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Top story Cheltenham Halloween 2026: Wilson trail and a £10 party Halloween is Saturday 31 October, the day after half term. The Wilson's trail runs 24 October to 1 November, its £10 party is on the 30th. Dunkertons goes 18+. · 6 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. Sun 4 Oct Getting Triggy With It: Matt Parker Does The Maths 7.30pm · Cheltenham Town Hall · From £28
  2. Mon 5 Oct The Rock Orchestra 5.30pm · Cheltenham Town Hall · From £39
  3. 6 to 11 Oct Annie Everyman Theatre
  4. 9 to 18 Oct Cheltenham Literature Festival Venues across Cheltenham
  5. Fri 9 Oct Cheltenham Farmers' Market 9am · The Promenade
  6. Sat 10 Oct Cheltenham Town v Salford City 3pm · The EV Charger Points Stadium
  7. Sat 10 Oct Flying The Icons 7.30pm · Cheltenham Playhouse · From £15
  8. Sun 11 Oct Finlay Christie: Champagne Casanova 7.30pm · Cheltenham Playhouse · From £19
  9. Tue 13 Oct Cheltenham Town v Tottenham Hotspur U21 (EFL Trophy) 7pm · The EV Charger Points Stadium
  10. 13 to 17 Oct Paranormal Activity Everyman Theatre
  11. Fri 16 Oct Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman 8pm · Everyman Theatre
  12. Sun 18 Oct Halloween in Concert 7.30pm · Everyman Theatre

More stories

Events What's On in Cheltenham: the Literature Festival, Then The Wilson Reopens The Literature Festival runs 9 to 18 October and The Wilson reopens with a free party on the 23rd. Plus Annie, racing, three fireworks nights and the Robins. · 9 min read Christmas Cheltenham Christmas Market 2026: Promenade, 10 to 23 Dec Cheltenham Christmas Market runs 10 to 23 December on the Promenade, with 40 wooden stalls and free entry. Parking is free from 3pm on the 10th. No ice rink. · 3 min read Christmas Santa in Cheltenham 2026: Steam Trains and Grottos GWSR's Santa Express is £32 a seat and now leaves only from Toddington; 20 December is sold out. Webbs' grotto on Evesham Road is £15 a child from 5 Dec. · 4 min read Remembrance Cheltenham Remembrance Sunday 2026: Promenade, 8 November Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. Cheltenham's service at the Promenade war memorial has begun at 10.50am two years running; veterans form up at 10.35am. · 3 min read Racing Cheltenham Racecourse This Winter: Every Date to New Year Cheltenham's jump season opens on 23 October, then races in November, December and on New Year's Day from £13.50. Under-18s go free. Dates and gate times. · 4 min read Sport Cheltenham Half Marathon 2026: held Sunday 20 Sept Run Cheltenham took place on Sunday 20 September 2026: the 10K at 8.20am, the half at 9am, from the racecourse. Times, route notes and what the organiser published. · 5 min read Bonfire Night Cheltenham fireworks 2026: 3, 6 and 7 Nov, from £11 Racecourse fireworks Saturday 7 November, 7pm, £11 advance until 31 October. Dunkertons' low-noise show is the 3rd, the cricket club's the 6th, under-18s free. · 6 min read Christmas Cheltenham Christmas lights: on 21 Nov, Pittville 28 Nov Cheltenham's town lights come on Saturday 21 November, with no ceremony announced. Pittville Pump Room's switch-on is Saturday 28 November, between two markets. · 6 min read Christmas Cheltenham panto: Cinderella and Peter Pan, all dates Cinderella runs at the Everyman from 27 November, Peter Pan at the Playhouse from 11 December at £15 to £31. Seven Everyman dates have no public performance. · 5 min read Heritage Cheltenham Heritage Open Days 2026: held 11-20 Sept Cheltenham's 2026 Heritage Open Days ran 58 free events from 11 to 20 September. Half needed booking, and some tours took only five people. · 6 min read