What’s on in Stroud this week: 17 – 23 August
As the summer holidays continue, it’s another busy week of community events across the Stroud district.
This week’s highlights include a fairy day at the Museum in the Park, a film screening at Stroud Brewery, music at the Long Table and the Prince Albert and the return of Slimbridge village produce show.
Find out more in our regular look at things coming up in Stroud and the wider district.
Regular and one off events
- Enjoy Fairy Folk Day at the Museum in the Park – Wed 19 Aug, 10.30am – 3.30pm
The Museum in the Park continues its summer holiday programme with a celebration of fairy folklore. Activities include traditional songs and stories, fairy folklore, a special Peter Pan sword school, and the chance to make a magic fairy wand to take home.
- Watch Field and Folk at Stroud Brewery – Thu 20 Aug, 7pm
Stroud Brewery hosts a special screening of Field & Folk, a new documentary film celebrating the farmers, families and landscapes of the Cotswolds National Landscape. The screening is part of a tour of venues across the Cotswolds.
- Browse the Great Big Oxfam Art Pop-up – Fri 21 – Sat 22 Aug, 10am – 4pm
St Laurence’s Church is the venue for this pop-up show of more than 150 original paintings, prints, sculpture and mixed media artworks donated to Oxfam. All proceeds go to support Oxfam’s humanitarian and emergency work.
- See Moonlighting at the Long Table – Fri 21 Aug, 6pm
Popular local band and Stroud Farmers Market busking regulars Moonlighting bring their classic swing and Latin tunes and vocal harmonies to the Long Table. The band will be playing during dinner ahead of a special screening of Dirty Dancing at 8.15pm.
- Attend the Slimbridge Gardening Club Produce Show – Sat 22 Aug, 2pm
The finest gardeners in all of Slimbridge will gather at the village hall this Saturday to show off their produce, in a growing season that has boasted plentiful sun but next to no rain. Expect a wide range of fruits and vegetables from fertile Severn Vale gardens, alongside floral art and cookery.
- See Alan Burke at the Albert – Sat 22 Aug, 9pm
Regarded by some as one of the finest ballad singers of his generation, Alan Burke is the former lead singer, guitarist and bodhran player from Irish band Afterhours. He boasts an extensive repertoire of traditional, contemporary and original songs in both the English and Irish languages.
Continuing this week
- Take the Rococo Garden gnome trail – Continues until Mon 31 Aug
Gnome Bert and his friends have taken over the Painswick Rococo Garden for a special summer holiday gnome party trail. En route, participants will have the opportunity to discover what each gnome is bringing to the party, and enjoy interactive games, drawing activities and fun challenges.
Further afield
- Visit Malmesbury’s Petticoat Lane Fair – Sun 23 Aug, 10am – 3pm
Malmesbury’s now-annual Petticoat Lane market brings a wide variety of stalls to the town centre, alongside food and live music. The event is part of Malmesbury Carnival & Festival, a month-long community celebration culminating in the carnival procession weekend in early September.
For details of how to suggest community events for inclusion in our weekly guide to things to see and do in the Stroud area, see here.
