# Festivals in Lydney 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Lydney 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Lydney. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Lydney, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Lydney listed on one platform - we have you covered.

Immerse yourself in the mega dance festivals, electrifying music festivals, theatre & film festivals, quirky local festivals and more with us!

## Festivals Events in Lydney

- **Event Name**: Forest Showcase Food Festival
  - **Description**: Celebrating 25 years of the food festival! 
Showcasing independent food & drink producers from the Forest of Dean & surrounding areas, Cookery theatre, Arts & Crafts, live music, The Fire House, Kids cookery classes, talks & demonstrations
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 10:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lydney/forest-showcase-food-festival/200030667929614
  - **Venue**: The Speech House Hotel Grounds, GL16 7EL
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  - **Categories**: Art, Festivals, Music, food-drinks, Workshops, Theatre, Crafts, Cooking, Entertainment, Kids
- **Event Name**: Hanley Christmas Market - 21st & 22nd November
  - **Description**: Join us for our annual Christmas Markets 🎄

21/22 & 28/29 November from 10am - 4pm.

We will have over 30 stalls each weekend for you to enjoy, with a wide range of local makers, creators and creatives, ideal for getting you into the festive mood and
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Nov 22 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lydney/hanley-christmas-market-21st-and-22nd-november/200030673859027
  - **Venue**: Hanley Farm Shop
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  - **Categories**: christmas-markets-and-fairs, christmas, workshops
- **Event Name**: Hanley Christmas Market - 28 & 29th November
  - **Description**: Join us for our annual Christmas Markets 🎄

21/22 & 28/29 November from 10am - 4pm.

We will have over 30 stalls each weekend for you to enjoy, with a wide range of local makers, creators and creatives, ideal for getting you into the festive mood and
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 28 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Nov 29 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lydney/hanley-christmas-market-28-and-29th-november/200030673857054
  - **Venue**: Hanley Farm Shop
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  - **Categories**: christmas-markets-and-fairs, christmas, workshops
- **Event Name**: Royal Forest of Steam Gala
  - **Description**: � TRACTION ENGINE CALL! �
Calling all traction engine owners and enthusiasts!

We’re inviting traction engines to attend the Royal Forest of Steam Gala on 31st October & 1st November 2026, and we’d love to see as many engines represented as possible.
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun Nov 01 2026 at 09:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lydney/royal-forest-of-steam-gala/200030503629038
  - **Venue**: Norchard Steam Train Station Dean Forest Railway
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- **Event Name**: Harvest Festival Auction
  - **Description**: a fundraising event for Forest of Dean Brass. come along and bid for local homemade produce. enjoy the fun.
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lydney/harvest-festival-auction/200030605873858
  - **Venue**: The Bailey Inn Yorkley
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  - **Categories**: festivals, harvest-festival, charities
- **Event Name**: Christmas Tree Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Christmas Tree Festival (St Stephen's Church, Belle Vue Rd, Cinderford, GL14 2AA) with trees decorated by a range of local businesses, individuals, charities, community groups and organisations.

Decorations to purchase or make your own, refreshments, FRE
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  - **Date**: Fri Dec 04 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri Dec 04 2026 at 07:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lydney/christmas-tree-festival-2026/200030036955556
  - **Venue**: St Stephen's Church (Belle Vue Road, Cinderford)
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  - **Categories**: festivals, nonprofit, charities
- **Event Name**: Two day Ale & Music Festival
  - **Description**: Local Ales

Music

Bouncy castle 

Live Music
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  - **Date**: Tue Apr 20 2027 at 07:28 am (+01:00)
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  - **Venue**: 27 High St, Cinderford
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, music-festivals, festivals, live-music

## Trending Events in Lydney

- **Event Name**: The Berkeley Marathons UK 2026
  - **Description**: "𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲."

Those were the two rules given to us by the legendary Lazarus Lake (creator of the Barkley Marathons). We listened.

Welcome to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗨𝗞. Born from a chance encounter and
  - **Venue**: Hamfields Leisure
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- **Event Name**: Forest Showcase Food Festival
  - **Description**: Celebrating 25 years of the food festival! 
Showcasing independent food & drink producers from the Forest of Dean & surrounding areas, Cookery theatre, Arts & Crafts, live music, The Fire House, Kids cookery classes, talks & demonstrations
  - **Venue**: The Speech House Hotel Grounds, GL16 7EL
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- **Event Name**: Forest of Dean Ultra Marathon - 55 KM
  - **Description**: The Forest of Dean Ultra Marathon 2026 - the second year of the event. 

This is a 55 km route taking in the highlights of the Forest of Dean, the route has 1300 m height gain. 

The route is varied with technical single track to wide open stretches by th
  - **Venue**: Forest of Dean
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- **Event Name**: Let's Talk Well Fashion Show 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for a spectacular evening of fashion, fun and fundraising all while raising vital funds to support children and young people.About this EventRemember our Charity Fashion Show in 2022? Well, it's
  - **Venue**: Teri Chance Boutiques
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- **Event Name**: Stargazing Safari
  - **Description**: Join star storyteller Jim Bell for a unique outdoor experience, exploring the universe through the beautifully dark night skies of the Forest of Dean.

From our hilltop vantage point in the grounds of Tudor Farmhouse, you’ll observe stars, constellations
  - **Venue**: Tudor Farmhouse Hotel, High Street, Clearwell, GL16 8JS Coleford, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: The Last Tri 2026
  - **Description**: Returning to the fabulous Freedom Leisure Complex - come along for an indoor heated pool sprint-distance triathlon in the Forest of Dean.

This is a great event for beginners or for more experienced athletes looking to finish the season off with a short &
  - **Venue**: Freedom Leisure Lydney
- **Event Name**: 🎃👻 CRAFTS & CACKLES – Craft Fair! 👻🎃
  - **Description**: 🎃👻 CRAFTS & CACKLES – Craft Fair! 👻🎃

Packed With Love 💜 is bringing you a spooky little craft fair filled with handmade goodies, Halloween treats, crafty creations and plenty of autumn fun! 🕷️🖤

Come along, have a browse, support small and local make
  - **Venue**: Bream Sports Club
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- **Event Name**: Foraging
  - **Description**: On our autumn forages you will be accompanied by fungi experts, Eric, Kerry or Marlow. Meeting at 9.30am you will start with a short talk on foraging with tea and coffee before departing at 10am for a walk from the hotel. At this time of year we would exp
  - **Venue**: Tudor Farmhouse Hotel, High Street, Clearwell, GL16 8JS Coleford, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Groove Jacks LIVE - Lydney Town Hall
  - **Description**: Groove Jacks performing classic blues, rock and pop covers from the 1960s and 1970s at the Lydney Town Hall, GL15 5DY. This is a ticked event.

https://youtu.be/K5gGFAmOQWU?si=EcxK-bY36WywQkE7
  - **Venue**: Lydney Town Hall
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Lydney?
  - **A:** Forest Showcase Food Festival (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 10:00 am at The Speech House Hotel Grounds, GL16 7EL), Hanley Christmas Market - 21st & 22nd November (Sat Nov 21 2026 at 10:00 am at Hanley Farm Shop), Hanley Christmas Market - 28 & 29th November (Sat Nov 28 2026 at 10:00 am at Hanley Farm Shop), Royal Forest of Steam Gala (Sat Oct 31 2026 at 09:00 am at Norchard Steam Train Station Dean Forest Railway), Harvest Festival Auction (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Bailey Inn Yorkley).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Lydney this weekend September 25–27, 2026?
  - **A:** Harvest Festival Auction (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Bailey Inn Yorkley).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Lydney in September 2026?
  - **A:** Harvest Festival Auction (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Bailey Inn Yorkley).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Lydney?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Lydney on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Lydney?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Lydney?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Lydney include The Speech House Hotel Grounds, GL16 7EL, Hanley Farm Shop, Norchard Steam Train Station Dean Forest Railway.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Lydney?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Lydney include Forest Showcase Food Festival, Hanley Farm Shop, Forest of Dean Brass.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Lydney?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Lydney.

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