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Derby Festé

Derby Festé Street Festival 2026

The streets of Derby will resound with dance, music, comedy and contemporary circus this September, as Derby Festé hits the ground running for a thirteenth successive year...

RA Summer Exhibition

RA Summer Exhibition 2026, London

David Remfry, a British artist and Royal Academician, will oversee the RA Summer Exhibition. Since its inception in 1769, the The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition has been...

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Queen Mother’s Birthday, Cambodia 2026

June 18 marks the birthday of the Queen Mother, former Queen consort of King Sihanouk. Queen Mother's Birthday is celebrated with a public holiday and explosive fireworks...

Isle of Wight Festival

Isle of Wight Festival 2026, in the UK

One of the most popular and colourful festivals in the summer music scene, the Isle of Wight Festival returns to the rolling isle off the South Coast of England. Sting, Stereophonics ...

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2025, Colorado

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is a unique mix of music, comedy, circus and the great outdoors of Colorado.  The Bluegrass music at the heart of this festival is a sub-genre...

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2022

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2026

One of the most dramatic festivals in Asia, the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, this year in June, celebrates an event from some 2,000 years ago when Qu Yuan, a Chinese official, threw...

Blenheim Palace Flower Show

Blenheim Palace Flower Show 2026

Held in June each year, the RHS Blenheim Palace Flower Show is a wonderful horticultural show set in the surroundings of arguably England's finest stately home. The show is expected to attract...

Juneteenth Music Festival, Photo by Jensen Sutta

Juneteenth Music Festival Denver Colorado

The Juneteenth Music Festival is a celebration of African American culture held in the Five Points neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado on 20 June, 2026. The Juneteenth Parade which dates back...

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Wild Swimming York

Wild Swimming York

Wild swimming York searches often lead travellers to a surprising conclusion: while York itself is not a major wild swimming destination, some of the best river, waterfall and coastal swimming…