The Showcase raises the curtain to the 2024/25 Cheltenham season on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October 2024. 

​The meeting boasts competitive and thrilling racing and celebrates the start of what promises to be another amazing season, where history and lifelong memories will be made. This is where the competition starts, this is where the entertainment starts, and this is where the celebration starts. We are back to Cheltenham.

The Friday once again boasts Sky Bet Novices’ Hurdle feature that was won by the Neil King trained Lookaway in 2023. My Mate Mozzie was victorious in The squareintheair.com Novices’ Steeple Chase and Encanto Bruno in The TrustATrader Novices’ Hurdle Race, both winning for Gavin Cromwell, kicking off a successful 2023/24 season for him at the Home of Jump racing.

Saturday offers a fantastic seven-race card with the highlight being The EPIC Jumps Season at William Hill Handicap Steeple Chase that was won by Whacker Clan for Henry De Bromhead, under Darragh O'Keeffe.

We also saw dual Cheltenham Festival winner Flooring Porter return to winning ways in The William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Novices’ Steeple Chase.

Don't forget that under 18’s race free!

For all tickets, visit www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham/events-tickets/the-showcase

After the incredible three days across the August bank holiday weekend, camping and weekend tickets for Big Feastival 2025 are now available. 

This year, the festival welcomed a record-breaking sell-out crowd on the farm, with spectacular headlining performances from Becky Hill, Ministry of Sound Classical, and Snow Patrol. The lineup also featured the awesome Scouting For Girls, Natasha Bedingfield, Ash, Johnny Marr, Cat Burns, Kate Nash, and more. Culinary stars like Andi & Miquita Oliver and Simon Rogan led a fantastic array of chefs whilst the nation’s best street food vendors offered a diverse selection of delicious dishes throughout the weekend.

Weekend and camping tickets for Big Feastival 2025 are now available, as well as the highly coveted campervan pitches. Stay tuned for day passes and the 2025 line-up.

The August bank holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the farm!

You can find all the info here - thebigfeastival.com/tickets

Tickets for the Cheltenham Literature Festival go on sale this week with an incredible line-up coming to town from the 4th - 13th October, 2024.

The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2024 celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and boasts a jam-packed programme of 400+ events over the 10 days.

The Festival returns with the best new voices in fiction and poetry alongside literary greats, political debates fresh from the party conference season, a vibrant family and schools programme, and performances and literary happenings scattered across the town.

​The line-up includes Dame Judi Dench, Michael Palin, Miriam Margolyes, Richard Osman, Richard Ayoade, Fearne Cotton, Sir Trevor McDonald and many, many more!

As well as the usual venues around the town, there are some new locations this year, including The Snug and The Hush, where visitors can join book clubs, be immersed in crafts, join in with lively post-event debates or rest and contemplate new thoughts or ideas. There is also a series of events and unique dining experiences hosted at The Nook on Five, Cheltenham’s spectacular rooftop restaurant; and Dunkertons Taproom will host street food vendors, vibrant discussion, lively quizzes and captivating cabaret. 

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday 5th September.

You can find the full programme at cheltenhamfestivals.org/literature