Cheltenham Music Festival 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

Key Info

About

Cheltenham Music Festival is a classical and contemporary music festival held across venues in Cheltenham and Gloucester, running since 1945. It features a mix of ticketed concerts and free outdoor performances, spanning classical, jazz, folk, world…

Website

cheltenhamfestivals.org

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Genres

ClassicalFolkAlternativeSynthpopExperimental

Date

3 - 11 July, 2026

Location

Manor By The Lake, Cheltenham

Size

Small · 1k-5k

Established

1945, Running 81 years

Vibe

A mostly seated, town-centre festival where concerts happen in proper venues rather than fields, with a mix of serious music fans and curious locals drawn in by the free outdoor events.

Tags

city centreintimatesensible bedtimemusic nerdsday tripperscome as you arelots of food optionstrain-friendly

LineupUpdated: 21 Apr 2026

Full lineup

Aurora Orchestra

The Unthanks

Sinfonia of London

John Wilson

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Isata Kanneh-Mason

Pavel Kolesnikov

Angela Hewitt

Mariam Batsashvili

Dudù Kouaté

Jess Gillam Trio

Fantasia Orchestra

Vision String Quartet

Benjamin Grosvenor

Dame Harriet Walter

Jasdeep Singh Degun

Sophie Bevan

British Sinfonietta

ShunyaHVDN QuartetVioletta SuviniJasmine MorrisBen NobutoImogen DaveyChristopher GlynnIdrîsî EnsembleZa GóramiSquidsoupAstatine TrioHana ChangOleg Shebeta-DraganSouth Cotswold Big Sing Group

TicketsUpdated: 23 May 2026

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