welcome Tom Seals back to Ingleside after his previous sell out performances. Get ready for a night like other and experience the faster fingers in the business playing hits by Billy Joel, Elton John and many more.

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Nov
20

Elvis

Get ready for an electrifying night of rock ‘n’ roll as Fisher Stevens brings the unforgettable music of Elvis Presley to life in a spectacular live concert experience.

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Dec
1
to 4 Jan

A Christmas Carol

A Barn Theatre revival of a Dickens Classic, this enchanting musical production set to an original score will leave you and the whole family feeling full of Christmas spirit and serves as a wonderful reminder of what this time of year is truly all about.

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Dec
19

A Buble Christmas

Jamie Flanagan is returning to Ingleside to pay tribute to one of the world’s most prolific recording artists; Michael Bublé. This year we celebrate all of the festive sounds of Bublés classic Christmas album.

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