Join friends and family at Pittville Pump Room for a two-day free community celebration for the Coronation of King Charles III and The Queen Consort.

The Cheltenham Trust will be showing the Coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May on a big screen, and hosting a party in the park on Sunday 7 May for the community to come together for this historic national event:

Saturday 6th May

9.45am - 1.45pm: Build up and Live screening of the Coronation 

2.15pm: Fly past

2.25pm: Music

2.30pm: Welcome from the Mayor of Cheltenham, Cllr. Sandra Halliday

2.35pm: People Show Choir singing the specially commissioned coronation song plus traditional songs with opportunity to sing-a-long, stage and hard standing area

3.15pm: Free screening of family favourite film, Paddington

4.45pm: Music

5.00pm: Event closes

10am – 5:00pm: All day activities

Park and inside pump room:

Children’s zone – inside and outdoor join-in activities – circus skills etc. Soft play and bouncy castles zone.

Sunday 7th May

11am: Music with DJ Rob McElvanney

Midday: Opening and welcome from the stage

Midday to 7pm: Children’s drop in circus skills and fun activities, park, free to take part

Midday to 7pm: Children’s soft play and bouncy castles zone, drop in sessions, free to take park, inside the pump room

12.30pm to 1pm: Children’s join in interactive dance session, stage and in front of the pump room, free to take part

1pm to 1.15pm: Music with DJ Rob McElvanney from the stage

1.15pm to 1.45pm: Adult solo dance swing moves join-in session with Erica Fowers of Swingout Swindon, stage and in front of the pump room, free to take part

12.30pm to 2.30pm: The Wilson on Tour Tots and Tales children’s free storytelling sessions, booking required on the day, Pavilion No 1

Midday to 4pm: The Wilson on Tour Pop-Up Museum, free drop-in sessions, Pavilion No 2

Midday to 4pm: The Wilson on Tour face painting, free drop-in sessions, Pavilion No 1

Midday to 4pm: The Wilson on Tour crown making creative crafts, free drop-in sessions, Pavilion No 1

1.30pm to 3.30pm: The Wilson on Tour Bang the Drum children’s free workshops, booking required on the day, Pavilion No 1

1.45pm to 2pm: Music with DJ Rob McElvanney, from the stage

2pm to 2.30pm: Children’s join in interactive dance session, stage and in front of the pump room, free to take part

2.30pm to 2.45pm: Music with DJ Rob McElvanney, from the stage

2.45pm to 3.15pm: Adult solo dance swing moves join-in session with Erica Fowers of Swingout Swindon, stage and in front of the pump room, free to take part

3.15pm to 4pm: Music with DJ Rob McElvanney, from the stage

4pm and 4.30pm: Songs and parade by Disney Prince and Princesses characters with a walkabout, stage and in front of the pump room.

Opportunity for children to have their photograph taken with the characters, bandstand.

4.45pm to 5.30pm: Rock Choir performance, stage and in front of the pump room

5.30pm to 5.45pm: Music with DJ Rob McElvanney from the stage

5.45pm to 6.45pm: The Rhythm Slingers, stage

6.45pm to 8pm: Live music with Lady and The Sax, stage

8pm to 10pm: Coronation concert from Windsor Castle broadcast live on the big screen, in front of the pump room

10pm: Light up the Nation finale illumination of the pump room in red, white and blue.

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