Where to go from Cheltenham in October

Good for October

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

• Sheffield 2h 20 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
• Nottingham 2h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
• London 2h 23 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
• Tewkesbury 1h 13 United Kingdom Tewkesbury Mop Fair.
• Swansea 2h 31 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, often wet, and Dylan Thomas Festival.
• Guildford 2h 34 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.

On in October

• Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 1h 13
• Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 2h 19
• Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 20
• Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 2h 20
• Off The Shelf in Sheffield 2h 20
• Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 2h 20
• Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 2h 20
• BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 23
• Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 2h 31
• Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 34
• Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 17
• World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 3h 21
• Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
• Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 45
• Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 45
• Speedway in Ipswich 4h 08
• Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 4h 18
• Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 4h 19
• Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 4h 50
• Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
• Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
• Allantide in Penzance 5h 09
• Royal National Mod in Glasgow 5h 17
• Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 5h 27

Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.