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November 1, 2024

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

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 weekly and will show in bold text to indicate they are new)

Individual events in date order

Fri 22 Nov - Bingo night at Hullavington Village Hall

Fri 22 Nov - Tewkesbury German Market

Sat 23 Nov - Melksham Makers' Market

Sat 23 Nov - Churchfields Christmas Fair in Atworth, near Melksham

Sat 23 Nov - Christmas Wreath Making at St Patrick's School, Corsham

Sat 23 Nov - Winter Concert at Dyrham Park, near Bath

Sat 23 Nov - Christmas Fair at Colerne Church

Sat 23 Nov - Jumble Sale at Stanton St Quintin Village Hall

Sat 23 Nov - Indoor Christmas Market, Chippenham

Sat 23 Nov - Christmas Bazaar at Lyneham Village Hall

Sat 23 Nov - Theatre Square Christmas Market at Swindon Central Library

Sat 23 Nov - Gloucester Comic Con

Sat 23 Nov - Christmas Lights switch-on at Pitville Pump Room, Cheltenham

Sat 23 Nov - Cheltenham Christmas Market

Sat 23 Nov - Christmas Market and Children's Crafts at St Nicholas Church, Ashchurch

Sun 24 Nov - Pre-loved Christmas Pop-Up Shop in Swindon

Sun 24 Nov - Christmas Market Fair at MECA, Swindon

Sun 24 Nov - Gloucester Brick Festival

Sun 24 Nov - Tewkesbury Christmas Market and Lights Switch-On

Sun 24 Nov - Raver Tots at Motion Bristol with special guests So Solid Crew

Wed 27 Nov - Wreath-making workshop at MOD Corsham Community Centre

Fri 29 Nov - 'A Winter's Tail' theatre adventure from The Last Baguette, Malmesbury

Fri 29 Nov - Lydiard Park Christmas light switch on, Swindon

Fri 29 Nov - Royal Wootton Basset Christmas Lights and Shopping Evening

Fri 29 Nov - 'Carol's By Moonlight' in Box, near Corsham/Colerne

Sat 30 Nov - Trowbridge Christmas Fair

Sat 30 Nov - Dorothy House Christmas Fair in Bradford-on-Avon

Sat 30 Nov - Christmas Wreath Workshop in Whitley, near Melksham

Sat 30 Nov - Little Pickles Market in Melksham

Sat 30 Nov - Christmas Market at The Greenhouse Restaurant, Corsham

Sat 30 Nov - Coach trip to London for Colerne Military Spouses

Sat 30 Nov - Calne Christmas Festival of Lights 2024

Sat 30 Nov - The Big Malmesbury Craft Fair

Sat 30 Nov - Tewkesbury Abbey Christmas Fair

Sat 30 Nov - Spider-Man Fun at Bumpy Land Soft Play, Tewkesbury

Sat 30 Nov - Cinderford Christmas Craft Fair

Sat 30 Nov - Cirencester Advent Market and Christmas lights switch-on

Sat 30 Nov - Christmas Fair at St Michaels Church, Cheltenham

Sat 30 Nov - Christmas Market at Beechcroft Library, Swindon

Sat 30 Nov - Highworth Christmas event and light switch-on, near Shrivenham


Multiple dates

Sun 20 Oct-Sat 30 Nov - Free Family 'Space Explorer' Trail at Tewkesbury Abbey

Sat 9 Nov-Sun 5 Jan - Visit Longleat's Festival Of Light (selected dates)

Fri 15 Nov-Sun 5 Jan - Bath On Ice

Fri 22 Nov-Sun 5 Jan - Wreath-making workshop and ice skating sessions at The Gateway Ice Rink in South Cerney

Sat 23 Nov-Sat 21 Dec - Swindon Christmas Market

Thu 28-Fri 29 Nov - Sole Luna's 'late night shopping' Christmas event in Calne

Thu 28 Nov-Sun 1 Dec - Calne's Christmas Tree Festival

Thu 28 Nov-Sun 1 Dec - Christmas Celebrations kick off in Chippenham

Thu 28 Nov-Sun 15 Dec - Bath Christmas Market

Fri 29-Sat 30 Nov - Wreath workshops at Colerne Primary School

Fri 29 Nov-Tue 24 Dec - Enchanted Gardens Light Trail, Swindon

Sat 30 Nov-Sun 1 Dec - Festive Market at The Pewsham, near Chippenham

Sat 30 Nov-Sun 1 Dec - Winter floating fayre at Bradford-on-Avon

Sat 30 Nov-Sun 1 Dec - Medieval Christmas Market and Santa visit at Glastonbury Abbey

Festive events at Roves Farm, near Swindon

Trainmaster events in Cheltenham and Stroud

Festive events at Whitehall Garden Centre in Lacock, near Chippenham

'Let's Paint' workshops for Grown-Up's across Gloucestershire

Wellbeing groups, decoupage card making and more at Kandu Arts, Chippenham

Music For Miniatures events in Bath, Tetbury and Melksham this November


Ongoing events

Ideas from the Bath & Wiltshire Parent website

Visit Wiltshire in the Autumn

County-wide events with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

National Trust in Wiltshire






Events at The Neeld Community & Arts Centre, Chippenham

Upcoming events in Chippenham

More Christmas events at Lacock's Whitehall Garden Centre, near Chippenham

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

Upcoming events in Box, near Corsham

Devizes Winter Festival events

Paint workshops at Creative Bliss, Batheaston & Keynsham

Christmas activities at The American Museum & Gardens, Bath

What's on this Autumn in Bath

Enjoy nature, craft and more with EcoWild, near Bath

'Farm Tots' at Bath City Farm

More ideas from the 'Welcome To Bath' website

National Trust in Somerset

Upcoming events in and around Yate, near Bristol

National Trust in Bath & Bristol

Events at Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park, Bristol

What's On at Bristol Aquarium

Workshops and more events at Weston Museum, Weston Super Mare

Family activities, talks & workshops at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester

Lots of ideas from Cirencester Rocks

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