Guinness World Records: Gamers at Cheltenham Science Festival

Calling all gamers! Discover the biggest records, incredible achievements and fascinating stories from the world of video games at this interactive family event from the team behind Guinness World Records.

Guinness World Records: Gamers

• Date: Sunday 7th June 2026

• Time: 10:30am

• Venue: The Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies' College, Bayshill Road, Cheltenham, GL50 3EP

• Price: £9

• Duration: 60 minutes

• Age: 6+

Who has travelled the furthest in Minecraft? Who is the youngest ever video game creator? Which streamers are topping the leaderboards?

Join the Guinness World Records team as they take families behind the scenes of the hugely popular Gamers Edition book, revealing how gaming achievements become official world records.

Discover the history of gaming records, learn about the process of verifying incredible achievements and meet a real record breaker as they share the story behind their success.

Highlights include:

• Meet a Guinness World Records record holder

• Behind-the-scenes insights into the Gamers Edition book

• Live world record attempts on stage

• Opportunities for audience participation

• Gaming facts, stories and record-breaking achievements

Whether you love playing games, creating them, speedrunning, streaming or simply watching your favourite gamers online, this event offers a fascinating look into the biggest records in gaming.

Families will also have the opportunity to meet the Guinness World Records team and purchase copies of the book after the event.