The Tubby Blues Show takes place at Newlands Park Club in Bishop's Cleeve. Bands booked to play include The Rogue Dolls and Jay Tamkin & The Crackers. 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.

The Offstage Theatre Company presents Off The Cuff - a version of the famous improvization show Whose Line Is It Anyway? The show starts at 8pm, tickets cost £5, available on the door.

As part of a responsible pet keeping week the RSPCA are coming to St. Aidan's Church, Coronation Square, and starting the week with a Service especially for Animal Welfare Sunday. Start at 10.30am.

The 1st Woodmancote Scout group has a curry and quiz night on Wednesday October 8. It is at the Saddlestones restaurant and tickets are £8.50, which includes quiz entry and an Indian buffet. Teams are a maximum of six and for bookings or details, please call 01242 678385.

Each month Howlers Comedy Club brings you the very best in stand-up comedy from the UK and beyond. It continues to grow and now the Royal Oak in Prestbury is the new addition to Howler's Comedy Club venues. This time Howler's Comedy Club brings Jarred Christmas, Paul T. Ayres and Gareth Richards. Doors open 7.00pm. First act commences 9.00pm. Tickets: £13.50 available from the Royal Oak Tel: 01242 522344

Michael Phipps, Archivist at the Henry Moore Foundation reveals Moore’s role in the Surrealist movement, and how it relates to the rest of Moore's work. Start 1.10pm, tickets £4.

2008 brings to Cheltenham yet again a fine selection of world renown writers, comedians, actors, directors, poets, journalists, musicians and politicians, offering over 350 events with over 450 guest speakers, even more than last year. There is certainly something for everyone - Man Booker Prize winners rub shoulders with the finest classically trained actors, whilst top class comedians appear alongside leading political figures.

Each month Howlers Comedy Club brings you the very best in stand-up comedy from the UK and beyond. With great sound and light from DJ's FAB plus a late bar, 'Howlers At The Venue' is a Saturday night out in Cheltenham that you will not want to miss. This time Howler's Comedy Club brings Jarred Christmas and Gareth Richards. Shows run from 7.30pm until late at 'The Venue', The Wheatsheaf Inn, Leckhampton. Admission: £10. Tickets are available now from the Cheltenham Town Hall Box Office on 01242 227979 (£1 booking fee applies), direct from the Wheatsheaf.

Taking place over the weekend of 11 and 12 October, the GWR Steam and Vintage Rally has abundant attractions for all the family. There will be traction engines, showman's engines and steam engines; classic cars, buses and motorcycles; vintage lorries, tractors and a fun fair; military vehicles, emergency vehicles and caravans. The main arena will host non-stop demonstrations and parades and there will be ploughing, stonemasonry and farriery. In addition, the GWR Steam and Vintage Rally will have craft and trade stalls, a model tent and a refreshments marquee. Visitors can even arrive at and depart from the rally by steam train, as the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) will be operating a steam service departing from and returning to Toddington.

Opening times: 9.30am – 4.30pm each day Admission: Adults £6.00,
Senior Citizens £5.00
Children between 5 & 15 years £3.00
2 adults and up to 3 children £15.00
Steam trains to and from Toddington to Cheltenham Racecourse Adult combined ticket with return GWR Steam train to and from Toddington and the Racecourse £17.00

Sue Ryder Care is holding a charity ramble on 12 October. Join in on a 5 or 10 mile ramble through the beautiful Cotswold countryside in aid of Sue Ryder Care - Leckhampton Court Hospice. Start 10.30am, Adult £9, Children £7.

Vamos Youth Theatre Gloucestershire is coming to Cleeve Sports and Arts Centre, Two Hedges Road, Bishop's Cleeve. Tuesday evenings in term time. Junior group 7-11years 5.30-6.45pm Senior Group 12-16years 7pm-8.30pm. Run by experienced drama practitioner Honor Benton. This youth theatre will be friendly and fun. You will learn new drama skills, have the chance to devise your own theatre as well as work on scripted work, plus there will be plenty of drama games thrown in for good measure! No experience is necessary, everyone is welcome. Cost £55 for 10 sessions

The Showcase offers a stunning start to the new season at Cheltenham Racecourse with a two day meeting. Seven races each day, with almost every category of horse catered for, will allow you to get some early season pointers for the forthcoming fixtures at Cheltenham and elsewhere. Plenty of stars of the 2007/08 season were on display at this meeting last year, including Knowhere, Joe Lively, Maljimar and Marodima. Tickets from £9. Gates open 11.30am, first race 2.20pm.

Clive's Easylearn Pop Music Schools present September Showcase - Pop classics and current chart toppers will be performed by members of this exciting and unique school, where children and adults can learn drums, bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals. Young bands will take to the stage and live the dream of pop stardom! Lessons are held every Saturday at St Luke's Church Hall. Start 7pm, tickets £4  (only on the door).

A Citizens' Day provides an opportunity to celebrate local achievements, to build and renew community cohesion, and to develop greater local engagement.

A free fun day to celebrate Citizen's Day in Cheltenham is being held at Pittville Pump Room and park on Sunday 19 October 2008. MP Martin Horwood, Deputy mayor, Cllr Lloyd Surgenor and Cheltenham Borough Council’s Chief Executive, Andrew North, will formally open the event at 12.30pm. From 11am to 4pm, a series of interesting and spectacular events will entertain visitors, from dance to story telling, music from local bands and a Wii room for good measure. Entrance is free and everyone is invited to come along.

The line up includes live music from Vince Freeman, Peter Gill and Friends and Explosive Nzakomba, as well as the Coady Crew, Chinese Lion dancing, capoeira, belly dancing, bangra dancing and a gamelan demonstration. Story tellers, insect man, a birds of prey demonstration, bouncy castles and circus skills provide just part of the entertainment for youngsters. Food and refreshments will be available throughout the day or bring a picnic.

Hailed as the 'Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar', award-winning Forcione is considered one of the most charismatic and inventive performers to come out of Europe in recent years. He breaks the mould of most conventional, popular guitar sounds, be it in the field of jazz, Spanish, African, Brazilian or improvised music. International tours have brought high critical acclaim, from as far as Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Russia, Japan, Africa, the Caribbean, USA and all over Europe.

Tickets: £18
Start: 8.30pm

On the cutting edge of innovation, VOYAGERS is a dynamic fusion of traditional circus skills, modern dance, drama and humour. Leading performance artistes from 10 countries have come together for the first time to combine their unique talents and extraordinary skills for this internationally acclaimed production.

Performances:
Wednesday 4.45pm, 7.30pm
Thursday 4.45pm, 7.30pm
Friday 4.45pm, 7.30pm
Saturday 2.30pm, 7.30pm
Sunday 12pm, 2.30pm

Ticket office open on site Tuesday 21st October.

October's gig at the Xposed Club features Roshi feat Pars Radio with support from Gagarin. Roshi feat Pars Radio is a collaboration between the Iranian vocalist Roshi and sound artist Graham Dowdall but also features Classical/experimental cello from Rachel Threlfal, while Gagarin is Graham Dowdall's latest solo project. He has worked extensively with legendary artists like Nico and John Cale and recently Pere Ubu. Xposed Club is privileged to be able to present Dowdall performing work from his latest solo album of experimental electronica. It's definitely not to be missed event in Cheltenham's music calendar.

On October 25, Cheltenham Hospital League of Friends has an autumn fair at Sacred Hearts' Church Hall. Organisers would be grateful for any items you donate, however small. They can be collected, call 01242 516173, or 01452 531802. Stalls include silent auction, Christmas, bottle, books (only paperbacks), household, DVDs and CDs, puzzles, games and toys, bric-a-brac and gifts. No clothing, please. The fair runs from 10am to noon.

Craft Fair is being held at St. Stephens Church, St. Stephen's Rd, Tivoli, Cheltenham on Saturday 25th October from 10am - 12noon. Pyrography, cards, fabric flowers, jewellery, wooden toys, spinning, cake stall etc pick up an unusual gift for Christmas.

If you are a serious collector or a hobbyist, a geologist or lapidarist, a Club member or Professional, then Rock'n'Gem Show at Cheltenham Racecourse have something for you. Some of the U.K.'s leading dealers and an ever increasing number of European and International dealers exhibit at Rock'n'Gem Show offering a wide range of gemstones, geological and mineral samples. Tickets: Adults £3.00, Seniors £2.00, Children (8-16 years) £1.25, under 8's free, (no advance tickets) Show open 10.00am - 5.00pm.

This years Halloween activities at Primrose Vale Farm Shop, Shurdington Road, Bentham, include a Halloween Treasure Hunt which is sure to get everyone in festive mood with a small prize for every successful Halloween Tresure Hunter! PLUS PYO pumpkins and ready cut pumpkins for sale too. Enjoy the many Halloween and seasonal produce available from Primrose Vale Farm Shop, which sells everything from pumpkins to organic locally reared meat. Suitable for children between 3 to 14. Admission: £2.50 Opening hours: 10am - 4pm.

Last Sunday of every month is devoted to Jazz Jam at the Venue Jazz Club at Wheatsheaf Inn, Old Bath Road, Leckhampton. The best local jazz musicians just chill out, get together and jam with the 'Venue Jazz Trio'. Doors will be opening at 8pm, music will start at 8.30pm. Tickets cost £3, so come along and play or just listen - the perfect way to end any weekend.

Two ghost walks around the most haunted village in England. Tickets must be booked in advance from Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre at £4.50 per person. Tel 01242 522878. Both walks will start at 7pm from outside the Prestbury House Hotel.

Community Service Volunteers will be planting 2000 daffodil bulbs in Clyde Park. You can meet them near the children’s play area at 11.00. Enquiries: Ms Anna Reeves, 01242 516960.

New for 2008 is a Halloween Special which leaves Toddington Station at 7pm. There will be lots of excitement with witches and ghosts decending upon the railway - and it's well known that the tunnel is haunted!

Two ghost walks around Cheltenham and in particular the Montpellier and Suffolks areas of the town. Tickets must be booked in advance from Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre at £4.50 per person. Tel 01242 522878. Both walks will start at 7pm from outside the Tourist Information centre.

Halloween Party is being held at Naunton Park from 6.30pm to 8pm. The event includes fancy dress competition, scary stories and much more.