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October 3, 2024

North Wiltshire & Gloucestershire: What's coming up in October?



Please click the links below for a selection of local upcoming events and bookmark this page for any future updates! (Updated events will be added in bold)

Individual events in date order

Fri 4 Oct - Devizes Autumn Fair

Fri 4 Oct - Oktoberfest in Lacock, near Chippenham

Sat 5 Oct - Autumn Fayre & Apple Day at Bath City Farm

Sat 5 Oct - Corsham Creative Market

Sat 5 Oct - Free Families Day and Pig Parade in Calne

Sat 5 Oct - Tewkesbury Pride

Sat 5 Oct - Raver Tots Halloween Party, Gloucester

Sun 6 Oct - Pewsham Scarecrow Trail, Chippenham

Sun 6 Oct - Chippenham Alternative Market

Wed 9 Oct - Quiz Night at The Duke, Hilmarton, near Lyneham

Fri 11 Oct - Harvest Lunch at St Michaels Church Hall, Lyneham

Sat 12 Oct - The REME Museum Model Show, Lyneham

Sat 12 Oct - Jumble Sale at St Barnabas Church, Swindon

Sat 12 Oct - Bust A Bounce inflatable event in Corsham

Sun 13 Oct - Little Pickles market, Chippenham

Sun 13 Oct - Wiltshire Roller Derby's first match in Chippenham

Thu 17 Oct - Sip & Paint at The Duchess Lounge in Hilmarton, near Lyneham

Sat 19 Oct - 'Natures Showcase' charity art & craft fair at The STEAM Museum, Swindon

Sat 19 Oct - Cirencester History Festival talk

Sat 19 Oct - Ghastly Stories for Gruesome Gremlins in Grittleton, near Hullavington

Sun 20 Oct - Harvest Festival at St Mary's Church, Grittleton

Sun 20 Oct - Tetbury Wool Fair, near Malmesbury


Multiple dates

Sat 5-Sun 6 Oct - Great Western Brick Show at Swindon STEAM Museum

Sat 5-Sun 13 Oct - Calne Music & Arts Festival including free family events

Fri 11-Sun 13 Oct - Bath Autumn Fayre

Mon 14-Thu 31 Oct - Pumpkin Patch at Pound Farm, Lyneham

Fri 18-Sat 19 Oct - Bath Oktoberfest

Fri 27 Sep-Thu 31 Oct - Bath Pumpkin Patch

Tue 29-Thu 31 Oct - October half term at The REME Museum, Lyneham


Ongoing events

Ideas from the Bath & Wiltshire Parent website

Visit Wiltshire in the Autumn

County-wide events with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Halloween events across Wiltshire

National Trust in Wiltshire

Ideas from Swindon Rocks

Autumn events at The Mallard, Lyneham

Pumpkin Picking in Rowde, near Calne

Events at The Neeld Community & Arts Centre, Chippenham

Upcoming events in Chippenham

Workshops, comedy, family events and more at The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham

Upcoming events in Box, near Corsham

Paint workshops at Creative Bliss, Batheaston/Bristol

What's on this Autumn in Bath

Enjoy nature, craft and more with EcoWild, near Bath

'Farm Tots' at Bath City Farm

Halloween events in Bath

More ideas from the 'Welcome To Bath' website

National Trust in Somerset

National Trust in Bath & Bristol

Pumpkin Patch (day and night sessions) and spooky events at Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park, Bristol

Lots of ideas from Cirencester Rocks

Trainmaster events in Cheltenham & Stroud

Ideas from Cheltenham Rocks

Ideas from Stroud Rocks

National Trust in Gloucestershire & The Cotswolds

Primary Times - Gloucestershire list of activities

Ideas from the So Glos website

More ideas from Gloucester Rocks

National Trust in Oxfordshire


Please note the inclusion of these events on this list does not necessarily indicate MOD-endorsement.

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVE's