Friday, September 11

Stroud

  • Stroud Theatre Festival. With more thanover 40 diverse shows, ranging from children’s theatre and comedies to classics and cutting edge drama. Tickets £6; for more information email info@stroudtheatrefestival.co.uk.

Cirencester

  • Acoustic Night at the Kings Head with Seth Bye and Katie Griffin. The multi-instrumental duo from Fairford blur the edges between traditional folk and more contemporary styles. Doors open at 7.45pm. Free Entry. For more information call 01285 700900.

Gloucester

  • Luke Jermay at Gloucester Guildhall; 7.30pm. Probably the most incredible man you’ve probably never heard of – he can read your mind. Tickets adults £16, concessions £14. For more visit gloucesterguildhall.co.uk.

Saturday, September 12

Cirencester

  • Corinium Museum Heritage Open Day; 10am-5pm. As part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme, the museum will be open for free. Try out the family fun trail, with a prize at the end, costs £1.

Tetbury

  • Victorian Railway Goods Shed open as part of National Heritage weekend. Showing an exhibition of the past and future uses of The Goods Shed. GL8 8EY. For more go to tetburyraillands.com or call David Walker 01666 500137. Open 10am-4pm. Also open on Sunday.

Northleach

  • Northleach Steam & Vintage Show, Eastington Road. 10am-5pm. Also on Sunday (10am-4pm). Adults £5, senior citizens £3, children under 16 free. Free parking.

South Cerney

  • Last Night of the Proms will be projected live onto a screen in South Cerney Village Hall. Starts at 6.30pm. Tickets £20 include the meal and reception drink. All proceeds to Gloucester Deaf Association. Call Anne Croft on 01285 860753 or email Jackie Gloyn at jackie.gloyn@tiscali.co.uk for more.

Sherston

  • Ride & Stride, raising money for local churches; 10am-6pm Participants can walk or ride a bike or horse, with prizes to be won. This year the event is supported by Bear Grylls For more visit wiltshirehistoricchurchesturst.org.uk.

Bristol

  • Final night of Puttin’ On the Ritz at the Bristol Hippodrome. Performance starts at 7.30pm. Tickets from £21.40. For more details visit atgtickets.com/venues/bristolhippodrome.

Dursley

  • Car boot sale, Norman Hill Field (next to Police Station), noon-4pm. Sellers from 11am. Cars £6. Call 07711 476715 for more details.

Sunday, September 13

Tetbury

  • Car boot sale on hard standing and inside table top sale at Tetbury Good Shed, GL8 8BG. Adjacent to the free long stay car park, 9am-noon12pm. Contact 01666 502257.

Frampton

  • Frampton Country Fair. More thanOver 400 trade stands and three display rings there is plenty to see and do. Tickets on the gate adults £12, children £3. For more information visit framptoncountryfair.co.uk.

Cheltenham

  • Heritage Open Day at the Cheltenham Playhouse Theatre;noon to 12-4pm. Free event. Visit parts of the theatre you can’t normally see. Learn more about the history of the building, visit the old swimming pool beneath the auditorium (now a furniture store) and the dressing rooms that were once medical treatment rooms. Refreshments available. For more information, visit cheltplayhouse.org.uk.

Latton

  • Fete in aid of Bala Children’s Centre in Kenya; 2.30pm at St. Mary’s Latton, SN6 6DS – off A417 – well-signed.  Stalls, Teas, Quad Bike Rides, games etc.  Telephone 01453 883716 for more information.

Aston Down

  • Car boot sale, ex-MoD site GL6 8GA. Sellers from 8am. Cars £6. Call 07711 476715 for more.

Wotton-under-Edge 

  • Wotton Monster car boot, every Sunday from noon, New Road.

Monday, September 14

Malmesbury

  • Malmesbury & District Garden Club present an illustrated talk by Jane Moore on “The Kitchen Garden”; Charlton Village Hall;7.30pm. Jane is the head gardener at Bath Priory Gardens. Refreshments and raffle. Free admission for members, non-members £2.

Cheltenham

  • A Murder is Announced at the Everyman Theatre; 7.45pm. The classic Agatha Christie novel is brought to live on the stage where Miss Marple must solve a murder, advertised in the local paper. Tickets from £14. For more information visit everymantheatre.org.uk.

Wednesday, September 16

Swindon

  • Russian State Ballet and Opera House perform La Traviata at the Wyvern Theatre;7.30pm. Tickets from £30; for more visit swindontheatres.co.uk.

Cheltenham

  • Opening night of Musical Magic at the Cheltenham Playhouse. The best of stage and screen musicals including Les Miserables and The Lion King. 7.30pm. Tickets £12. For more visit cheltplayhouse.org.uk
  • Chicago Blues Brothers at Cheltenham Town Hall; 7.30pm. For more visit Cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk.