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…
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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 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…
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…
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 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…
Taking place this month in the city of Santa Barbara, California, the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience (SBCE), in partnership with The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy…
The Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, is an international music festival running from 30 April to 11 May, 2024 in the Caribbean island. The 2024 festival starred Air Supply, Davido, Samara Joy, Machel Montano…
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…
St Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is the day that all the Irish diaspora around the world celebrate the Patron Saint of Ireland. Expect plenty of green to be on display as well as gallons of Guinness…
Soul music on a tropical island with great beaches and water sports. Interested? Then the Soul Beach Music Festival held each year in May, could be the place for you. Jill Scott, The Roots, Deon Cole…
The vast majority of festivals around the world are thoroughly fun; however, some may give us pause to think. So, how do you avoid the questionable ones? Mike East opens…
Held in the village of Brockworth in Gloucestershire, the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake is normally held on the Spring Bank Holiday Monday each year. What started off as…
The Mongolian Minisitry for Environment and Tourism has cancelled a series of festivals in the country in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus…
The Jack in the Green Festival takes place in the Sussex coastal town of Hastings – 1066 and all that – traditionally over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. A festival steeped in English folklore…
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…
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…
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…
With the issue of sustainability very much to the fore of the food and drink industry, London’s RAW WINE fair is the place to learn all about wines that are good for the environment…
Held at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and one of the largest floral festivals in the US Southwest, Dallas Blooms has been ranked as one of the top 14…
The Chelsea Flower Show, the world’s most famous horticultural show, returns from 21 to 25 May, 2024. The History of the Chelsea Flower Show Originally called the Great Spring Show…
The largest winter festival in Western Canada, the Festival du Voyageur, or “Festival of the Traveller” for the non-Francophones out there, is a celebration of all things wintry. Held every February…
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…
The owners of the 30,000 acre Glen Dye estate are introducing new ways to connect with nature and ignite creativity with a series of micro festivals led by experts including…
All you wanderlusters out there, what is it that makes your heart pump out loud? Watching that beautiful sunset over the Tanah Lot in Bali, the sunrise at Giza’s Great…
We love a good festival or two at Travel Begins at 40, which is why we have devoted a whole section to it – along with events.
In addition to giving a round-up of the most esoteric worldwide festivals for 2019, we have unique pages on many of the best – and most quirky – festivals from around he world. From spiritual and nature festivals such as India’s colourful Hindu festivals Diwali and Holi, and the Cherry Blossom Season Japan, to the messy but fun Boryeong Mud Festival in Korea and the outrageous Songkran new year celebrations in Thailand, we’ll have it covered. It’s a good idea to check up on what festivals there are in the place you are going on your holidays before setting off, although the delight of wandering unwittingly into a major cultural event can not be overstated.
We also have details of some of the biggest events – or our favourites – in the UK. So whether you are going to the Edinburgh Festival or the Notting Hill Carnival in August, or fancy a Watercress Festival in Hampshire, we have just the place for you.
Edinburgh is, of course, one of the highlights of the festival season in the UK, and we have pages devoted to both it and the Edinburgh Fringe.
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