Top 40 annual events in the Cotswolds
If you’re planning a trip to the Cotswolds, you might want to find out what’s going on before you decide on a date.
Which is why we’ve listed the Top 40 Annual Events in the Cotswolds to make sure you have plenty to do while you’re here.
The Cotswolds events listed below are set within the English counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Somerset.
Spring Events
March
The Festival – Cheltenham Racecourse
April
Chipping Norton Literary Festival
May
Giffords Circus – Tour of Cotswolds (May-September)
Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill
Summer Events
June
Wychwood Music Festival – Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival
July
Cornbury Music Festival – Great Tew, Oxfordshire
Barn on the Farm- Over Farm, Gloucester
2000 Trees Festival- Upcote Farm, Withington
Nibley Festival – North Nibley, Wotton Under Edge
The Cotswold Show and Food Festival- Cirencester Park
The Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford
August
Wilderness Festival – Cornbury Park
Bourton-on-the-Water Football in the River
Autumn Events
September
Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials
October
Cheltenham Literature Festival
Westonbirt Arboretum – Autumn Colour Spectacular
Batsford Arboretum – Autumn Colour Spectacular
November
The November Meeting – Cheltenham Racecourse
Winter Events
December
Sudeley Castle Spectacle of Light – Winchcombe
January
New Year’s Day Races – Cheltenham Racecourse
Painswick Rococo, Colesbourne and Newark Park Gardens – Carpets of Snowdrops
February
Christmas Events
Late Night Christmas Shopping in Broadway
Cheltenham & Cirencester Christmas Market
Westonbirt Arboretum – Enchanted Christmas
If you’re looking for somewhere to stay while you visit an event you’ll find the perfect bolthole on our Cottage Listings.