About The City Brief Gloucester
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Gloucester
In Gloucester, The City Brief keeps you in the know about what’s happening across the city each week. From community events to seasonal traditions, we track local happenings so you don’t have to.
You’ll find updates from areas like Historic Docks and Southgate Street, places where everyday life meets history. These neighbourhoods host regular activities that reflect Gloucester’s layered identity: markets on the quayside near East Gate Chamber; music festivals in green spaces along Alney Island or at Barnwood Arboretum; seasonal events tied to landmarks such as The Cathedral of Holy Trinity, St Peter’s Abbey and Greyfriars Ruins. On East Walk, a cloistered path within cathedral grounds, early morning walks are common, while the Roman Walls of Gloucester remain a quiet point of interest for locals tracing city origins.
Our coverage includes recurring gatherings like Westgate Market each Saturday at Kings Square, where stallholders offer seasonal produce and crafts from across Longlevens and White City. The Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling event draws crowds annually on Easter Monday, named after both local terrain and Gloucester’s enduring tradition of food-led community celebration. Events such as Tall Ships and Shanty Festival highlight the River Severn’s maritime past, while Gloucester Quays Victorian Christmas Market transforms part of the Docks area each winter.
We also track annual highlights including Gloucester Day, the anniversary of 1643 when city defences held during a Royalist siege, now observed with reenactments and public talks at Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. The Three Choirs Festival, an intercathedral music series drawing choral ensembles from across the region, anchors cultural life in late summer.
Our aim is civic clarity: keeping residents up-to-date on practical information that shapes their week, whether it’s a new stall opening near Kingsholm Stadium or how to take part in heritage events like Gloucester Day. We focus not just on what happens but why it matters locally, to neighbours across Docks, Barton and Tredworth, Hucclecote, Coney Hill, Coopers Edge and Alney Island.
You can find music along the Severn or craft stalls near Kings Square. The City Brief gives context to what’s local and why it matters.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Gloucester – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
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About the editor
The City Brief Gloucester is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
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