3-10 Cowes Week Isle of Wight CONTACTS 8-11 Hartpury International Horse Trials Hartpury 9-11 Lakefest Music Festival Tewkesbury 9-10 Shrewsbury Flower Show Shrewsbury HEAD OFFICE 11 Warwickshire Cup Cirencester Park Polo Club +44 (0)20 7629 8171 10-26 Worcester Festival Worcester [email protected] 17 T20 Cricket Finals Day Edgbaston Regional Events 17-18 Speed Hill Climb Championships Shelsley Walsh CHELTENHAM 23-26 Green Belt Festival Cheltenham +44 (0)1242 246959 25 County Cup Cirencester Park Polo Club [email protected] Calendar 2013 26 The Winchenford Bowl Final Beaufort Polo Club 26 Summer Bank Holiday CIRENCESTER 29 Monmouth Show Monmouth Showground +44 (0)1285 659771 31-1 Sept The Big Feastival Oxfordshire [email protected] 31-1 Sept British Speed Hill Climb Championships Prescott Hill, Cheltenham HEREFORD September +44 (0)1432 273087 5-8 Burghley Horse Trials Stamford [email protected] 6 1 Day International England v Australia Headingley 7 Moreton-in-Marsh Show Moreton-in-Marsh 7-8 Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival Leamington Spa OXFORD 7-15 Hereford Art Week Hereford +44 (0)1865 790077 8 Frampton Court Fair Frampton Court [email protected] 8 Cheltenham Cup Cirencester Park Polo Club 11 England v Australia Cricket ODI Edgbaston STRATFORD UPON AVON 12-15 Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials Blenheim Palace +44 (0)1789 297735 13-22 The Boat Show Southampton [email protected] 13-15 Ludlow Food Festival Ludlow 13-15 Goodwood Revival Goodwood SUTTON COLDFIELD 14 Usk Show Usk Showground +44 (0)121 362 7878 14 Last Night of the Proms Albert Hall [email protected] 14 Kington Show Kington, Hereford 20-22 Gatcombe International Horse Trials Gatcombe Park WORCESTER 21-22 Speed Hill Climb - End of Season Meeting Shelsley Walsh +44 (0)1905 723438 21-22 Stratford upon Avon Food Festival Stratford upon Avon [email protected] 21-23 Abergavenny Food Festival Abergavenny 21-23 Three Choirs Festival Hereford 28-29 Malvern Autumn Show Three Counties Showground 29 The MAC Speed Hill Climb Classic Shelsley Walsh October 4-6 Malvern Caravan Show Three Counties Showground 4-6 Dauntsey Park Horse Trials Dauntsey Important Notice - All information was believed to be correct at the time of going 5-6 The Autumn Classic Speed Hill Climb Prescott Hill, Cheltenham to print and was compiled with due diligence. 9-13 Horse of the Year Show NEC, Birmingham 11-20 The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival Cheltenham 12-13 Calmsden Horse Trials Calmsden 17 War Horse Birmingham Hippodrome 19-20 Cider Making Festival Hereford 20 Great Birmingham Run (half marathon) Birmingham 27 Cotswold Team Chase Foxcote 27 British Summer time ends (clocks go back) 29-30 Westonbirt Autumn Fair Westonbirt School November 11 Remembrance Day 15-17 The Open and Countryside Race Day Cheltenham Racecourse 17-23 Dec The Birmingham Christmas Market Birmingham 19 HFT Christmas Sale Cirencester 28-1 Dec Victorian Christmas Fayre Worcester 29-22 Dec Enchanted Forest Lights Westonbirt Arboretum December 2-7 Clothes Show NEC, Birmingham 13 -14 The International Cheltenham Racecourse 16-22 The London International Horse Show Olympia, London Regional Events 2013

January April 1 The Derby Epsom 1 New Year’s Day Racing Cheltenham Racecourse 1 North Cotswold Point-to-Point Paxford 2 Gerald Balding Cup Cirencester Park Polo Club 4 Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers Worcester Sixways 1 Old Berks Point-to-Point Lockinge 2 Great Midlands Fun Run Sutton Coldfield 5 Gloucester Rugby v London Irish Kingsholm, Gloucester 3-7 Gadget Show Live NEC, Birmingham 4-9 The Times Cheltenham Science Festival Cheltenham 10-13 Autosport International NEC, Birmingham 4 Malvern Country Tastic Three Counties Showground 5 1 Day International England v New Zealand Trent Bridge 17-20 Worcester Warriors v Bizkaia Gernika RT Worcester Sixways 6 Grand National Aintree 6-9 Championship Dog Show Three Counties Showground 17-20 Gloucester Rugby v Mont De Marsan Kingsholm, Gloucester 7 Cotswold Point-to-Point Andoversford 7-11 July Garsington Opera Wormsley 18-20 Strictly Come Dancing Live NIA, Birmingham 7 Prescott Speed Hill Climb Bike Festival Prescott Hill, Cheltenham 8 England v Australia Cricket ICC Edgbaston 25 Burns Night 13 Heythrop Point-to-Point Mollington 10 Pakistan v South Africa Cricket ICC Edgbaston 26 National Hunt Festival Trials Day Cheltenham Racecourse 14-16 Farm Shop & Deli Show 2013 NEC, Birmingham 10-18 Aug Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy 16-18 Sustainability Live! NEC, Birmingham 12 Australia v New Zealand Cricket ICC Edgbaston February 17-18 The April Race Meeting Cheltenham Racecourse 12-16 BBC Good Food Show NEC, Birmingham 20 Gloucester Rugby v Saracens Kingsholm, Gloucester 14 Welsh National Opera: Madam Butterfly Birmingham Hippodrome 1-3 Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby Kingsholm, Gloucester 14-16 Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival Montpellier Gardens 2 Worcester Warriors v Saracens Worcester Sixways 20 Worcestershire Point-to-Point Chaddesley Corbett 20 Worcester Warriors v Harlequins Worcester Sixways 14-16 Three Counties Show Three Counties Showground 2-3 Mar Colesbourne Snowdrop Weekends Colesbourne Park 15 India v Pakistan Cricket ICC Edgbaston 2 RBS Six Nations Wales v Ireland Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 21 Cotswold Vale Farmers Point-to-Point Andoversford 21 Shakespeare Birthday Parade Stratford upon Avon 16 Fathers’ Day 2 RBS Six Nations England v Scotland Twickenham 16 The Eduardo Rojas Lanusse Final Beaufort Polo Club 3-7 Spring Fair NEC, Birmingham 21 The MAC Speed Hill Climb Classic Shelsley Walsh 21 Virgin London Marathon London 16 London to Brighton Bike Ride 3 RBS Six Nations Italy v France Stadio Olimpico, Rome 18-22 Royal Ascot Ascot Racecourse 8-10 Cheltenham Folk Festival Cheltenham Town Hall 22-3 May Stratford upon Avon Literary Festival Stratford upon Avon 24 British Red Cross Spring Garden Event Whitfield Estate 22-23 Gloucestershire Festival of Polo Beaufort Polo Club 9 RBS Six Nations Scotland v Italy Murrayfield, Edinburgh 23 Final ICC Champions Trophy Edgbaston 9 RBS Six Nations France v Wales Stade de France, Paris 25 McCoys Premier League Darts NIA, Birmingham 27 Berkeley Point-to-Point Woodford 23 The MAC Speed Hill Climb Classic Shelsley Walsh 10 RBS Six Nations Ireland v England Aviva Stadium, Dublin 24-7 July Wimbledon Tennis Championships Wimbledon 10 The X Factor Live NEC, LG Arena, Birmingham 27-28 Withington Horse Trials Withington 28 Fernie Point-to-Point Dingley, Leics 25-26 Stonar School Horse Trials Stonar School 15-23 Birmingham Royal Ballet: Aladdin Birmingham Hippodrome 29-30 Midsummer Speed Hill Climb Festival Prescott Hill, Cheltenham 16 Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints Worcester Sixways 29-1 July Cornbury Music Festival Great Tew, Oxfordshire 19-24 The Spring Caravan & Camping Show NEC, Birmingham May 30 Apsley Cup Cirencester Park Polo Club 23 RBS Six Nations Italy v Wales Stadio Olimpico, Rome 1 Hunters Chase Race Evening Cheltenham Racecourse 30 British Grand Prix Silverstone 23 RBS Six Nations England v France Twickenham 1-2 Badminton Grassroots Championships Badminton 23 Gloucester Rugby v Worcester Warriors Kingsholm, Gloucester 1-6 Cheltenham Jazz Festival Cheltenham July 24 RBS Six Nations Scotland v Ireland Murrayfield, Edinburgh 2-6 Badminton Horse Trials – Knight Frank Stand Badminton 26-2 Mar The Full Monty Birmingham Hippodrome 4-5 Midland Speed Hill Climb Championship Shelsley Walsh 3-7 Henley Royal Regatta Henley on Thames 5 Lichfield Half Marathon Lichfield 3-14 Cheltenham Music Festival Cheltenham 6 Early May Bank Holiday 4-7 Festival of Speed Goodwood March 4-7 Barbury International Horse Trials Barbury Castle 1 Worcester Warriors v London Wasps Worcester Sixways 6 Warwickshire Hunt Point-to-Point Mollington 6 North Ledbury Point-to-Point Maisemore Park, Ledbury 4-14 Lichfield Festival Lichfield 2 Duke of Beaufort’s Point-to-Point Didmarton 5-14 Ledbury Poetry Festival Ledbury 3 Bath Half Marathon Bath 8-12 Royal Windsor Horse Show Windsor 9-12 Malvern Spring Gardening Show Three Counties Showground 5-7 Beer on the Wye Hereford 5 Welsh National Opera: Lulu Birmingham Hippodrome 6 Reg Phillips Trophy Speed Hill Climb Meeting Shelsley Walsh 5-8 Chipping Campden Music Festival Chipping Campden 10-12 Kenilworth Festival Kenilworth 11 FA Cup Final Wembley 6-7 The Cotswold Show Cirencester 5-10 Open Badminton Championships NIA, Birmingham 6-7 Bromyard Gala Countryside Show Bromyard 7-10 Crufts Dog Show NEC, Birmingham 12 Wheatland Point-to-Point Chaddesley Corbett 12 Family Day, Worcester Races Worcester Racecourse 7 Vintage Speed Hill Climb Meeting Shelsley Walsh 9 RBS Six Nations Scotland V Wales Murrayfield, Edinburgh 7 The Queen Mother Trophy Cirencester Park Polo Club 9 RBS Six Nations Ireland v France Aviva Stadium, Dublin 15 International Cider Making Competition Hereford 18 Fitzwilliam Point-to-Point Dingley, Leics 9-14 Hampton Court Flower Show Hampton Court Palace 10 RBS Six Nations England v Italy Twickenham 10-14 Henley Festival Henley-on-Thames 10 Mothers’ Day 18 Shropshire County Horse Show Shrewsbury 18 Clifton-on-Teme Point-to-Point Upper Sapey 13 The Duke of Beaufort’s Final Beaufort Polo Club 12-15 Cheltenham National Hunt Festival Cheltenham Racecourse 14 Family Day Stratford Races Stratford upon Avon 13-4 May The Phantom of the Opera Birmingham Hippodrome 19 The Bat Cup Beaufort Polo Club 21-25 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Chelsea 16-17 Dauntsey Park Horse Trials Dauntsey 16 RBS Six Nations Italy v Ireland Stadio Olimpico, Rome 19-21 CLA Game Fair Ragley Hall 16 RBS Six Nations Wales v England Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 21-1 Jun Hairspray Birmingham Hippodrome 22-23 Salperton Park Horse Trials Salperton 20 The Prince of Wales’ Final Beaufort Polo Club 16 RBS Six Nations France v Scotland Stade de France, Paris 20-21 Royal International Air Tattoo Fairford 16 Midlands Grand National Uttoxeter Racecourse 23-2 June Hay Literary Festival Hay on Wye 24 Second Test Match England v New Zealand Headingley 21 Ladies Day Stratford Races Stratford upon Avon 21-24 National Homebuilding & Renovating Show NEC, Birmingham 25-28 Warwick Folk Festival Warwick 23 VWH Point-to-Point Siddington 24-27 Gloucester Tall Ships Festival Gloucester Docks 25 Shropshire County Agricultural Show Shrewsbury 25-28 WOMAD ‘13 Charlton Park, Malmesbury 23 Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race River Thames 25-28 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 23 Gloucester Rugby v London Welsh Kingsholm, Gloucester 25-26 Monmouth Sprint & Monmouth Regatta Monmouth 27 Spring Bank Holiday 26 Gloucestershire Cup Cirencester Park Polo Club 23 Knight Frank Harborough Ride Saddington, Leics 26-3 Aug Guiting Festival Guiting Power 23-24 Gatcombe Horse Trials Gatcombe Park 27 Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling (unofficial) Coopers Hill, Gloucester 27 Albrighton Woodland Point-to-Point Chaddesley Corbett 26-28 Silverstone Classics Meeting Silverstone 23 Worcester Festival Choral Society Worcester Cathedral 27 International Ladies’ Tournament Cirencester Park Polo Club 24 Ledbury Point-to-Point Maisemore Park, Ledbury 27-28 Speed Hill Climb Championships Prescott Hill, Cheltenham 29-30 Staffordshire County Showground Stafford 27-28 Classic Nostalgia Speed Hill Climb Weekend Shelsley Walsh 26 Cirque Du Soleil: The Michael Jackson Tour NIA, Birmingham 27-3 Aug Three Choirs Festival Gloucester Cathedral 29-1 April Easter 30 Tetbury Woolsack Races Tetbury 31-2 June Wychwood Music Festival Cheltenham Racecourse 30-4 Aug Royal International Horse Show Hickstead 30 Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins Kingsholm, Gloucester TBC Cheltenham Cricket Festival Cheltenham College 30 Woodland Pytchley Point-to-Point Dingley, Leics 30 Croome & West Warwickshire Point-to-Point Upton-upon-Severn June August 30 Monmouthshire Point-to-Point Llanvapley TBC Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olympick Games Chipping Campden 30 Worcester Warriors v Exeter Chiefs Worcester Sixways 1 The Arthur Lucas Cup Beaufort Polo Club 2-4 Festival of British Eventing Gatcombe Park 30 Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton 1 Ladies Day, Worcester Races Worcester Racecourse 2-26 Edinburgh International Festival Edinburgh 31 British Summer Time Begins (clocks forward) 1-2 La Vie en Bleu Speed Hill Climb Prescott Hill, Cheltenham 3 Somerford District Show Great Somerford 31 Fernie Team Chase Tur Langton, Leics 1-2 Speed Hill Climb Championships Shelsley Walsh 3-4 Vintage Sports Car Club Weekend Prescott Hill, Cheltenham