Walks, Tours and more
All events on this page are organised by festival partners. Please visit their websites for booking & further info.
Going on all week
On display all week at the Corinium Museum
Open: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 2-5pm
- Amy Jeffs exhibition of woodcuts inspired by medieval saints (see talk on Sat 25 Oct).
- Charlie Cooper’s detectorist finds (see talk on Sat 25 Oct).
- Spatha swords (see talk on Wed 28 Oct).
- Newly restored Roman tettine cup, originally found at the Bridges Garage site with the child’s bronze & enamel cockerel that inspired our festival logo.
- ‘Brickus Orpheus’ trail. Part of Project Orpheus, celebrating 200 years since the discovery of Cirencester’s famous Orpheus mosaic (also on display in the museum).
Come & play some ancient games in Cirencester Library. £Free.
A selection of Roman board games lent by Chedworth Roman Villa for festival week.
Exhibition: Salvation Army Hall, Thomas St.
Open: Mon-Sat 11am-4pm; Sun 2:30-4pm.
History of the oldest temperance building in the West Country, built in 1846. £FREE.
Photography exhibition: Historical Cirencester – A Different Perspective.
Daniel Bingham Foundation Gallery, Dyer St.
Open: 9:30am-4pm Mon-Fri; 10:30am-3:30pm Sat. £FREE.
Display of winners in a community photography competition organised by Cirencester Rotary Club & Concordfoto, supported by Cirencester Civic Society.
Sat 25 Oct
11am
Walk: Cirencester in the Civil War.
Book: coriniummuseum.org
2:30pm
Town Walk: Cirencester Civic Society (£FREE)
Meet at Cirencester Parish Church. *
Sun 26 Oct
11am
Walk: The Hare Trail Relaunched (£FREE)
Meet outside The Corinium Museum.
2:30pm
Town Walk: Cirencester Civic Society (£FREE)
Meet at Cirencester Parish Church. *
7-9pm
Film: The Return (15). Barn Theatre.
Book: barntheatre.org.uk
Mon 27 Oct
10am-4pm
New Brewery Arts adults’ workshop: Ink from Plants with Fiona McIntyre
Book: newbreweryarts.org.uk
10:30am-1:30pm
Film: Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny (12A)
Book: barntheatre.org.uk
2-4:15pm
Film: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (PG)
Book: barntheatre.org.uk
Tues 28 Oct
11am
Walk: Roman Cirencester
Book: coriniummuseum.org
2:30pm
Parish Church Guided Tour
No booking required *
2:30pm
WW2 Walk, Living Memory Historical Association (£FREE).
Meet at Air Raid Shelter.
Wed 29 Oct
10am-12pm
Talk: The Amazing Mutiny on the Bounty
by Cirencester U3A Military History Group, Coxwell Room, Cirencester Baptist Church. £5 on the door, incl tea / coffee.
10am-4pm
New Brewery Arts adults’ workshop
Needlefelt Medieval Marginalia with Sarah Richards.
Book: newbreweryarts.org.uk
10:30am
Parish Church guided tour
No booking required. *
11am
Walk: Votes for Women with Sue Jones
Book: coriniummuseum.org
Thur 30 Oct
10am-4pm
New Brewery Arts under 18s workshop: Ink from Plants with Fiona McIntyre.
Book: newbreweryarts.org.uk
10am, 2pm & 6pm
Bingham House and Gallery tour (£FREE)*
11am
Walk: Medieval Cirencester
Book: coriniummuseum.org
12:30pm
Tour of The Old Department Store
2:30pm
Parish Church guided tour
No booking required. *
5-6pm
Talk: A Journey Through Stories
120 Years of the Bingham Library & the History of Children’s Illustrated Books (age 11+, £3). Cirencester Library.
Book: here.
Fri 31 Oct
10:30am
Parish Church guided tour.
No booking required. *
12:30pm
Tour of The Old Department Store.
2:30pm
Town Walk. Cirencester Civic Society (£FREE)
Meet at Parish Church. *
Sat 1 Nov
10am-12:30 &
1:30-4pm
New Brewery Arts adults’ workshop: Cyanotypes with Laurinda Bellew.
Book: newbreweryarts.org.uk
10-11:30am &
12:30-2pm
Outdoor Living History Workshop
(Age 7+, £FREE). Whittling, firemaking, grinding grain & bread making at Cirencester College. Please park in the main Cirencester College car park and rendezvous at the main reception 15mins before the event. Suitable clothing for the outdoors recommended.
Book: sundial-theatre.co.uk
11am
Cirencester Wool Walk
Book: coriniummuseum.org
12:30pm
Tour of The Old Department Store
2:30pm
Town walk: Cirencester Civic Society (Free)
Meet at Parish Church. *
Sun 2 Nov
2.30pm
Walk: Pubs Past & Present
Cirencester Civic Society (£FREE). Meet at Parish Church *
* donations welcome.