The Gloucester Fold — week of 11 October 2026

A damp, mild start and a clear, cooler finish. Monday and Tuesday are the wet ones, drizzle setting in properly on Tuesday, with afternoons still up around 19°C, which is warm for mid October. Wednesday breaks it with a dry day under grey skies, Thursday carries a fair chance of a shower, and the change comes on Friday: still overcast, but only 15 at best and single figures first thing. The weekend is the pick, clear and calm on Saturday, partly cloudy on Sunday, both topping out at 12 with nights down near 5, so a coat rather than a jacket for anything early.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Friday 16 October, 20:00 · Kingsholm Stadium · Ticketmaster

Friday 16 October, 20:00 · Gloucester Guildhall

Wednesday 14 October, 19:30 · Gloucester Guildhall

A masterclass in blues-rock. A night you’ll never forget. Few artists play with the fire, soul, and honesty of Walter Trout.

Sense & Sensibility (U) · Wednesday 14 October to Thursday 22 October · Gloucester Guildhall

Fairport Convention · Thursday 15 October, 19:30 · Gloucester Guildhall

Beyond this week

The Metropolitan Opera: Macbeth · Tuesday 20 October, 18:00 · Gloucester Guildhall

Maisie Adam: Whatsherface · Tuesday 20 October, 19:30 · Cheltenham Town Hall · Ticketmaster

Phil Wang: UH OH · Friday 23 October, 19:30 · Cheltenham Town Hall · Ticketmaster

Autumn Artisan Market · Saturday 24 October, 09:00 · Gloucester Cathedral

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Motorists using the M4/M5 Almondsbury Interchange are advised to plan their journeys ahead as months of repair work begins later.

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Work officially underway on GL1 refurbishment · Gloucester News Centre

High hopes for Lower Eastgate Street revamp · Gloucester News Centre

Docks silt crisis: Gloucester likened to Weston-super-Mare · Gloucester News Centre

Football club makes history with £1m lottery win · BBC

Parking fears amid ambition for city regeneration · Gloucester News Centre

Alternative education school opens at rugby club · BBC

Disappointment as motorway junction plan scrapped · BBC

Planning applications

Land South Of Great Western Road And Horton Road Gloucester · Screening Opinion to determine the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for demolition of existing buildings and construction of up to 28 houses and one co-living block (up to 235 units) with associated access, landscaping, amenity space, cycle and car parking, refuse storage and ancillary works · 26/00883/EIA · Gloucester City Council

Coming up

Pumpkin Picking - Pick your own Pumpkins in the Cotswolds! · Friday 16 October to Sunday 18 October · Cotswold Farm Park

Library Adventurers' League: Dungeons and Dragons Session · Saturday 17 October, 10:00 · Matson Library · free

Gloucestershire Dance Day · Sunday 18 October, 11:00 · Gloucester Guildhall

The Ready-Set-Sing Family Trail · on now, until Sunday 1 November · Gloucester Cathedral

Beyond this week

Worm Workshops · Wednesday 21 October, 15:30 · Longlevens Library

October half term at the GWSR · Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November · Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

Every week

Baby Bounce & Rhyme · Hucclecote Library, Mondays 10:30 to 11:00; Gloucester Library, Tuesdays 11:15 to 11:45; Matson Library, Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:00; Longlevens Library, Thursdays 10:30 to 11:00; Tuffley Library, Thursdays 10:30 to 11:00 · Early Years · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

Code Lab · Gloucester Library, Tuesdays 17:00 to 18:00 · Young People · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

Colouring Club · Matson Library, Tuesdays and Thursdays 15:30 to 17:00 · All Ages · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

LEGO Club · Longlevens Library, Saturdays 10:00 to 12:00; Matson Library, Saturdays 10:00 to 12:00; Hucclecote Library, Saturdays 10:30 to 12:30; Tuffley Library, Saturdays 10:30 to 12:30; Gloucester Library, Saturdays 11:00 to 11:45 · Children · Gloucestershire Libraries

Library Littles · Longlevens Library, Mondays 10:30 to 11:00; Matson Library, Saturdays 10:30 to 11:00 · Children · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

Next Gen · Gloucester Library, Wednesdays 14:00 to 15:00 · Young People · Child £5.00 · Gloucestershire Libraries

Stay and Play · Tuffley Library, Mondays 10:30 to 11:30; Matson Library, Thursdays 10:30 to 11:45 · Families · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

Story Time · Gloucester Library, Mondays 10:15 to 10:45 · Children · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

Library sessions © Gloucestershire County Council, used under its terms for re-using published information.

Westonbirt, near Tetbury · about 40 minutes' drive

Forestry England. Over 2,500 tree species across 600 acres. Treetop walkway is a highlight. Autumn colour trails in October are spectacular.

on now, until Sunday 18 October · SoGlos

Forest of Dean · Coleford / Beechenhurst · about 30 minutes' drive

Horse racing returns to Cheltenham after racecourse works · SoGlos

Slimbridge Wetland Centre · Slimbridge · about 30 minutes' drive

Beyond this week

Tewkesbury Abbey's immersive Bayeux Tapestry exhibition · Thursday 22 October to Sunday 11 July 2027 · SoGlos

Drive times from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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