Cheltenham Festivals
Coordinates: 51°53′24″N 2°04′41″W / 51.890°N 2.078°W
Cheltenham Festivals is a registered charity that organises four festivals every year in the spa town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England: Jazz, Science, Music and Literature. It also runs the science communication competition FameLab as part of the Science Festival and an education programme, with events linked to each festival. With the aim of involving the local community, such events range from family activity days to performances out and about in the local area.
Cheltenham Jazz Festival was formed in 1996. It has a close relationship with BBC Radio 2.
Jamie Cullum: “The great thing about Cheltenham Jazz Festival is that it brings together so many genres under the umbrella of jazz… I think it is one of the best Jazz Festivals in the world.”
Cheltenham Science Festival was formed in 2002 and hosts an international science-based talent competition, FameLab which attracts finalists from over 30 countries from around the world and hosts live semi-finals and a final at the Festival. The Science Festival is situated in the Cheltenham Town Hall and adjacent gardens, with a tented science village built in Imperial Square.
The festival has many free activities for adults and children, including the Discover Zone in Town Hall which is full of hands-on activities. The excellent education programme includes a series of free Christmas lectures for local schools. Guests in previous years have included Robert Winston, Richard Dawkins, Steve Backshall, Brian Cox, Richard Hammond, Tony Robinson, Jonathon Porritt, Kevin Conrad, Colin Pillinger and Adam Hart-Davis, Peter Higgs and James Watson.
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