About Pickwick Papers: Garden Festival - Day One

At The Roses' Garden Festival, there’s live music drifting through the trees, street food worth lingering over and a bar that turns the whole thing into a proper summer occasion.

Enjoy free children's activities and workshops throughout the day, then stay for an evening performance as the sun sets for only £5 - £20. It's the perfect way to make the most of those magical midsummer evenings.

Enjoy live music throughout the afternoon, alongside a very special performance in the evening from Rain or Shine Theatre Company.

Delicious food available from Hungry Monkey and Tewkesbury Spud Hub.

FREE Afternoon Children's Activities | 3.00 - 5.30pm

Get creative with drop-in crafts, help bring a community mural to life and explore nature activities led by local charities Tewkesbury Nature Reserve and Art Shape.
Enjoy garden games, face painting and plenty more family-friendly fun throughout the day.

FREE Live Music | 3.00 - 5.30pm

Enjoy a selection of live music from talented locals!

Amanda Sings | 3.15 - 4pm
Joe Weldon | 4.30 - 5.15pm

The Pickwick Papers | 6.00pm

Rain or Shine Theatre Company invites you into the delightfully chaotic world of The Pickwick Papers, where misadventure and merriment collide in a whirlwind of Dickensian absurdity.

Follow the lovable Mr Pickwick and his eccentric companions as they stumble through a series of comic escapades—featuring confusing courtships, courtroom chaos, questionable duels, and carriage rides gone spectacularly wrong.

Bursting with fast-paced wit, slapstick humour, and dazzling multi-role performances, this brand-new adaptation brings to life a cast of unforgettable, larger-than-life characters in a show that’s as charming as it is hilarious.

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