Events, Festivals and Exhibitions
Bristol Light Festival, the award-winning winter festival will return in January 2025 with a stunning interactive and captivating light installation trail that will set the western British city alight. The
Along with the Venice Carnival, the Viareggio Carnival or Carnevale di Viareggio is one of the largest carnivals in Italy. Held in the Tuscan...
The Basel Carnival is part of the city’s cultural identity. For three days the city goes wild. The largest carnival in Switzerland, it was added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in 2017
Set on the glamorous Cote d’Azure, the Nice Carnival (Carnaval de Nice) is one of the largest and most famous carnivals in the world. Many of the world’s top film
It’s that time of the year again that love birds look forward to, many singles dread, and some brave souls try to ignore. The least that could be said about
Juxtapose one of the most beautiful cities in the world alongside one of the most colourful and exciting carnivals globally and it has to be a winning formula. Masked costumed
Situated on the Côte d’Azur in the Alpes Maritimes, the town of Menton could be forgiven for just becoming a playground for the rich, like neighbouring St Tropez and Monaco.
From 19 to 23 February 2025 the Winter Jazz Festival Le Touquet France promises five days of star-studded performances at the Palais des Congrès. Le Touquet and Jazz Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
The Sitges Carnival (Carnaval Sitges) sees the Spanish coastal town brought to life with carnival fever as parties and parades take over the streets in the run-up to Lent. While
The Cologne Carnival, Fastelovend or 'Fasteleer' in the local dialect is one of the biggest street carnivals in Europe. The Carnival will be from 27 February to 5 March. Officially, the
We’ve all heard of St Patrick’s Day, but how many of you know of St David’s Day? The much neglected patron saint of the principality of Wales is celebrated on 1 March each year...
Eerie, identical wax masks, colossal ostrich plume hats, confetti in churches and orange throwing: the medieval Carnaval de Binche (or Binche Carnival) is like no other in the world. In
While people around the UK are celebrating the approach of Lent by tossing pancakes in the warmth of their own kitchen, the gentlefolk of one Buckinghamshire town take to the
Legendary snooker player turned DJ, Steve Davis is to headline Psychic Dancehall festival in Derby. The initial lineup for the Psychic Dancehall Festival in Derby, set for 22 March 2025,
Head to Wales in April to discover the amazing countryside during the Chepstow Walking Festival. The Chepstow Walking Festival, established in 2014, is a highly anticipated six-day annual event that
One of Yorkshire's premier local food festivals will occur in the town of Malton over the May bank holiday weekend. The Malton Food Festival 2025 will attract tens of thousands
The Herefordshire Walking Festival will be held from 14 until 23 June. In total there will be 50 walks ranging from two to 25 miles covering a range of difficulty
This July will mark the twentieth anniversary of arguably the most famous crime writers festival in the UK. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival will run from 17 to
The British Ceramics Biennial will return to Stoke-on-Trent from 6 September to 19 October 2025, offering an ambitious programme of free exhibitions, screenings, talks, and events that celebrate the city’s
Now a veteran of the UK food festival circuit, the first Ludlow Food Festival was held in 1995 when members of the local Chamber of Trade and Commerce decided a food festival would be a
