Trentham Gardens Spring Bulb Festival
Nature, well-being and the Great Outdoors are set to combine this spring as award-winning Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire prepares for its annual Bulb Festival…
Bruges Triennial (Triennale Brugge), Belgium 2024
The Bruges Triennial (TRIBRU) is a contemporary art and architecture event held every three years in the city of Bruges, Belgium. This summer will see the fourth version of the…
Blenheim Palace Flower Show 2024
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…
Lumiere Light Festival Durham 2023
Lumiere Light Festival Durham is the largest light festival in the UK. Held every other year since 2009, the next Lumiere Festival is slated to occur in November 2023. Organisers…
Exciting New Forest Events for 2021
As we slowly get back to normal, some of the New Forests most popular events are set to return in 2021. Dogstival On the weekend of 5-6 June, Dogstival will…
Virtual New Year’s Eve 2020 Celebrations
2020 has been the most forgettable of years, so why not give it a proper send off? Here is our round-up of virtual New Year’s Eve 2020 celebrations. While we…
Hay Festival Digital Winter Weekend
Hay Festival Digital Winter Weekend will bring writers and readers together 26-29 November 2020 in a free digital wonderland of prize winning literature, thoughtful conversation…
EFG London Jazz Festival 2020 Goes Ahead
Festival spirits have not been completely doused for London’s greatest annual music event. Like so much in the arts, the EFG London Jazz Festival 2020 has taken a big hit…
Aké Festival, Laos, Nigeria 2024
The 2024 Aké Festival will held between 20 and 23 November in Lagos Nigeria. The arts and books festival will include book chats, panel discussions, films poetry reading and music…
2021 Rio Carnival Is Postponed
Signs that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to the cancellation or postponement of many events across the world this year, is set to have a dramatic impact on 2021’s…
Rick Astley Plays Picnic in the Park
Michelin starred Chefs Tom Kerridge, Paul Ainsworth and Atul Kochhar will cook at Picnic in the Park – a brand new socially distanced food, music and comedy event with headliner…
Iceland Brings Fishmas to the UK
It’s the most wonderful time of the week. An Icelandic Fishmas is a twice weekly culinary celebration of the Nordic island’s bounty of delicious seafood. Until now…
Discover 1066 Weekend at Battle Abbey
In the days of very few live events we have the rare occasion of the 1066 Weekend at Battle Abbey, which takes place on 10 to 11 October. This is taking place instead of the…
Berlin Festival of Lights 2024, Germany
Each autumn the German capital becomes a city of illumination for the Berlin Festival of Lights. This year will see art works in locations spread all over the city. Many of the city’s famous…
Derby Festé Street Festival 2023
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…
Festival Verdi 2020, Parma and Busseto, Italy
To mark its 20th anniversary the Festival Verdi 2020 is taking to the streets of Parma and Busseto in Emilia Romagna, Italy. The festival celebrates the music of Giuseppe Verdi…
Spoleto Festival 2024, Spoleto, Italy
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…
Waterperry Opera Festival 2024, UK
Just like most festivals and events in the Uk this summer, the Waterperry Opera Festival has faced numerous challenges. However, the team has devised an innovative approach…
Become World Watercress Eating Champion
The Alresford Watercress Festival on 17 May has been postponed to September but Glenn Walsh, reigning World Watercress Eating Champion, won’t let that stand in the way…
UK Virtual Festivals to Enjoy in May
While Britain remains under lockdown it will be a while before large public gatherings resume. Numerous events have been cancelled, and after months of hard work and planning. The good…
The Beauty of Andalusia and Lisbon
The following trip was taken before the Covid-19 situation took hold. But be rest assured that the beauty of Andalusia is still waiting for you to explore. As we now…
Edinburgh’s August Festivals Cancelled
For the first time in over 70 years, the five festivals that transform Edinburgh into the world’s leading cultural destination every August are not going ahead this year due to…
Beverley Puppet Festival Goes Online
The award-winning, biennial Beverley Puppet Festival returns this year for its ninth edition, but not as you know it. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the usual format of indoor and outdoor…
Henley Festival Cancelled due to COVID-19
Henley Festival Board of Trustees and CEO Nick Mattingley have agreed to postpone Henley Festival for a full year, meaning that the festival will not return until July 2021. Henley…
