Information & Tickets
This year marks a double celebration for Gloucester History Festival – the 10th year of the Festival itself and the 25th year of Heritage Open Days in the city.
We are doing everything we can to deliver some elements of a live programme across the 2 week festival, but inevitably, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be much changed. Information on how to book tickets and access to our digital programme, is available below.
Booking Event Tickets
Booking tickets for this year’s festival has never been easier.
1. Simply, browse our selection of events
2. Choose the event for you
3. Click the book now button that is on the event page that you have chosen
For Heritage Open Days
Tickets for Heritage Open Days can be booked with each venue individually.
1. Browse the programme of events events
2. Select your events
3. Click the book now button that is on the event page that you have chosen
Download our Ticketing FAQ’s Below
Accessing on-demand content
Our live programme will be professionally recorded on the night, edited, and available to you the following day to watch from your own home.
You can access this content through the digital content link here or by selecting your event from our programme and clicking the “Watch on demand” button.
Accessing digital content
As part of our City Voices programme, Historic England has made a grant to the city to inspire a citywide heritage response to COVID-19.
Entitled ‘Gloucester Looking Up’ it encourage you to look up at the buildings, look up online, look up their heritage and ensure that Gloucester’s built and lived heritage is part of a shared recovery. You can enjoy these digital experiences here
Ticketing information
Tickets for all events can be booked on this website, via the events pages. Most of our events are free to attend:

Blackfriars Talks
This year’s Blackfriars Talks is to take place live with events over four days in September.

City Voices
Our City voices programme brings the whole city together through a variety of events.

Heritage Opening Days
City voices programme brings the whole city together through a variety of events.

Gloucester Day
This event is designed to install and promote pride in our historic city.
There are concessions for GL cardholders www.glcard.co.uk and Gloucester Civic Trust Members.
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