What’s On in and around Cirencester
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Markets
Award winning historic Charter Markets, Arts & Crafts Market, Farmers' Market and Specialty Market.
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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. -
Bands in the Park
Sundays July to September 2025
Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of free live music in the Abbey Grounds, Cirencester. -
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.
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Wiltshire at War
An English Civil War conflict to secure Malmesbury. Battle reenactment and childrens activities.
Entry only £20 per family or £10 per adult, £5 concessions. More details from The Sealed Knot website.
2025 Festival of Archaeology at Chedworth Roman Villa
Demonstrations, re-enactments and archaeological activities for the whole family. More information: 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Chedworth Roman Villa | National Trust

Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.

Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Cirencester History Festival
After its sell-out launch last autumn, Cirencester History Festival, a nine-day celebration of global, national and local history, is set to return for its second year this October half term, from 25 October to 2 November 2025.
Talk - From Corinium to the Cotswold Tradition - the first 100 years of the Old Museum
A talk by Caroline Morris, Collections and Education Manager at the Corinium Museum.

Talk - On Apotropaic Marks
Apotropaics: the perception of magic and ritual in the medieval church. Steve Tomlin has spent 10 years investigating Apotropaic marks in the parish churches of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.