Events, Festivals and Exhibitions
Newchurch, in the centre of the picturesque Isle of Wight, nestling amidst sloping hills, is the perfect location for a festival. It is here that every year in August the Isle of Wight Garlic
Wish you could dance, sing or play an instrument, but don't know where to start? Whitby Folk Week this August may be just what you're looking for. There are more than three hundred events
The Notting Hill London Carnival has grown into the largest street event in Europe as well as one of the biggest carnivals in the world. It is estimated as being the equivalent to 11 Glastonbury festivals
Hosted by Blur bassist Alex James at his Cotswolds farm and now in its 12th year, The Big Feastival is held over three days across the August Bank Holiday, and has become one...
The biggest and longest running Steampunk festival globally, the Asylum Steampunk Festival, or Weekend at the Asylum returns to Lincoln in August. The Cathedral Quarter in Lincoln is set to
Thousands of people will travel to the South coast for Southampton Pride on 24 and 25 August 2024. The event will include a Pride Village and Market Hall inside the O2 Guildhall
The World Bog Snorkelling Championship is part of a two-day World Bog Series taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales. The World Bog Snorkelling...
Bury St Edmunds’ food festival is returning to the medieval Suffolk market town in August. Our Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival 2024 will be held over the August
The Venice International Film Festival, officially called Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica, is the world’s oldest film festival. Every year you can indulge here in the best...
Meat lovers should head to London’s Tobacco Dock from 29 August to 1 September for Meatopia, the celebration of sustainable, quality meat. Founded by Josh Ozersky in the States, Meatopia
he Vaccines, Orbital, Tom Walker and De La Soul are headlining the Lindisfarne Festival 2024 held at Beal Farm, Northumberland from 29 August to 1 September. Overlooking the majestic Holy
The Waddesdon Manor Chilli Fest promises to be the hottest event of the summer. The manor house built for the Baron de Rothschild in the 1870s to entertain guests and
The Lille Beer Festival, or Bière a Lille (BAL), takes place in the northern France city for one week in September. In 2023, there were 100 events dedicated to craft beer in bars, restaurants and breweries.
Ushaw Flower Festival returns this September to a grand 500-acre country estate near historic Durham City. The three-day festival runs from September 6-8 and will fill the halls, chapels and
One of the longest surviving medieval rituals in England, the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance has been performed in a village in Staffordshire since 1226. Horn Dance Ritual The folk dance
The Chiswick Book Festival is an event that celebrates literature in all its forms. The festival takes place every year in Chiswick, a beautiful suburb of west London, and is a must-see for all book lovers
The third Arran festival of Food and Drink will be held at various locations on the Isle of Arran, Scotland from 13 to 22 September. Catering to both locals and visitors, the festival is a delightful
The UK's biggest air balloon bonanza, Icons of the Sky, the Longleat Sky Safari, will take place this 13 to 15 September at the the nation’s premier safari park in Wiltshire. Numerous balloons
Britain’s largest boating show returns to the shores of the Solent in Europe’s largest purpose built marina this September with the 54th Southampton International Boat Show 2024. Sample a range
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
