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.

Filtering by: “Theatre”
Mar
28
to 10 May

In the Mouth of the Wolf

Based on a true story about Sir Michael Morpurgo’s uncles during World War II, Francis is a fierce pacifist, and Pieter is a man who believes that peace can only be achieved by action. The tragic event that happens changes the course of Francis’ life.

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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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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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Sept
1
to 11 Oct

Haywire

  • Beeches Road Cirencester, England, GL7 United Kingdom (map)
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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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Oct
17
to 15 Nov

The Last Five Years

Written by Jason Robert Brown, a Tony award winner, this beautifully crafted musical is brought to life with an acclaimed score and interweaved with the butterflies of new love and the sting of a separation.

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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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