Cheltenham Paint Festival returns this July for fifth birthday celebration

Cheltenham Paint Festival is set to make a grand return to Cheltenham, The Festival Town, this year after receiving joint funding from Cheltenham Borough Council and Cheltenham Borough Homes amounting to £10,000, as well as support from Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham.

The festival’s founder, Andy ‘Dice’ Davies, AKA Dice Sixty Seven, is thrilled to be back and organising the festival after its brief hiatus last year, he said: “I’m delighted to be bringing the festival back with a new date and I’d like to thank the council for their support to ensure it goes ahead this year. 

Images feature street art murals from previous Cheltenham Paint Festivals. Images feature (left to right) - Mural on St Georges Street by Fauna Graphic and Rocket01; (top) mural on Princess Elizabeth Way by Inkie; (bottom) mural in The Brewery Quarter by various artists inc. Inkie & Gnasher. 

“With the investment from the council, Cheltenham Borough Homes and Holiday Inn Express we are now able to plan ahead and ensure our fifth birthday celebrations bring another dose of colour and joy to the town.”

Running in the height of the summer - 29 to 31 July - with over 100 artists painting the town and with a renewed focus on championing female artists, the festival is gearing up to make its fifth year birthday celebration the biggest yet. The big walls start the week before.

Cllr Flo Clucas, cabinet member for safety and communities for Cheltenham Borough Council, said: “I am delighted that we have been able to support the paint festival again this year. Andy and his colleagues do a great job. Not only does this brighten our streets, but many of our communities and young people love being able to get involved and see their work lightening the hearts of those who see it. This year promises to be something special!”

Emma Wall, executive director property and communities at Cheltenham Borough Homes, mirrored the councillor’s sentiment: “Helping communities thrive is what we’re all about, which is why we are proud to be sponsoring the paint festival for 2022. It truly is a unique point in the calendar that brings everyone together, creates a real vibrancy, and encourages local people, as well as visitors to really explore our communities.”

This year, the headline artists will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham Town Centre, who are kindly supporting the festival as the designated accommodation provider.

Wyatt Davis, sales manager, Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham, said: “We’re thrilled to be supporting this year’s paint festival as an accommodation provider, and will be using this opportunity to get behind the festival both on social media and through the interactions we have with our guests.”  

To find out more about this year’s Cheltenham Paint Festival, including opportunities to volunteer, paint or have your wall transformed by a top street artist, follow Cheltenham Paint Festival on Facebook or visit cheltenhampaintfestival.co.uk.

Images feature street art murals from previous Cheltenham Paint Festivals. Images feature (left to right) - Mural in St Pauls, Cheltenham by Alex Lucas (@lucas_antics), photo by Mikal Ludlow; (top) Tokyo street scene on the side of The Feathered Fish by DANK; (bottom) mural on the side of The Bayshill Pub by Beau Stanton with assistance by Andy Hipps of That Art Gallery in Bristol.

For a full list of the 30+ annual festivals in Cheltenham visit - 

Cheltenham 2022 - Festivals & Major Events Guide