Venues
Where Gloucestershire Tech Week 2026 takes place.
Gloucestershire Tech Week moves through the county's past, present and future. From aviation heritage and cyber resilience to university innovation, city-centre AI and the next generation of talent. Each venue has been chosen to connect the day's theme with a real place, a real community and a real part of Gloucestershire's technology story.
Monday, 12th October Heritage
Jet Age Museum
Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton
Why this venue?
Gloucestershire has answered national challenges before. We start the week at the Jet Age Museum to ask what that history can teach us now.
A place rooted in aviation, engineering and national capability, chosen to open the week by connecting Gloucestershire's past strengths with the future challenges facing the UK.
- Heritage
- Home to the county's aviation story, from the UK's first jet aircraft to the engineering culture that grew around it.
- Location
- Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, between Cheltenham and Gloucester.
- Access
- On-site parking, step-free entry to the main hangar space, and close to the A40 for arrivals from across the county.
- Programme connection
- Opens the week on Heritage: proven strengths, critical technology and the talent that keeps the UK ahead.
Tuesday, 13th October Resilience & Sovereignty
Hub8 MX, Cheltenham
Why this venue?
This day explores what resilience and sovereignty really mean, and what it takes to build organisations and infrastructure that can absorb a shock and keep moving.
A central Cheltenham innovation space connected to the cyber, tech and business ecosystem, chosen for a day focused on resilience, critical capability and organisational preparedness.
- Ecosystem
- A working home for Cheltenham's cyber and technology community, surrounded by the companies and people the day is about.
- Location
- Central Cheltenham, minutes from the Promenade and the town's transport links.
- Access
- Step-free access, public car parks and rail connections.
- Programme connection
- Anchors Resilience & Sovereignty: withstanding disruption and keeping critical technology in UK hands.
Wednesday, 14th October Curiosity
FuturePark, Park Campus, University of Gloucestershire
Why this venue?
Curiosity is where new capability starts. This day explores the power of thinking differently and how curiosity drives growth, innovation and resilience.
A £5.8 million centre of excellence for cyber and digital at the University of Gloucestershire, chosen for a day about how curiosity drives growth, innovation and resilience.
- Innovation
- A £5.8 million centre of excellence for cyber and digital at the University of Gloucestershire, where research, computing, cyber and creative technology meet the next intake of talent.
- Location
- Park Campus, University of Gloucestershire, on the edge of Cheltenham.
- Access
- Campus parking, step-free routes into the building, and local bus services from Cheltenham centre.
- Programme connection
- Carries Curiosity: world-class technology, faster innovation and the skills that new technology depends on.
Thursday, 15th October [Artificial] Intelligence
Patch, The Forum, Gloucester
Why this venue?
This day explores what it really takes to build safe and secure AI while innovating at pace and staying ready for what comes next in frontier technology.
A future-facing city-centre workspace in Gloucester's digital innovation campus, chosen for a day focused on AI, adoption, trust, startups and frontier technology.
- Future tech
- Part of The Forum, Gloucester's new digital quarter, built around startups, digital business and frontier technology.
- Location
- The Forum, Eastgate Street, Gloucester city centre.
- Access
- Step-free city-centre entry, close to Gloucester bus and rail stations and central car parks.
- Programme connection
- Hosts [Artificial] Intelligence: adoption, trust, security and staying fit for what comes next.