Events, Festivals and Exhibitions
Summer Camp in the Hawarden Estate, Wales runs for three long weekends in July and August. It offers a series of small and intimate micro-festivals. You can join workshops, go
Since 1826, Lendy Cowes Week has been an essential entry in the English summer calendar, alongside Wimbledon and the Henley Regatta. Of its type, the largest sailing...
The Brodick Highland games take place on the Isle of Arran in Scotland on 10 August, 2024. This is an event heaped in tradition, the games have taken place in the village since 1886
Usually held every year on the second Saturday of August, the Nehru Trophy Boat Race sees huge, iconic snake boats engaged in a fierce and colourful contest. It has turned
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...
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
If you have seen photos of many vividly coloured balloons gliding across semi-arid scenery there is a good chance that those shots come from the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, which...
Want to try your hand at a race, but not sure which one? Try the Baltimore Running Festival, one of the most popular in the nation. The runs help you get to know the city...
The Cambodia Water Festival – or to call it by its Khmer name, Bon om Touk, is a three-day spectacular that involves colourful boat racing, royal appearances, fireworks and heaps
This year the Cambodia Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk to give its Khmer name, falls on 14 to 16 November. For three days watch as Phnom Penh’s riverside explodes into life with boat races
The biggest event of indigenous warrior tribes in India’s Nagaland state, the 10-day Hornbill Festival in December sees singing, dance and sports performances mix with traditional crafts...
The Angkor Wat International Half Marathon is much more than just a race. It's a unique and unforgettable experience that allows participants...
When it comes to blending high-octane maritime competition with the serene beauty of a tropical paradise, the Royal Langkawi International Regatta (RLIR) is a sailing event that stands in a
How about a festival on one of the most remote islands in the world? Easter Island’s Fiesta Tapati de Rapa Nui is a celebration in a place that is fascinating to explore between events...
Ever since 1955, the people of Quebec City have celebrated winter with the Quebec Winter Carnival. In 2006, over a million people attended the festival, making it the biggest winter
The Day of the Balearic Islands is a public holiday celebrated across Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. It commemorates the Statute of Autonomy, signed on 1 March 1983, which declared
A Texan Spectacle Like No Other Every spring, Houston transforms into the epicentre of cowboy culture as it hosts the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. What began in 1932 as
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
Fancy running a marathon in one of the most beautiful cities in the world? Then the Rome marathon could be the very race for you. Along with Berlin, London and
