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Events in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean


Forest of Dean School of Photography

13th April 2013 - 19th October 2013
Digital Photography Training

Held at Puzzlewood in or near Coleford

Made in Monmouthshire @ Museum

1st May 2013 - 17th July 2013
An exhibition featuring 25 members of "Made in Monmouthshire"

Held at Abergavenny Museum in or near Abergavenny


PETAL POWER – An exhibition of floral fashion fabric designs

4th May 2013 - 30th June 2013
An exhibition of floral fashion fabric designs created by women working for the Silver Studio, 1910-1940

Held at Chepstow Museum in or near Chepstow

Nature Curated

25th May 2013 - 30th June 2013
A vibrant collection of originals, prints and cards inspired by the natural world.

Held at Taurus Crafts in or near Lydney


Causeway Country Music - June Events

1st June 2013 - 30th June 2013
June Events

Held at Cinderford Town AFC in or near Cinderford

Growing - Images from the garden

8th June 2013 - 30th June 2013
An exhibition of images from the garden

Held at Taurus Crafts in or near Lydney


Summer Season of Open Air Theatre

15th June 2013 - 12th July 2013
10 different productions as part of the Chepstow Festival

Held at Chepstow Castle in or near Chepstow

Herefordshire Walking Festival 2013

15th June 2013 - 23rd June 2013
Nine days – more than fifty walks and one beautiful county to explore

Held at Hereford in or near Hereford


30th Anniversary Exhibition

16th June 2013 - 14th July 2013
Mary Rose celebrates 30 years as a Ceramic Artist - see her Three Decades Show.

Held at Mary Rose Young Pottery in or near Parkend

Summer "Elegance and Form" Sculpture Show

20th June 2013 - 11th August 2013
200 pieces by 37 Sculptors

Held at Wyndcliffe Court Gardens in or near Chepstow


Dr Who Author to materialise in Coleford Tardis...

20th June 2013
Book signing by Alastair Reynolds, author of the new Dr Who, Harvest of Time

Held at The Forest Bookshop in or near Coleford

Linton Music Festival

21st June 2013 - 23rd June 2013
Music, Real ale, Cider and local food in a relaxed rural location.

Held at The Alma Inn in or near Ross-on-Wye


Films at The Palace Cinema, Cinderford

21st June 2013 - 27th June 2013
Weekly Programme

Held at Palace Cinema in or near Cinderford

Open Gardens

22nd June 2013 - 23rd June 2013
5, or more gardens in the village of Littledean

Held at Littledean in or near Cinderford


Murder Mystery Night

22nd June 2013
An Italian Night of Murder and Mayhem

Held at Assembly Rooms - St. Briavels in or near St Briavels

Gloucester Symphony Orchestra presents A Midsummer Seranade

22nd June 2013
A Midsummer Seranade at The Cathedral in The Forest

Held at All Saints Church - Newland - The Cathedral Of The Forest in or near Newland


Domestic Violins at The Garden Cafe Lydbrook

22nd June 2013
Mickey Price and his band Domestic Violins

Held at The Garden Cafe in or near Lydbrook

An Evening of much loved French Music

22nd June 2013
French Music Concert

Held at Monmouth Church - St Mary's Priory in or near Monmouth


St. Briavels Open Gardens

23rd June 2013
In aid of National Garden Scheme

Held at St Briavels in or near St Briavels

Round 4 of British 4X Series

23rd June 2013
4X is head to head 4 man mountain bike racing down a fast obstacle packed track

Held at Redhill Extreme in or near Newnham


Severn Bore

25th June 2013
The Severn Bore is one of Britain's few truly spectacular natural phenomena.

Held at Minsterworth in or near Gloucester

Summer in the Park

27th June 2013
A concert with the Narth Singers

Held at Penallt in or near Monmouth


The Art of the Wye Valley

29th June 2013
Lecture on Wye Valley art

Held at The Shire Hall in or near Monmouth

A Celebration of Dennis Potter

29th June 2013 - 30th June 2013
A Two Day Celebraion

Held at Dean Heritage Centre in or near Cinderford


Wye Valley Music - Mathew Truscott, Robin Michael and Daniel Tong

30th June 2013
A series of concerts during the month of June

Held at Monmouth - Trefynwy in or near Monmouth

Causeway Country Music - July Events

1st July 2013 - 31st July 2013
July Events

Held at Cinderford Town AFC in or near Cinderford


Sportsbeat Festival 2013

5th July 2013 - 7th July 2013
A brand new family-friendly sports and music festival

Held at Gloucester in or near Gloucester

The Caerleon Arts Festival

5th July 2013 - 14th July 2013
Arts and Crafts, Performance and more...

Held at Caerleon - Caerllion in or near Chepstow


Difference Screen at Clearwell Caves

5th July 2013 - 6th July 2013
Difference Screen is an evolving programme of international artists' moving image.

Held at Clearwell Caves - Ancient Iron Mines in or near Clearwell

Poetry on the Border

6th July 2013
Great Poetry, Great Readings, Great Evening

Held at Chepstow Drill Hall in or near Chepstow


Opera and Cider Festival

7th July 2013
Opera in an unusual venue

Held at Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry Co Ltd in or near Ross-on-Wye

Abergavenny Festival of Cycling

8th July 2013 - 14th July 2013
The biggest event of its kind in Wales

Held at Abergavenny - Y Fenni in or near Abergavenny


Forest and Valley Open Studios

13th July 2013 - 21st July 2013
34 artists' studios open throughout the area.

Held at Coleford in or near Coleford

Goucester Quays Food Festival 2013

19th July 2013 - 21st July 2013
Mary Berry, James Martin and Gino Di Campo come to Gloucester

Held at Gloucester in or near Gloucester


Bog Snorkelling championships

20th July 2013 - 21st July 2013
Fun sporting event that involves competitors clad in flippers and a snorkel

Held at National Diving & Activity Centre in or near Chepstow

Much Marcle Steam Rally

20th July 2013 - 21st July 2013
A weekend of Steam and much more

Held at Much Marcle in or near Ross-on-Wye


Summer Themed Activity Weeks

22nd July 2013 - 30th August 2013
Lots of Activities for the Summer Holidays

Held at The Old Station Tintern in or near Tintern

Severn Bore

23rd July 2013 - 25th July 2013
The Severn Bore is one of Britain's few truly spectacular natural phenomena.

Held at Minsterworth in or near Gloucester


Monmouth Festival

26th July 2013 - 3rd August 2013
One of the biggest & best free music festivals in the UK - now in its 30th year.

Held at Monmouth - Trefynwy in or near Monmouth

Three Choirs Festival 2013

27th July 2013 - 3rd August 2013
One of the world’s oldest classical choral music festivals

Held at Gloucester Cathedral in or near Gloucester


Meet the Gruffalo

27th July 2013 - 28th July 2013
Why not visit Dean Heritage Centre and meet the Gruffalo.

Held at Dean Heritage Centre in or near Cinderford

The Music Camp

1st August 2013 - 4th August 2013
Fun vibrant camp making music accessible to all.

Held at Westbury-on-Severn in or near Westbury-on-Severn


Ruardean Carnival

10th August 2013
Ruardean Annual Carnival

Held at Ruardean in or near Cinderford

Severn Bore

21st August 2013 - 23rd August 2013
The Severn Bore is one of Britain's few truly spectacular natural phenomena.

Held at Minsterworth in or near Gloucester


Castell Roc Festival

24th August 2013 - 31st August 2013
Small friendly Festival that is held inside Chepstow's stunning Castle.

Held at Chepstow Castle in or near Chepstow

Wye Duck Race

26th August 2013
Charity duck race

Held at Hereford in or near Hereford


Dragon Racing

26th August 2013
Dragon racing on River Wye for Charity

Held at Hereford in or near Hereford

The Monmouth Show

29th August 2013
The Monmouth Show, the biggest one day show in Wales.

Held at Monmouth - Trefynwy in or near Monmouth


Cider Festival

30th August 2013 - 1st September 2013
A three day festival

Held at Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry Co Ltd in or near Ross-on-Wye

Canal Festival with Beer Cider and Perry Festival

31st August 2013 - 1st September 2013
Fun on the Water

Held at The Wharf House in or near Gloucester


Severn Bore

19th September 2013 - 21st September 2013
The Severn Bore is one of Britain's few truly spectacular natural phenomena.

Held at Minsterworth in or near Gloucester

Ross Walking Festival 2013

27th September 2013 - 29th September 2013
3 days of walking around Ross-on-Wye

Held at Ross-on-Wye in or near Ross-on-Wye


Forest Showcase

6th October 2013
Annual event - a must for food and drink fanatics.

Held at The Speech House Hotel in or near Coleford

Monmouth Walking Festival

18th October 2013 - 27th October 2013
The 2013 Walking Festival

Held at Monmouth - Trefynwy in or near Monmouth


Wye Valley River Festival

26th April 2014 - 18th May 2014
A festival celebrating the history of the River Wye.

Held at Monmouth - Trefynwy in or near Monmouth