Friday, September 25

Cirencester

  • Acoustic Night at the Kings Head Hotel featuring EARL. Internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter/bluesman Stuart Earl and Lyndon Webb take us down a dusty road into the Americana, Country Blues territory. Doors open 7.45pm; Free ENTRY.

Kempsford

  • The Kempsford Beer Festival takes place in the Village Hall. There will be a selection of real ales, wines and bottled lagers to try with food available all day. The Rugby World Cup will also be show, including Italy v Canada at 2.30pm, South Africa v Samoa at 4.45pm and England v Wales at 8pm.

Siddington

  • Live music at The Greyhound featuring ‘Wildwood Jack’.

Cheltenham

  • Basel Symphony Orchestra performance at Cheltenham Town Hall. One of the oldest and most important orchestras in Switzerland, visits Cheltenham for the first time, playing a rarely heard ballet score composed by members of the group of French composers known as Les Six. Starts at 7.30pm, Tickets from £12.50; for more information visit www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
  • La Traviata at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre. The Russian State Ballet and Opera House returns with a world-class production of Verdi’s greatest and most popular opera performed with a large live orchestra. Starts at 7.45pm, tickets from £28; for more information visit www.everymantheatre.org.uk

Saturday, September 26

Cirencester

  • Rural Cinema at the Corinium Museum. Part of the Rural Cinema Scheme, the museum will be screening Far from the Madding Crowd. Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, it tells the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors played by Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge and Michael Sheen. A timeless story about nature of relationships and love, as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. Starts at 2.15pm. Tickers adults £5; concessions £4; booking recommended.

Siddington

Comedy Night at The Greyhound featuring a three course meal. This is a ticketed event.

Cheltenham

  • Last night of Out of the Bath and Onto the Stage at the Cheltenham Playhouse. A sprit rises from the bowels of the earth, or rather, the swimming bath under the floor. It’s Bathsheba, the feisty ghost of Playhouse Past, come to tell her dramatic story in the theatre’s 70th year. Starts at 7.45pm, tickets £12. For more visit www.cheltenhamplayhouse.org.uk

Stroud

  • Steve Knightley at the Subscription Rooms. One of the world’s finest acoustic multi-instrumentalists, Steve Knightly has left an indelible mark on the traditional music scene and returns to Subscription Rooms by popular demand. Starts at 8pm; Tickets £21; for more visit www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk

Gloucester

  • Underground Festival at Gloucester Guildhall. This will be the sixth Underground, and it will feature the very best new bands on the circuit playing across three stages all inside Gloucester Guildhall. Acts already announced include Tall Ships, Lisbon, Black Peaks, Emp!re, High Tyde, Brawlers and Crows. Starts at 3.30pm. Also on Sunday. Weekend tickets £10. For more information visit www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk

Dursley

  • Big car boot sale, Norman Hill Field (next to police station), noon-4pm. Sellers from 11am. Cars £6. Hot food, toilets and parking. Ring 07711 476715 for details. 

Sunday, September 27

Siddington

  • Pub Quiz at The Greyhound

Ashton Down

  • Big car boot sale, ex-MoD site off A419, GL6 8GA, 9am-2pm. Sellers from 8am. Hot food, toilets and parking. Cars £6. Call 07711 476715 for details.

Wotton-Under-Edge

  • Wotton Monster Car Boot, every Sunday from noon. New Road, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8JW. 

Tuesday, September 29

Cheltenham

  • Opening night of An Inspector Calls at the Everyman Theatre. When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman. His startling revelations shake the very foundations of their lives and challenge use all to examine our consciences. Evening performances start at 7.45pm. Tickets from £16; for more visit www.everymantheatre.org.uk

Wednesday, September 3

Stroud

  • Stroud Farmers Market, 9am-2.30pm in Cornhill Market Square