The Tubby Blues Show takes place at The Tubby Blues Show takes place at The United Services Club, 7 North Place. Bands booked to play include The Night Trippers and The Coalhouse Walker Blues Band. Gloucestershire blues performer Otis Mack will compere the show. Tickets cost £10 each. Tables can be reserved by calling 01242 691998 or 07796 034206. Doors open at 7pm and the show will run from 8.25pm to midnight.

It's a work-out for your chuckle muscles at this comedy improvisation show, inspired by TV's 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', taking place on the first Friday of EVERY month in 2009. No two shows are the same, as there is a different line-up of improvisers and different games each month. There's free Jaffa Cakes too. Tickets: £5.00 (£4.00 Students) - you can buy them on the night, on the door. More information at www.offstagetheatregroup.com

 FRIDAY, 3 JULY - SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2009

Cheltenham Music Festival is a huge summer celebration of live classical music with events ranging from free family workshops and young artists’ projects, through to concerts from well-loved performers and the promotion of contemporary composers. Events take place in Cheltenham Town Hall, Pittville Pump Room, Tewkesbury Abbey, All Saints' Church, St. Andrew's Church and other venues.

Cheltenham Festivals and the Stronger Communities Partnership are organising a Summer Fiesta in Pittville Park. Belly dancing, art, music and dance displays will be among the attractions planned for the free public event on July 4 at Pittville Pump Room and Pittville Park. The day will include a range of workshops and performances from dance, drama, and art to story telling and singing. Families will be able to try various arts and crafts techniques including batik and block printing. Free transport will be provided from places in Cheltenham including Rowanfield, Coronation Square, Springbank, Gardner's Lane and Clarence Street Library.

Kings Chamber Orchestra, a London based professional chamber orchestra, will be performing at Cambray Baptist Church on Saturday, 4 June. The day will comprise of two events directed by Gerard Le Feuvre: an afternoon Teddy Concert at 3pm which is perfect for families. The children are invited to bring along one of their favourite furry friends! Kids classics will be presented with hilarious originality and interactive fun and will include a musical story about Tchaikovsky, a Russian bear and the "Great Chicken Kiev" balloon adventure. The concert is a relaxed musical event for all the family to enjoy. (Tickets £5 / £2.50). A Russian Nights evening concert will take place at 7:30pm offering passion, romance and virtuosity! (Tickets £12 / £10 / £5 ). Come and join this relaxed musical event where the players of this outstanding professional orchestra move amidst the audience creating an atmosphere of fun and joyful involvement. You can purchase your tickets at www.cambray.org

2009 Race for Life event is held at Cheltenham Racecourse. The event starts at 11:00, but please make sure you arrive an hour before so that you can take part in the warm-up. 5km course will take you round Cheltenham Racecourse, and the surrounding areas. Enter now and raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

Musica Vera presents a concert of Music by Mozart, Carcani (a contemporary of Mozart), Purcell, and Tony Hewitt-Jones, with soprano and baritone soloists, accompanied by oboe and strings. Conductor Oliver Mason. Concert in aid of Sue Ryder Care, Leckhampton Court Hospice. Tickets £9, to include refreshments, at the door or from Sue Ryder Care Tel. 01242 246162, or Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre in the Promenade, Tel.01242 522878. Start 8pm.

Yet again Danter's Funfair visits Cheltenham, promising a weekend of great entertainment. This time Danter's Funfair will be pitched with their amazing rides at Montpellier Gardens. The fair opens at 6pm week nights and at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Cheltenham's award winning Farmers' Market is held on the second and last Friday of each month. There's a wide range of local, fresh produce available, such as meat, fruit and vegetables, fresh and smoked fish, cheese, cakes, bread, wines and ciders, and much much more. It's a great opportunity to sample and buy locally grown and made produce from Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds. Cheltenham Farmer's Market takes place from 9am to 3pm by the Long Gardens on the Promenade.

Against the idyllic backdrop of Cheltenham College and the Cotswold hills, at Cheltenham Cricket Festival you get the chance to see top cricketers in action. The festival is one of the biggest events in the English cricketing calendar and is not to be missed.

Super Camps are the No.1 multi-activity day camp provider for children aged 4-14! If your children want action, adventure and fun during the school holidays they’ve got the perfect solution! Activities include Motor Quads, Swimming, Archery and Climbing. FREE optional extended hours (8am - 6pm) are included and all childcare vouchers are accepted.

The Tuckwell Amphitheatre in Dean Close School's Bacon Theatre provides the backdrop to two weeks of entertainment - there are performances from local theatre companies, cinema under the stars, children's fun days, live music performances of local musicians and more.

The Two Thousand Trees Festival festival is one of the latest additions to Cheltenham summer season. Inspired by independent events like Truck Festival, the Two Thousand Trees Festival is about the love of live music, great performances and having a fantastic time in a field. Ticket sales are strictly limited to 2,000 people who experience two nights of music under the stars in a relaxing, picturesque Cotswolds location with three stages featuring over forty bands. Fully licensed bar is on site.

Cheltenham Horse Show takes place on July 18 at Cheltenham racecourse. It will showcase 1,000 riders from children to top-end show jumpers. There are also working hunter, showing, and driving classes to watch. The show attracts hundreds of enthusiasts and this year is expected to be no exception.

Midsummer in Montpellier is a fantastic, free fun-filled day of family entertainment which takes place from noon to 9pm in Montpellier Gardens. The day will include live music and dance displays with mixed entertainment, local and sustainable market, Children's village, Danter's old-time fun fair and classic cars display. The Children's Village is bigger and better this year. There will be workshops to inspire children and allow hands on experience of a variety of folk musical instruments. This will be run by Banshee 4 Schools who will also teach singing and dancing. Mini-montessori.com will be there with mini-montessrori "learning" "art" & "cooking" providing a environemtn that is fun and educational. The Play Rangers will also be on hand to entertain with a bouncy castle, face painting and a variety of arts and crafts. There will also be O2 Rugby inflatable city and live music from The Jazz Badgers from 6pm-9pm. You can bring a picnic and enjoy the live entertainment.

Buccaneer Blades Fencing Holiday Club is an all day holiday club for children. 8.30am- 4.30pm Monday - Friday. BuccaneerBlades use a system designed in conjunction with the British Fencing Association to bring safe fencing to 6-11 year olds, combining it with fun art and craft activities around fencing themes, such as pirates, knights and Star Wars to keep the children happy and engaged. Check out their website for registration forms. (Numbers are limited to 12 per club). www.buccaneerblades.co.uk

9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday. Come and enjoy a day of playing a variety of sports including: football, badminton, squash, tennis, cricket, hockey, netball, dance, rugby, cricket, table tennis. The day includes a mini Olympics in the afternoon and a whole lot more with fully qualified sports coaches.

Non stop ballroom dancing. (Including Latin American & Popular Sequence). Every fourth Thursday in the month - 2-4.30 pm. Super dancing venue. Spacious dance floor with plenty of room to DANCE. Great value for money. A good time guaranteed. £3.00 (Refreshments included). Onsite parking.

Looking for something fun and new to do this summer? A weekend of fabulous cars bikes, trucks, tot-rods, music, food & friends will be taking place at Bishop's Cleeve Football Club, Kayte Lane, Bishop's Cleeve. Come for the weekend with your camper or caravan and soak up the entertainment, atmosphere and traders. Free entry for all children under 16.

Friday 24/07/09 9am til 5pm
for camping 3 days £12.50 pp on the gate (£10.00 in advance)
Saturday 25/07/09 9am til 5pm
for camping 2 days £12.50 pp on the gate (£10.00 in advance)
Sunday 26/07/09 9am til 4pm public £3.00 pp

Classic & Vintage Static Bike Displays – inside & out.
Various Category Awards – for pre booked & on the day entrants, Club Displays
Auto Jumble & Trade Stands
Classic & Vintage DVD Shows – inside
Special Classic Racing exhibition – inside
Teas, Coffees, Soft Drinks, Snacks and Licensed Bar
Children's Push Bike Show – with prizes
Racing Exhibition inside the barn

All Profits Go To ‘County Air Ambulance Trust' Classic. From 10am to 4pm. Free entry, donations welcome.

4-2-1's family run camp is back this Summer offering a creative alternative to sports-based camps. They run exciting themed weeks, workshops, and jam-pack the schedule with swimming, arts and craft, cookery, pottery, drama, music, games, quests, bouncy castles and more. Camp 2's independence is encouraged via their newspaper and CommonRoom activities and younger children can rest with stories and puzzles. The staff are well trained, professional and pride themselves on making sure every child has as much fun as possible and makes friends with other campers. Impromptu games of bench ball, rounders or water fights are common, as are quiet time activities after particularly lively swimming sessions. All children are welcome and the staff are very happy to try and accommodate any special requirements or individual needs. The day starts at 8.45am and finishes at 4.30pm, with a time out facility available until 5.30. Prices start from £25 per day, daily and weekly bookings are welcome, from age 4 - 11.

Cheltenham's award winning Farmers' Market is held on the second and last Friday of each month. There's a wide range of local, fresh produce available, such as meat, fruit and vegetables, fresh and smoked fish, cheese, cakes, bread, wines and ciders, and much much more. It's a great opportunity to sample and buy locally grown and made produce from Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds. Cheltenham Farmer's Market takes place from 9am to 3pm by the Long Gardens on the Promenade.