Whitby Folk Week 2024, Yorkshire
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…
Waddesdon Manor Chilli Fest 2024, UK
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…
Venice International Film Festival 2024
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…
Rihanna to Attend Crop Over 2019, Barbados
Barbados’ queen Rihanna has just announced she will be attending Crop Over 2019 and the whole world waits in anticipation for the this year’s glorious costume. Crop Over is the…
Rotterdam Carnival, Rotterdam 2024
If you can’t make the Rio Carnival and Notting Hill Carnival, head for the Rotterdam Carnival (Rotterdam Unlimited Carnival) this summer. From 23 to 27 July, the Netherlands…
Brisbane Festival Unveils Dazzling Programme
Brisbane Festival has shone its spotlight on a packed programme that will set the city alight from 6-28 September. Pop the cork on a riotous champagne-soaked party…
WOMAD 2024: the World’s Music Festival
Travel Begins at 40 gives the run down on this year’s WOMAD music festival, which is staying true to its global roots. Every summer in late July musicians, poets, actors, artists, thinkers and even cooks…
Lymington Seafood Festival 2024, UK
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…
5 Thai Festivals You Need to See to Believe
Daisy MacQuoid sifts through the many Thai festivals held every year in the Asian kingdom and shortlists five of the most distinctive festivals you need to see to believe. Thailand…
Cheltenham Literature Festival, 2024
Could there be a more appropriate setting for The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival than the historic Regency spa town of Cheltenham ? Originally held in…
Durga Puja Festival 2024, India
Durga Puja, one of the most important festivals for Hindu Bengalis, is the biggest yearly event in Kolkata and known as the Carnival of the East. Usually taking place in September or October…
Pukkelpopkwartier / Pukkelpop 2024 Belgium
From roaring rock, pumping house and blazing metal to low-fi singer-songwriters, indie and pure pop, young and old will love the Pukkelpop music festival in August featuring one of the…
Brussels Summer Festival 2021, Belgium
The Brussels Summer Festival in August has grown to one of Europe’s not-to-be-missed music festivals. The five-day event will turn the royal quarter of Brussels…
Gentse Feesten 2024 (Ghent Festivities)
During the 10 days of Gentse Feesten (Ghent Festivities), the entire city of Ghent in Belgium turns into Europe’s largest cultural open air festival with over 3,300 international and local…
Dour Festival 2024, Dour in Belgium
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…
WOMAD Day Tickets Go On Sale
Day tickets for WOMAD go on sale today as the festival announces the day splits for its three-day global party celebrating music and culture from all over the world. Kicking…
Free London Green Film Festival in July
Regent’s Place will launch the London Green Film Festival. A partnership with the renowned San Francisco Green Film Festival (SFGFF), the free event will explore environmental issues…
Summer Food Festivals Across the South East
The South East of England offers a wide range of food, beer and wine festivals throughout the summer, from chilli to cheese, garlic to ice cream and seafood to sweetcorn…
National Wine Day Moldova Wine Festival
The Wine Day Moldova will see hundreds of wines from some 90 producers on display over the two-day Moldova wine festival celebrating the country’s centuries-old winemaking…
Michigan National Cherry Festival
As the USA’s leading producer of tart cherries, Michigan celebrates its heritage each year with the National Cherry Festival. Held in Traverse City, the Cherry Capital of the World, the…
Feria de las Flores 2024, Medellin Colombia
Medellin Colombia is a city transformed and what better way to experience this wonderful city than by visiting its annual Feria de las Flores, or Flower Festival, the highlight of which is the…
3 Barbados Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss
Barbados’ calendar of festivals is immense, covering everything from its fascinating history, sporting prowess, wealth of activities and the island’s culinary expertise…
5 of the Best Festivals in Porto and the North
With an array of exciting events planned for this summer, Port is in for a jam-packed summer of festivals, including Tomorrowland, meaning there has never been a better time to…
Edinburgh Food Festival 2024, Scotland
The Edinburgh Food Festival returns to the Assembly George Square Gardens this July. The only Edinburgh food market festival held in the Scottish capital’s city centre, the 2024 festival is…
