A collage of Cheltenham happens in May

May 2025 - What's On Cheltenham Events

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Cotswold Festival of Steam

Cotswold Festival of Steam

Get ready to embark on a journey through time, where the past comes alive and the heritage of steam…

Crowds at Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2024.

Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Cheltenham, The Festival Town, is home to one of the country’s best-loved jazz festivals,…

South American BBQ & Wine Dinner

South American BBQ & Wine Dinner

Join The Greenway Hotel for a South American BBQ feast! Arrive to canapes and sparkling wine before…

Cheltenham Poetry Festival

Cheltenham Poetry Festival

Cheltenham Poetry Festival offers an annual 10-day programme of exciting live literature events…

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Featured Events

  1. Add Cheltenham Observation Wheel to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Observation Wheel

    Type

    Type:

    Family

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    12 Apr 2025to5 May 2025Open 12:00 - 21:00

    Soar above Cheltenham this Easter on a spectacular observation wheel, offering breathtaking panoramic views from 12th April to 5th May.

  2. Add Cheltenham Jazz Festival... around town free gigs to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Jazz Festival... around town free gigs

    Type

    Type:

    Free

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    30 Apr 2025to5 May 2025

    Keep Wednesday 30 April to Monday 6 May free to enjoy five days of free gigs on the Cheltenham Jazz Festival Free Stage in Montpellier Gardens and in Cheltenham’s streets, pubs and clubs.

  3. Add Cheltenham Poetry Festival to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Poetry Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    7 May 2025to17 May 2025Various Opening Times

    Cheltenham Poetry Festival offers an annual 10-day programme of exciting live literature events each spring and a year-round online programme of workshops and poetry lounges. The 2025 Cheltenham Poetry Festival will take place 7 - 17 May at venues…

  4. Add Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    9 May 2025to17 May 2025

    Cheltenham's oldest festival, set up in 1926! The annual Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts is packed with performances in music, dance and drama by children from local schools, theatre groups, dance schools and music clubs...

  5. Add Cheltenham Farmers Market to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Farmers Market

    Type

    Type:

    Market

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    9 May 2025
    From:
    30 May 2025

    On the second and last Friday of every month stalls line Cheltenham Promenade selling a range of produce including various meats and charcuterie, fruit and vegetables, desserts, preserves and pickles, cakes, bread, cheese and plants...

  6. Add Cheltenham Craft Market to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Craft Market

    Type

    Type:

    Market

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    17 May 2025

    Located along Cheltenham Promenade, the monthly Cheltenham Crafts Market brings together local producers, craftspeople and artisans to create a market full of unique gifts, homeware and handmade goods.

  7. Add Cotswold Festival of Steam to your Itinerary

    Cotswold Festival of Steam

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    24 May 2025to26 May 2025Open 09:00 - 17:00

    Get ready to embark on a journey through time, where the past comes alive and the heritage of steam locomotives is celebrated in all its glory. Join for a long bank holiday weekend filled with the magic of steam, picturesque landscapes, and the rich…

  8. Add Cheltenham Fringe Festival to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Fringe Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    26 May 2025to1 June 2025

    A festival celebrating a wide variety of art, including music, theatre, film, drag, poetry, comedy and more.

  9. Add Wychwood Festival to your Itinerary

    Wychwood Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    30 May 2025to1 June 2025Various Opening Times

    Wychwood is an annual summer family festival which takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse. Nominated Best Family Festival at the UK Festival Awards, there is so much for all ages to enjoy and take part in. Wychwood Festival 2025 will take place 30 May…

Ongoing Events

  1. Add Primrose Vale - Pick Your Own to your Itinerary

    Primrose Vale - Pick Your Own

    Type

    Type:

    Seasonal

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    1 May 2025to31 Oct 2025Various Opening Times

    The Pick Your Own fields open from late May until October.

  2. Add Dear Evan Hansen to your Itinerary

    Dear Evan Hansen

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    6 May 2025to10 May 2025Open 19:30 -

    Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in. The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn't tell the whole truth. And now must give up on a life he never dreamt he'd have. As events spiral and the truth comes out,…

  3. Add Cheltenham Antiques & Vintage Market to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Antiques & Vintage Market

    Type

    Type:

    Antiques

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    10 May 2025

    Your opportunity to browse antiques, collectables, vintage products, home decor, porcelain, jewellery, furniture and art once a month along Cheltenham Promenade.  

  4. Add Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    10 May 2025Open 19:30 - 19:30

    Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra perform Faure: Masques and Bergamasques, John Frith: Crystal Sea and Poulenc: Sinfonietta

  5. Add Moran's Junior Aquathlon & Triathlon to your Itinerary

    Moran's Junior Aquathlon & Triathlon

    Type

    Type:

    Sports

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    11 May 2025Open 07:30 - 11:30

    The Moran's Junior Aquathlon & Triathlon in association with Pied Piper, is a fun sporting challenge which raises funds for two charities and is designed for children aged 8 to 16. The aquathlon comprises a swim in the heated main pool of the lido…

  6. Add Chef's Cooks Club - May to your Itinerary

    Chef's Cooks Club - May

    Type

    Type:

    Food and Drink

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    15 May 2025Open 11:30 - 13:30

    Cooks Club at Tailors

  7. Add Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell to your Itinerary

    Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    15 May 2025to17 May 2025Open 19:30 -

    Inspired by the great English novelist Patrick Hamilton (Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky, Hangover Square) who created some of the most authentic fiction of his era; stories borne out of years of social interactions with the working man and…

  8. Add The Virginmarys - Live at the Frog and Fiddle to your Itinerary

    The Virginmarys - Live at the Frog and Fiddle

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    15 May 2025Open 19:30 - 23:00

    THE VIRGINMARYS crash their way into the Frog and Fiddle this spring as part of their massive UK Tour, presented by Audio Junk Food!

  9. Add Summer Yoga & Wellness Retreat to your Itinerary

    Summer Yoga & Wellness Retreat

    Type

    Type:

    Health & Wellbeing

    Notgrove, Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    16 May 2025to18 May 2025Open 15:00 - 12:00

    Summer Weekend Retreat: 16th to 18th May 2025 with Sadie Brewin. Suitable for all abilities and will leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.

  10. Add South American BBQ & Wine Dinner to your Itinerary

    South American BBQ & Wine Dinner

    Type

    Type:

    Food and Drink

    Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    17 May 2025Open 19:00 - 22:30

    Join The Greenway Hotel for a South American BBQ feast! Arrive to canapes and sparkling wine before indulging in a 5-course dinner and matching wine flight from South America

  11. Add Beginners Dry Stone Walling Courses at Notgrove to your Itinerary

    Beginners Dry Stone Walling Courses at Notgrove

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Notgrove, Cheltenham

    Dates

    From:
    17 May 2025to18 May 2025Open 09:00 - 16:30

    Dry stone walling courses for beginners at Notgrove suitable for anyone 16 years and older. Run by DSWA instructor with years of experience, Richard Gray at Notgrove over two days. Accommodation at Notgrove available on site. Price is £199 pp.

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