The Cheltenham Festival

After the Grand National, the Cheltenham Festival is considered the most important horse race in the UK’s National Hunt Racing Calendar. For starters, the city really comes alive at this time of year and attending the race is an ideal opportunity to see the British dressed up. The race takes place in March, usually coinciding with St Patricks Day or the nearest weekend. There are other Cheltenham Festivals throughout the year too, notably October’s literary festival which draws the great and the good names from art and culture.