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Could you help shape Gloucester’s cultural calendar?

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Creatives across Gloucester are invited to apply for funding aimed at launching new ideas and helping existing events grow in a bid to boost the city’s cultural calendar.

Together Gloucester is a three-year, city-wide initiative that puts decisions about cultural investment in the hands of the community.

This latest call for applications comes as the list of 14 successful applicants are announced from the scheme’s third round of funding.

The successful events and activities include a series of circus workshops, hip hop and street dance sessions, a Bollywood club for the over-60s, and a skate park.

New applications are now open for:

  • One of four £1,000 grants to test out new cultural ideas or grow existing activities across Gloucester.
  • Up to £3,000 for performances or activities to be held in King’s Square, a space specifically designed to host large-scale public events.

Individuals and organisations may apply but all funded events or activities must take place between August this year and March 2026.

Councillor Caroline Courtney, Cabinet member for Culture and Leisure at Gloucester City Council, said: “We’ve been blown away by the amount of interest we’ve had and the high standard of applications. There is a huge appetite in Gloucester for culture and the arts and through Together Gloucester we’re hoping that we can not only open up funding to a wider range of people but also to give exciting new ideas a chance to grow. I would urge anyone who has an idea or an event that really adds to our cultural calendar to get in touch.”

For more information on how to apply visit Together Gloucester.

The closing date for applications is June 15 – midnight

Successful applicants from Together Gloucester’s Third Round for Funding

Animate: Grow (£1,001 - £12,000) 

  • Arts Diverse-City CIC - Changes in Waves: Windrush  
  • Chispa - Gloucester Skate Park Project   
  • GL4 - Outdoor Summer Circus Event 
  • Gloucester Civic Trust: Exploring Textiles at The Folk 
  • Glosjam - Jamaica Independence & Family Day Celebrations 
  • Polish Association Gloucestershire - Polish Heritage Day 2025 
  • Pride in Gloucestershire 
  • The Music Works - Gloucester Young Producers 
  • The Venture Community Hub - Cultural Connections 
  • Your Next Move - What's Your Style? 

Animate: Explore (up to £1,000)

  • Over 60s Bollywood Club 
  • Roots Acoustic Cafe - Second Thursday of each month
  • Tredworth Street Party
  • Westgate Art for Wellbeing

Together Gloucester is funded by Arts Council England, which awarded funding to Gloucester Culture Trust through its National Lottery Place Partnerships Fund.

The city council has contributed alongside further funding from partners Active Gloucestershire, Gloucester BID, Gloucester Community Building Collective, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust, GUST, The Music Works, University of Gloucestershire and Young Gloucestershire.

In previous rounds of funding, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust have contributed additional funds to the pots which have enabled more projects to be supported.

For more information, visit Funding & Commissioning Opportunities - Visit Gloucester