Autumn Festival 2025
Saturday 6 – Sunday 21 September
Autumn History Festival 2025
6-21 September 2025
The two-week Gloucester History Festival is back in September with a packed programme of 150 talks, exhibitions, tours and performances taking place all over the ancient city of Gloucester.
Kicking off with Gloucester Day on Saturday 6 September, celebrating the lifting of the Civil War Siege of Gloucester in 1643, the Festival includes the fabulous Heritage Open Days weekend throwing open Gloucester great historic buildings for free.
Blackfriars Priory hosts the final week of festivities from Friday 13 to Sunday 21 September. Our keynote talks programme features events with 100 of Britain’s greatest historians, broadcasters and thinkers who come together under the Priory’s medieval beams to share their love of history.
Enjoy the Festival in person in Gloucester or online wherever you are with the return of our great value Digital Pass.
The full programme is announced and tickets are on sale in July.
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Please scroll down for the full Programme which will be displayed here once it is announced in July.
Spring Weekend On Sale from 7 March
Visiting the Gloucester History Festival in the Autumn
Ticket booking information
Bookings will be available online, by phone and via the in-person Box Office
There is a Box Office onsite but we recommend booking ahead to avoid disappointment.
Reservable seating: you can now choose and book specific seats when you book online, via phone or in person.
Book signings organised by Waterstones take place after each event.
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