Welcome! Here you can book for any of the events below and support my three brilliant charities for 2026-27. These are:
Young Gloucestershire
Art for All Mental Health
and ITSA Digital Trust
You can make a donation right away (donations are split evenly between the three charities) by clicking here.
For information on exclusive sponsorship opportunities email mayor@martinhorwood.net.
Monday – Thursday evenings, by arrangement
Fine Dining with the Mayor
Boho Bistro, Great Norwood Street.
Fancy a soupçon of wild salt cod & masala lentils or pumpkin & pine nut ravioli? Bring your party of up to 15 guests to join the Mayor for a delicious five course tasting menu by award-winning local chef Taj Uddin. Dates subject to availability at the venue and the Mayor’s diary.
Email mayor@martinhorwood.net with your name and phone number, the number in your party and requested date on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and alternative dates if possible. Once you contact us we will arrange a date that works for everyone.
£49 per head (not including the Mayor!). Vegetarian and gluten-free options available by arrangement but sadly the small scale of the event means that vegan options are not possible.
More about Fine Dining with the Mayor here.
Sunday 14 June 2026 7pm
TsingNow for the Mayor’s Charities
Bar & Wok, High Street.
Thank you to everyone who came along! It was fabulous evening, the food from Bar & Wok was delicious, the singing was joyous (although who knew ‘Come on Eileen’ was quite so hard…) and we raised money for three great causes too.
Friday 18 September 2026 for 7.30 start
The MX Mayor’s Quiz
Hub8 MX near Chester Walk (opposite Cheltenham Minster)
Pit your wits against master quizmaster Paul Wheeldon’s fiendish but quirky questions. Break for tasty Fish & Chips, Sausage & Chips or Veggie Burger & Chips by the fabulous Norwood Fish Bar. There is no strict team size and you can join a team on the night. A bar will be available.
The MX is a wonderful modern business and community hub and workspace right in the centre of Cheltenham, tucked behind the Library and opposite the historic Cheltenham Minster, St Mary’s. Its what3words location is ///festivity.appear.gold.
Last few places available! Click here to nab yours.
£15 per head ticket price + food options.
Saturday 26 September 2026 6.30pm
The Grand Mayor’s Ball 2026
featuring Kim Cypher
in partnership with
Bookings for this event are now closed. But don’t worry – we have plenty more. Why not book now for the lovely Diwali by Candlelight event below at the same historic venue?
Sunday 1 November 2026 10-11am
Chilly Cheltenham Challenge
Cheltenham Lido, Keynsham Road
Brave enough to be sponsored for a cold water dip? Or just want to sponsor Mayor Martin Horwood? Will he make it the whole length of the Lido’s 50m pool in chilly November?
Joining us for this event will be Art for All’s Patron, Leon Taylor. Click here to find out more about the former Olympian. Who will get to the end of the pool first – Martin or Leon?!
If you think you might beat both of them, why don’t you sign up to get sponsored and compete? All you need to do is complete a form and we’ll get in touch. Click here to fill out the form.
Saturday 14 November 2026 6.30 for 7pm
Diwali by Candlelight
Pittville Pump Room
Kindly sponsored by JSK
A magical candlelit introduction to live Indian classical music and dance with mouth-watering street food by Mumbai n Co. Featuring the dancers of the Nethra Academy of Performing Arts and internationally acclaimed bharatnatyam dancer and choreographer Anusha Subramanyam.
Book tickets now through the Cheltenham Trust website here
More information here.
£48.50 per head (plus booking charge).
Friday 11 December 2026 From 10am
A Day at the Races
Cheltenham Racecourse
Join us for the opening day of the Christmas Meeting at Cheltenham, with professional tipster, lunch and tasty afternoon tea included and all the festive excitement of the UK’s very best seasonal jump racing.
Click on the link below to book your tickets.
£120 per head
Sunday 20 December 2026 3pm
A Christmas Cracker
Cheltenham Town Hall
A programme of festive music & carols for all the family with the fabulous Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra and wonderful local choirs.
More details to follow. Sign up to the Mayor’s newsletter below for up to date information on all our events.
£25 per adult with family and VIP options!
Thursday 8th April 2027
Cheltenham Bake-Off
The Ivy, Montpellier Rotunda
An unforgettable champagne afternoon tea experience in the spectacular setting of the Ivy at Montpellier Rotunda with our very own local Bake Off Superstar Giuseppe Dell’Anno.
Join us for an afternoon full of insights, scrumptious food and a meet and greet book signing at the end of the afternoon.
Tickets can be booked soon, if you’re interested why not sign up to our mailing list at the bottom of the page.
£35 per head.
April 2027
The originally planned Pro-Am Prize Golf Day is not now planned. But watch this space for an exciting new spring event!
Saturday 8 May 2027 7pm
Cheltenham in Time
All Saints Church, All Saints Road
A musical anniversary celebration in the magnificent All Saints Church with Charlton Kings Choral Society in their 70th year and 100 years after the first local performance of Gustav Holst’s Planets suite. With new work by Cheltenham’s own Clive Rogers.
More details to follow. Sign up to the Mayor’s newsletter below for up to date information.
£30 per head