This summer’s Cotswold Show and Food Festival promises a weekend to remember when it returns to Cirencester this July 2026, with its 'biggest and most spectacular' arena programme yet.
What to expect at The Cotswold Show and Food Festival 2026?
The show's 2026 lineup features an 'exotic and unmissable' spectacle that's guaranteed to stop the crowd in its tracks – with racing camels taking to the Bathurst Arena.
And set to be 'one of the most dramatic displays' in the show's history, two skilled teams will face off at 'tent pegging' – a cavalry sport where horse riders attempt to strike a small wooden peg from the ground at full speed using a six-foot lance, in a test of precision and power.
Back by popular demand, monster trucks will again wow audiences with their 'car-crushing displays of raw power', with the fast-paced Pony Scurry, ever-popular Dog & Sheep Show and farm machinery display also returning to the arena this year.
There'll be plenty of animals to see including rare breeds from Butts Farm, a 'humorous and educational' sheep show and popular ferret racing, while for dog lovers, there's a fun dog show, agility, a hound parade and more.
Visitors can also step back in time in the traditional rural skills area, and enjoy family attractions from a new safari hunt across the showground, to go karts, circus skills and the Old Tyme Funfair.
Also returning this year is the food festival, with a huge variety of food, produce and drink stalls to keep you going through all the fun — with plenty of samples to try and tasty treats to purchase – and an array of trade stands for shopping, too.
When and where is The Cotswold Show and Food Festival 2026?
This year's Cotswold Show and Food Festival takes place at Cirencester Park from from Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 July 2026.
How much are tickets for The Cotswold Show and Food Festival 2026?
Tickets for the show are discounted until Tuesday 30 June 2026, costing £17 for people aged 16 and above; and £5.95 for anyone aged five to 15. Gate prices are available after Tuesday 30 June 2026, costing £20 for those aged 16 and over, and £7 for five to 15-year-olds, with little ones under five getting in for free.
You can also bring your four-legged friends along for free, too!
How to book tickets for The Cotswold Show and Food Festival 2026
For more information and to book tickets, visit cotswoldshow.co.uk.
