There are a whole range of Cotswold Gardens Open for the National Garden Scheme over the next few months.

Use the Quick Search facility on the NGS website to find the combination of place and date that suits your visit to the Cotswolds

Just about every weekend throughout the summer there will be a village fete, fair or summer party somewhere in the Cotswolds. Some are on village greens, some are in the grounds of cotswold manor houses like Sezincote or Kelmscott.

We have provided a list of all the cotswold village fetes & fairs that we know of, please contact us if your fete isn't listed.

The 2008 season will bring back our acclaimed 2007 production of Das Rheingold.

This will be complemented by new productions of Verdi’s La Traviata and Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen.

The Guiting Festival features classical music and jazz and for 37 years has been a highspot of the calendar in the beautiful Cotswold village of Guiting Power, near Stow-on-the-Wold.

The 2008 Festival features the Claire Martin Trio (Jazz), Martin Litton Gramercy Five & BT Melodians Steel Orchestra, Ambache Chamber Ensemble, TYFF Quartet (French Crossover), Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, Scott Brothers (Piano Duet), Natalie Clein Trio , Joanna MacGregor (Piano) with Kuljit Bhamra (Tabla)

Stow on the Wold Farmers' Market is normally held on the 2nd Thursday of each month. The market is held in the square around the green where the Old Stocks are located.

The market boasts a wide range of local produce, including cheeses, trout, vegetables, wines, free-range eggs, apple juices and ciders, bread, pastries and locally reared meats

The Moreton Show is a traditional one day Agricultural and Horse Show and the leading agricultural event in the County.

The site is old permanent pasture in a parkland setting. There are no permanent show buildings which means the Show is built up in the traditional way with marquees and hurdle pens giving a true country show atmosphere.

Competitions are held for horses, ponies, cattle [including the National Show of Poll Hereford cattle], sheep [including the National Show of Cotswold Sheep], goats, poultry, dogs, homecrafts, flowers, vegetables and even scarecrows.

Around 250 tradestands provide everything from a tractor to a toy and a wide selection of food and drink - both to eat at once and to take home.

Annual 2 week long Cotswold Art & Antique Dealers' Association Exhibition.

The Cotswolds are home to the largest concentration of serious Art and Antique Dealers outside London, the nucleus of which have all been established upwards of 25 years.

It is still early to think of Christmas but when you do, think of the Cotswolds.

Our listing of Christmas events in and around Stow on the Wold and the Cotwolds should get you in the mood for the festive season