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August festivals and events in the Stroud district
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If you're looking for things to do in the Stroud district this August, there's plenty on offer. From family activities and open gardens to theatre, live music, exhibitions and festivals, there are events taking place across the district throughout the month.
Regular events throughout August
- Daily drop-in children's activities, Brimscombe Mill
- 5k parkruns every Saturday morning in Stroud, Stonehouse, Berkeley and Wotton
- 2k Junior parkruns every Sunday in Stonehouse and Wotton
- Shambles Market, Stroud, every Friday and Saturday
- Stroud Farmers' Market, every Saturday
- Baptist Hall Craft Market, second and fourth Saturdays
- Vintage Mary Market, every Monday, The Shambles, Stroud
- Late Night Food at Five Valleys Shopping Centre, every Friday
- Music in the Park every Sunday, Stratford Park
- Stroud Brewery Run Club, Mondays
- Brimscombe Mill Run Club, Thursdays
- Food & live music at the Long Table, Fridays
- Woodchester Mansion open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11am-5pm
- Wotton Town Hall Teas every Saturday
- CCT Boat Trips, Wallbridge, Saturdays
- Gigg Mill & Dunkirk Mill Open Day Saturdays and Sundays
- Summer Gnome Trail, Rococo Garden, Painswick
- FREE Family Explorer Trails, Museum in the Park
- Ruskin Mill College Students End of Year Exhibition
- Guided walks with the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens
- Giffords Circus: Waterfall, Minchinhampton Common (until 10 August)
- Park Life exhibition by Stroud Artists' Co-operative, throughout August, Museum in the Park
- Summer of Play Trail, Tinkley Gate (daily)
Saturday 1 August
Harvington Hall: The House of Secrets, Jo Durrant in conversation with Phil Downing, Museum in the Park
Sunday 2 August
Tortworth Lake Open Day
Ship Inn Regatta, Stonehouse
Paperback Outdoor Theatre: The Railway Children, Berkeley Castle
Wotton Car Boot, Wotton Community PARC
Monday 3 August
Stroud Sensation Exhibition opens, Gallery Pangolin (until 29 August)
Tuesday 4 August
Amazing Artists, family activity, Museum in the Park
Wednesday 5
Elmore Festival (until 8 August)
Saxon Day at Museum in the Park
Thursday 6 August
Collaged Creatures drop-in workshop, Museum in the Park
Stroud Brewery Lunch Boat Trip
Teens Open Mic Night, The Long Table
The Watchers of Woodchester Mansion immersive outdoor theatre (6th, 13th, 20th and 27th August)
Friday 7 August
Big Summer Picnic and Play in the Park, Stratford Park
Toys and Games of the Past, free family activity, Museum in the Park
Museum in the Park visits Nailsworth Library with Mammoths and More!
Saturday 8 August
All Fruits Ripe: Reggae, Roots & Dub Day Party, The Long Table
Nailsworth Artisan Market
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, outdoor theatre show, Museum in the Park
Family Fun Day, Three Greens, Park Estate, Stonehouse
Sunday 9 August
Stroud Community Fire and Rescue Station Open Day
Monday 10 August
Discover the Victorians, Museum in the Park
Summer Flowers in Pen & Watercolour Workshop, Museum in the Park
Tuesday 11 August
Discover the Victorians, Museum in the Park
Summer Flowers in Pen & Watercolour Botanical Art Workshop, Museum in the Park
Wednesday 12 August
National Garden Scheme Open Gardens, Richmond Villages, Painswick
Medieval Day, Museum in the Park
Fleetwood Bac, Sub Rooms
Thursday 13 August
Big Summer Picnic and Play in the Park, Stratford Park
Keeps the Faith Northern Soul Night, Stroud Brewery
Secret Nature family drop in craft workshop, Museum in the Park
Hugh Cornwell, Sub Rooms
Friday 14 August
Stratford Park Lido Opening
The Ultimate Eagles, Sub Rooms
Toys and Games of the Past, free family activities, Museum in the Park
Saturday 15 August
Red Horse Foundation Summer Fayre, Thrupp
Wotton Car Boot, Wotton Community PARC
Monday 17 August
Chasm Exhibition opens at Three Storeys, Nailsworth (until 23 August)
Georgia Williams: Time on Paper opens at SVA John Street Gallery (until 24 August)
Tuesday 18 August
Wild Woolly Women Craft Social Group, Stroud Brewery
CCT Guided Walking Tour: Fromebridge to Saul Junction
Revealing the Romans drop-in family activity, Museum in the Park
Wednesday 19 August
Fairy Folk Day, Museum in the Park
Thursday 20 August
Big Summer Picnic and Play in the Park, Stratford Park
WILDWOOD! Summer Camp for Families, Hawkwood
Film Night and Swing Dancing, The Long Table
The Great Big Oxfam Art Sale begins, St Lawrence Church (until 22 August)
So Many Leaves Family Craft Workshop, Museum in the Park
Friday 21 August
Museum in the Park visits Dursley Library with Roman History: Coins, Cloths and Board Games
Toys and Games of the Past, Museum in the Park
Saturday 22 August
Dursley Market
Afternoon Tea, Sub Rooms
Wotton Car Boot, Wotton Community PARC
Sunday 23 August
Violet Varah: Piece of the Peach opens at The Yard Gallery (until 29 August)
Monday 24 August
Vintage Mary Big Spring Clean Sale, Shambles Market, Stroud
Tuesday 25 August
Sherlock Holmes outdoor theatre, Berkeley Castle
Archie Taylor-Roach exhibition opens, SVA John Street Gallery (until 31 August)
Things That Move, drop-in family activity Museum in the Park
Wednesday 26 August
Stratford Park Sketchbook Day, Museum in the Park
Museum in the Park visits Nailsworth Library with Mammoths and More!
Thursday 27 August
The Prince Albert August Beer Festival (until 31 August)
Flower Power Family Drop-in Craft Activity, Museum in the Park
Dementia Friendly Café, Trinity Rooms
How Does Writing Change the Writer? Panel Discussion, Stroud Library
King Arthur and the Holy Fail outdoor theatre, Painswick Rococo Garden
Rosie McGuinness: Common Hours Exhibition opens, This House, Nailsworth
Hogfest Summer Edition, The Hog at Horsley (until 31 August)
CCT Guided Walking Tour: Fromebridge to Saul Junction
Friday 28 August
Craig Ogden Classical Guitar Concert, Hawkwood
Patsy Gamble Blues Collective, The Fresh Standard
The Outer Fringe Beer, Cider, Music and Food Festival begins, Crown and Sceptre (until 6 September)
Toys & Games of the Past, Museum in the Park
Saturday 29 August
Frocester Festival
The King's Mother: Jo Durrant in Conversation with Annie Garthwaite, Museum in the Park
Teckels Animal Sanctuaries Summer Fair & Dog Show (29th and 30th)
Sunday 30 August
Bisley Music Festival
Saxon Barn Market, Leonard Stanley
NGS Open Gardens, Trench Hill Gardens
Stroud Jams Community Music Jam, Locking Hill Studio
Long Street Summer Social, Wotton-under-Edge
Public Running Session, Stratford Park Miniature Railway
A Summer of Jazz, Stonehouse Court
Buzz Club in the Walled Garden, Museum in the Park
Monday 31 August
Garden Open Day, Stancombe Park
Dunkirk Mill Open Day
Yard Trail, venues across Stroud
For more events and activities taking place across the district, see VisitStroud.UK, Good on Paper and venue websites.
Please check before travelling, as details may be subject to change.