Cheltenham Festivals
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For other uses, see Cheltenham Festival (disambiguation).
Cheltenham Festivals is a registered charity whose aim is to organise and oversee the festivals and entertainment programmes in Cheltenham on behalf of Cheltenham Borough Council. In addition to this they promote the use of several venues for private and commercial use (eg. weddings and parties, presentations, conferences etc.)
Cheltenham Festivals work is divided between its year-round programme, mainly at the Pittville Pump Room and the Cheltenham Town Hall, and its festivals programme of Jazz, Folk, Music (more generally), Science, and Literature.
[edit] 2007 Festivals
The Cheltenham Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 2
- Tue 1st to Mon 7th May 2007
- Formed in 1996
- Wikipedia Article
- Acts include Charles Lloyd, Bennie Maupin, Bob Brookmeyer, Madeleine Peyroux, Guillemots, Marti Pellow, Curtis Stigers, Kyle Eastwood, Silje Nergaard, Koop and the BBC Big Band, The Cinematic Orchestra, Ben Allison Quartet, Claudia Quintet and Zoe Rahman.
Cheltenham Folk Festival
- Fri 16th to Sun 18th February 2007
- Formed in 1996
Cheltenham Science Festival
- Wed 6th to Sun 10th June 2007
- Formed in 2002
Cheltenham Music Festival
- Fri 6th to Sat 21st July 2007
- Since 1945!
- Wikipedia Article
The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Fri 5th to Sun 14th October 2007
- Since 1949!
