What's on this Weekend in Gloucester?

There's lots of festive fun taking place this weekend for all ages...

ALL WEEKEND:

🎁 Gloucester Quays Christmas Markets - Sat: 10am to 6pm, Sun: 10am to 5pm

SATURDAY, 13TH DECEMBER:

🎅 Gloucester Santa Fun Run - Starting at King's Square: Registration from 9.30am

✨ FREE Children's Christmas Crafts at Eastgate Shopping Centre - 10am to 2pm

🧱 Brick Builders Club: Christmas Building! at the Museum of Gloucester - Sessions bookable between 10am to 1pm

🎅 FREE Meet St Nicholas at Gloucester Cathedral - 10am to 4pm (donations welcome)

🏂 FREE Festive Fun at Eastgate Shopping Centre - All day

🕯️ Cathedral Christmas Experience at Night - 5.40pm to 8.40pm

SUNDAY, 14TH DECEMBER:

🩰 The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker at Gloucester Guildhall (Screening) - 2pm to 5.30pm

Find out more here.

Christmas Window Competition 🎄✨

Showcase your business and share some festive cheer by decorating your window!

Share a photo of your Christmas window on your social media and tag Gloucester BID for a chance to win.

The 5 categories are:

🍽️ Best Food & Drink

💇‍♀️ Best Hair & Beauty

🌟 Best Charity

🛒 Best Chain

🌺 Best Independent

✅ Ask your followers to vote for their favourite windows, i.e. yours, by emailing support@gloucesterbid.org.uk with their choices.

Deadline: 16th December 2025

Winners will be announced on 17th December 2025. Get decorating!

Get involved with our Shine a Light on Local Campaign ✨

Our ‘Shine a Light on Local’ campaign runs throughout December, and is a heart-warming initiative that spotlights the businesses, charities, and local people who make Gloucester city centre truly shine.

If you would like us to 'Shine a Light' on your city centre business, there's still time to get involved.

Get in touch here and we'll book you in!

Business Promotion Opportunity for 2026 🎶

Don’t miss out on the chance to capitalise on a major event coming to Gloucester next summer! The Three Choirs Festival will take place in Gloucester Cathedral and venues in and around the city centre from 25 July – 1 August 2026, increasing footfall hugely in the city and local area. The Festival attracts both local visitors and a much wider national and international audience, all of whom will be looking for places to eat, drink, stay, and shop.

Why not take advantage of the Festival by advertising your business in our marketing brochure or programme book? The brochure is distributed to around 15,000 people worldwide and the programme book is purchased by around 1000 Festival attendees. To find out more or for our advertising rates, contact info@3choirs.org