July festivals and events in the Stroud District

There’s loads happening across the district this July, from festivals, exhibitions and live music to theatre, markets and family-friendly activities. Many are free and unique to the district.

Here’s a flavour of what’s coming up 👇

Regular events throughout the month

• 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
• Kids Stuff supported drop-in, Wednesdays (term time)
• Kids Stuff Crafts, Saturdays
• Stroud Brewery Run Club, Mondays
• Brimscombe Mill Run Club, Thursdays
• Family Evening with food & games at The Long Table/Kids Stuff, Thursdays
• Food & live music at the Long Table, Fridays
• Summer evenings and live music at Tinkley Gate, Fridays and Saturdays
• 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

Early July

• 50 Years of Science outdoor exhibition, Stratford Park, daily until 26 July
• Stroud Folk exhibition of prints by Rachel Oldfield, Museum in the Park, 4-26 July
• People's Emergency Briefing evening for young people 16-30, Creative Sustainability (2 July)
• Stroud Brewery lunch boat trip, CCT Wallbridge (2 July)
• Writing People, Places & Wildlife, Hawkwood (2-5 July)
• Tomorrow's Warriors presents David Kayode, SVA (3 July)
• Minibeasties for ages 2-4, Stroud Valleys Project (3 July)
• Swift Walk, Stroud Valleys Project (3 July)
• Phil (Swill) Odgers and Bobby Valentino, Trinity Rooms (3 July)
• ABBA by Moonlight, Berkeley Castle (3 July)
• Summer Reading Retreat, Hawkwood (3-5 July)
• The Cat's Tales: Jo Durrant in conversation with Charlie Creed, Museum in the Park (4 July)
• Love Dursley Summer Festival (4 July)
• Bumblebee Buzz, Stroud Valleys Project (4 July)
• Longfield Hospice Rainbow Run (4 July)
• Green Walks, The Greenwoods Foundation (4 July)
• The Best of Sawo 10th Anniversary Concert, Egypt Mill, Nailsworth (4 July)
• Sacred Music Festival, Stroud (4 July)
• This Is The Kit, The Subscription Rooms (4 July)
• Nancy Ackroyd & Lia Chase, The Prince Albert, Rodborough (4 July)
• Stonehouse Canal Festival (5 July)
• SARA Sharpness Lifeboat Station Open Day (5 July)
• Wotton Triathlon (5 July)
• Somatic Immersion Retreat, Slad Farm (5 July)
• Tortworth Lake Open Day (5 July)
• Brimscombe Summer Fair featuring Tweedy (5 July)
• NGS Open Gardens, Woodchester Park House (5 July)
• Wotton Car Booty (5 July)
• Chalford Market (5 July)
• Stroud Vintage Market (6 July)
• How to Fall in Love with the Future, Hawkwood (6-8 July)
• Kids Stuff Messy Play & Clothing Rummage Sale (7 July)
• Gigspanner Big Band, The Subscription Rooms (8 July)
• Pop Choir, Maypole Hall Community Centre (8 July)
• Pre-Loved Clothes Sale, Brimscombe Mill (9 July)
• The Comedy of Errors outdoor theatre, Horsfall House, Minchinhampton (9 July)
• Jazz Jam, Under the Edge Arts, Wotton (10 July)
• Some Voices Choir, Brimscombe Mill (10 July)
• Trinity Rooms Youth Club (10 July)
• Teen Stuff Pre-loved Clothing Sale, Brimscombe Mill (11 July)
• Rosary Primary School Summer Fair (11 July)
• Rodborough Community Fete (11 July)
• Nailsworth Artisan Market (11 July)
• Nailsworth Fire Station Open Day (11 July)
• Mark Cummings' Glorious Gloucestershire: Music, Wine & Cheese, St Mary's Church, Painswick (11 July)
• Nailsworth Music Society Summer Concert, St Mary's Church, Woodchester (12 July)
• NGS Open Gardens, Trench Hill (12 July)

Mid July

• NGS Open Gardens, Richmond Villages Painswick (16 July)
• All or Nothing Experience: The Story of the Small Faces, The Subscription Rooms (16 July)
• Pop-Out Sale, Kids Stuff, Brimscombe Mill (16 July)
• Mikron Theatre, Rodborough Community Hall (17 July)
• Chalfest, France Lynch Pleasure Ground (17-18 July)
• Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words & Music, Subscription Rooms (17 July)
• Woodland Science Lab family-friendly event, Museum in the Park (18 July)
• Mikron Theatre, Randwick Village Hall (18 July)
• Vivaldi's Four Seasons Workshop, The Chantry Centre, Dursley (18 July)
• Stroud Record & CD Fair, The Subscription Rooms (18 July)
• Stroud Country Show, Stratford Park (18 July)
• Callowell Primary School Summer Fair (18 July)
• The Pickwick Papers, The Chantry Centre, Dursley (19 July)
• Sri Lankan Pop-Up Kitchen, GL11 Community Hub (19 July)
• Summer holiday events begin at Brimscombe Mill (from 20 July)
• Hawkwood Huddle (20 July)

Late July

• Creative Card Printing Day with Tracy Spiers, Museum in the Park (22 July)
• Wotton Area CAN Nature Quiz Night, Under the Edge Arts (22 July)
• Nature Workshops, Rackleaze Nature Trail, Cam (23 July)
• Giffords Circus arrives in the district (from 23 July)
• Simon Packard Exhibition, SVA (24 July-1 August)
• Beatles Complete Tribute Band, The Chantry Centre, Dursley (24 July)
• Britstock Festival, Nailsworth (24-26 July)
• Bat Experience Evening, Woodchester Mansion (24 July)
• Dirty/DC, Subscription Rooms (24 July)
• Stroud Pride Parade from Bank Gardens at 10.30am, with events from 12 noon (25 July)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Governor's Nose outdoor theatre, Museum in the Park (25-26 July)
• Dinosaur Day, Berkeley Castle (26 July)
• Stroud Repair and Eco Café, Trinity Rooms (26 July)
• Summer Jazz, Stonehouse Court Hotel (26 July)
• Stratford Park Miniature Railway (26 July)
• The Pickwick Papers outdoor theatre, Swinhay House, North Nibley (26 July)
• Finding Out About Fossils, Museum in the Park (28 July)
• NHS Community Free Health Check, Brimscombe Mill (28 July)
• Theatre in the Garden: Sherlock Holmes, Bear of Rodborough (28 July)
• Roman Day, Museum in the Park (29 July)
• Matthew Barley & 51 Strings, Hawkwood (29 July)
• The Comedy of Errors outdoor theatre, Museum in the Park (31 July)
• Electronic Open Mic Sessions, Under the Edge Arts (31 July)
• Return to Sharpness heritage rail journey (31 July)
• Stroud Beer Festival, Subscription Rooms (31 July)
• Gong Master Training, Hawkwood (from 31 July)