May half term in Gloucestershire is set to be an exciting one with lots of places to visits, activities and events for families.  Here’s the Red Kite Days guide to what’s on for kids in Gloucestershire.  If you fancy exploring a little further afield, check the half term what’s on guide for Oxfordshire too.

May Half Term Events in Gloucestershire 2023

Outdoor Half Term Adventures in Gloucestershire

• Lechlade Music Festival (Lechlade) 26th – 28th May KIDS GO FREE
• Once upon a Unicorn and Dragons’ week at Fairytale Farm (near Chipping Norton) 27th May – 4th June
• Spring into Life May half term events at Slimbridge Wetland Centre (Slimbridge) 27th May – 4th June
• Cattle Country Farm Park splash pool opens for May half term (Berkeley) 26th May – 4th June
• It May Be Wild half term at Over Farm’s Countryside Adventure (Over) 27th May – 4th June
• May half term fun at Cotswold Farm Park 27th May – 4th June
• Zog Trail at Beechenhurst Forest (Forest of Dean)
• May half term adventures at Dyrham Park (Chippenham) until end May
• Bluebell forest walks at Dean Heritage Centre  27th May – 4th June
• Wonderful weather trail at Newark Park (Wootton-Under-Edge)
• Farmer Barley half term event at Roves Farm (Sevenhampton) 27th – 31st May
• Welcome to the Court of King Henry VIII at Berkeley Castle 28th May
• Eastnor Castle steam & vintage show (Ledbury) 28th – 29th May

• South Cerney street fair and duck race (South Cerney) 29th May
• Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 29th May
• Knight School at Berkeley Castle 29th – 30th May
• Eastnor Castle family fun day (Ledbury) 28th – 29th May
• May half term wild play with All Seasons Forest School 30th – 31st May (Rodborough, Stroud)
• Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpick Games 2023 (Weston Subedge) 2nd June
• Wychwood Festival 2nd – 4th June
• Family Fun Friday: Bug Hunting and Butterfly Spotting (Cleeve Common) 2nd June
• Birdland (Bourton) tbc

Indoor May Half Term Events in Gloucestershire

• Lights, Camera, Action at Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester)
• Bee’s Puppet Club at The Wilson (Cheltenham) 27th May
• Coleford Lab STEM club for 8 – 14 year olds (Coleford) 27th May
• Lego Club at Longlevens Library, Cirencester Library & Cheltenham Children’s Library 27th May
• Trainmaster play session (Tewkesbury) 28th May
• Themed crafts at Dean Heritage Centre 30th May + 1st June
• Half Term creative workshops at Dixie Dot Crafts (Quedgeley) 30th May – 1st June
• Mini mosaics children’s workshop at the Corinium Museum (Cirencester)  30th May
• Trainmaster play session (South Cerney) 30th May
• Trainmaster special event play session at GWSR Winchcombe Station (Winchcombe) 31st May
• Roman boardgame children’s workshop at  Corinium Museum (Cirencester)  31st May
• Roman soldier tour at Gloucester Museum (Gloucester) 31st May
• Baby ballet stay & play at Roses Theatre (Tewkesbury) 1st June

Family Theatre, Live Music and Puppets

• Magical Mythologies magic show at Tetbury Goods Shed (Tetbury) 27th May
• Let’s All Dance Ballet Company | Alice in Wonderland at the Bacon Theatre (Cheltenham) 29th May
• Midsummer’s Night Dream puppet theatre at Roses Theatre (Tewkesbury) 2nd June
• You Choose live stage show at Chipping Norton Theatre (Chipping Norton) 3rd June