Events, Festivals and Exhibitions
The Borders Book Festival is a celebration of literature, art, music, and culture that takes place annually in the picturesque Scottish town of Melrose. This festival is a must-visit for
The Broadstairs Dickens Festival is celebrating its 87th anniversary in 2024. The three-day festival held in June in the coastal Kent town celebrates the work of the greatest Victorian novelist,
Prepare to set off on a gastronomic adventure through Somerset at the eagerly awaited Taste of Somerset event. On Saturday, 15 June, Brean Leisure Park will become a haven for
The Llangollen Eisteddfod, or Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod to give its full title, returns to Wales in July. This year’s 77th international music festival will feature Tom Jones, Kathryn Jenkins,
The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the Summer Solstice is a time when the days really get long and the nights are short. There is no better time of the year to celebrate,
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. The Prodigy, Pet Shop Boys, The Pretenders
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
The spectacular Umbrian city of Spoleto will once more host the Spoleto Festival (Festival di Spoleto) this summer. The 67th Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds will take place from 28
Roskilde Festival, Denmark's answer to Glastonbury, will take place in June. Organisers of this non-profit event have announced that The Foo Fighters, Sza, Skrillex and Doja Cat and will headline
For many Londoners the advent of summer can only mean one thing – the Wimbledon Tennis tournament, or The Championships Wimbledon. The oldest tennis tournament...
Tynwald Day is the Manx National Day traditionally held on 5 July. The ceremony goes back 1,000 years to the time when the Vikings settled on the Isle of Man. This makes the
River Stage National Theatre is the biggest free outdoor arts festival in the UK capital. It takes place at the National Theatre (NT) on London's Southbank from 5 to 28 July. This year...
Held from 5 July to 4 August the Savonlinna Opera Festival Finland is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world with Olavinlinna Castle on Lake Saimaa providing
Part of a packed programme of events held each year on the island to the south of England, this year the Isle of Wight Mardi Gras will have the theme of the story of the carnival
Held in Walpole Park, the Ealing Beer Festival each July is a highlight of the London borough’s series of summer events. This year marks the 33rd anniversary of what is the UK capital’s
Rustle out your DJ as the UK’s most glamorous festival, the Henley Festival presented by Westcoast returns to the banks of the River Thames in July 2024. Expect Michelin star
One of the foody highlights of the South Coast, the Lymington Seafood Festival occurs each summer. The Lymington Seafood Festival must be one of the most picturesque...
Few of the many festivals in the UK are steeped in a history as long as the Dunmow Flitch Trials. Held every leap year, in Great Dunmow Essex, the trials are valid for any married couple
Dour Festival is the biggest music event in the French speaking part of Belgium featuring eight stages and attracting a quarter of a million revellers. Held in July, this is one of Europe’s
Newcastle will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with Northern Pride in July. It will be from 19 to 21 July, 2024. Further details can be found here. UK Pride Events A
