Events in Stroud

Stroud is situated right at the heart of rural Gloucestershire life and hence attracts many events in an agricultural and country vernacular. Not too far from the towns of Cheltenham, Cirencester and Gloucester, it makes an ideal venue to take events from these places as well. Whether it is airshows, agricultural shows, craft fairs or even prize gardens, events in Stroud are not restricted to the town alone.

Craft and the arts seems well embedded in the local community, fairs and galleries being organised to entice travellers from as far afield as London and Birmingham looking for unique objects d'art to furnish their homes. With a spontaneous culture, much comprised of hippies and travellers, Stroud will always surprise with the unusual to entertain and delight visitors.

As regards music, the contemporary mix of people living in the area bring colour and variation to the event. Stroud International Textile Festival in May. The Stroud Fringe Festival iSeptember hosting a multitude of musical genres. The Stroud Food and Drink Festival in September. Nibley Music Festival in July. The Stroud Walking Festival in September celebrate the astonishing achievement of putting one leg in front of the other!