Happy Mondays legend to perform DJ set at brand-new Gloucestershire cider festival

A brand-new cider festival comes to Gloucestershire this summer 2025 — with fun games, fantastic food and cracking cider alongside a musical lineup featuring Bez from the Happy Mondays and west country icons, The Wurzels.

By Kaleigh Pritchard  |  Published
Cheltenham Cider Festival comes to Cheltenham North Rugby Club this May bank holiday 2025.

Gloucestershire's festival calendar has a brand-new addition for 2025, as Cheltenham Cider Festival lands at Cheltenham North Rugby Club this May bank holiday.

Featuring a diverse musical lineup, a huge selection of local ciders to sample and a variety of hot sausages to compliment the crisp cider flavours, this is an unmissable event for foodie families.

The headliners for the two-day festival are legendary west country band The Wurzels and a DJ set by Bez from the Happy Mondays — both armed with plenty of hits to keep the party going.

Cheltenham's own Mark Walby is also taking to the stage, along with bands Siracuse, Make Mine A Double, Good Vibes Only and Played Out Records.

The music continues with a showcase of up-and-coming talent, too, with the Road to Lakefest competition seeing 18 bands and artists battle it out for a spot on the roster at the Eastnor Castle-based festival this summer.

Alongside the tunes, there's a whole host of games and contests to both join in with and spectate, including tractor pulling, welly wanging, speedy sausage eating and spicy chilli feasting!

Tickets to the Cheltenham Cider Festival cost £19 per adult per day; £30 per adult for the weekend; or £80 per two adults and two children under 18-years-old for entire weekend.

For more information and to grab tickets, head to thecheltenhamciderfestival.co.uk.

Event

Cheltenham Cider Festival 2025

Dates

Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 May 2025

Times

From midday until 11pm each day across the weekend

Admission

Tickets cost £19 per person per day; £30 per person for the weekend; or £80 for two adults and two children under 18-years-old for the weekend

In partnership with Cheltenham Cider Festival  |  thecheltenhamciderfestival.co.uk

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