Upcoming Events

Michigan Irish Music Festival

Michigan Irish Music Festival 2026, USA

The Michigan Irish Music Festival is a three-day ceilidh, held by the waterfront in the sleepy little town of Muskegon, which borders Lake Michigan, is a real hoot of an...

Telluride Blues & Beer Festival

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival 2026, Colorado

The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is held in September in the glorious town of Telluride nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Over the years it has drawn some of the greatest rock and blues musicians...

Southampton International Boat Show

Southampton International Boat Show

Britain’s largest boating show returns to the shores of the Solent in Europe’s largest purpose built marina this September with the Southampton International Boat Show 2026. Sample a range of...

Appledore Book Festival

Appledore Book Festival 2025, Devon, UK

Are you a book lover looking for an event to feed your literary soul? Look no further than the Appledore Book Festival! Held annually in the charming village of Appledore in North Devon, this book festival...

Mothman Festival, USA

Mothman Festival Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA

During the third weekend of September, the annual Mothman Festival Point Peasant West Virginia attracts thousands of revellers to celebrate the Mothman mysteries with two days of music concerts, artists...

Abergavenny Food Festival

Abergavenny Food Festival 2026, Wales

This September will see the Abergavenny Food Festival with more than 190 exhibitors and producers lined up to attend, in addition to chef demonstrations and food talks. Created in 1999...

Oktoberfest Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest Munich 2026, Germany

Dust off your lederhosen or dirndl for the world’s largest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest in Munich. The iconic Volksfest will feature live music, funfairs, parades, traditional German...

Rory Kinnear in rehearsals for The Standard of Living (credit Manuel Harlan)

The Standard of Living Asks What Makes a Good Life

What if one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century believed that money was only part of the equation? James Graham’s The Standard of Living explores the extraordinary...