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Hay Festival has today announced the full line-up of writers, thinkers and performers appearing at the larger-than-ever Hay Festival Winter Weekend in Hay-on-Wye, 23-26 November 2017. Prize-winning novelists and poets, global…
Greener Pastures, sustainable tour operator based in North-East India have expanded their portfolio to include small group touring. The first tour is The Tawang Festival Group Tour, taking eight adventurers…
With snowy Medieval spires and winding, cobbled streets, the Nordic country of Estonia is the most enchanting destination for a festive break. Candles and fairy lights decorate windows, mulled wine…
Now firmly established as one of the most-anticipated events of the winter season, Longleat’s Festival of Light will this year take place on selected dates between November 5 and January…
Banish the winter blues, embrace the stormy Cornish coast and SEA out Christmas celebrations with a wild romantic break, at the stunning adults-only, Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa this December…
Just like Christmas is not just about the Vienna Christmas Market, Czechia is not all about Prague, especially at Christmas time. The Brno Christmas Market takes place in the country’s…
Thanksgiving is not just a time to spend with the family. Announcing the run in to Christmas, this is the perfect time to visit the Big Apple, but the key…
Cooking and the mountain of clearing up is the real killjoy of Christmas so, this year, why not leave it to someone else and treat yourself to a festive break…
With Mount Agung’s impending volcanic eruption, people are pointing fingers at who to blame. Fairfax Media has been told by a priest in Bali is blaming the tourist. Mount Agung…
October is the month that the merry folk of Lincoln tuck into more than 30,000 bangers at the Lincoln Sausage Festival, held in the glorious setting of the medieval Lincoln…
The Natural Theatre Company will bring a very different experience to the caves of Cheddar this October – a Halloween Spooktacular, during which visitors will meet some of the characters…
Bon Om Touk – or Water Festival – falls on November 2 to 4 and will see Phnom Penh’s Sisowath Quay riverside packed with crowds of Cambodians who flock to…
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 Isle of Wight Literary Festival is a major literary event in the south of England, that draws leading writers and thinkers from around the UK. This year, CLARE BALDING, GYLES BRANDRETH…
The 9th annual CCB (Asia) Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and title-sponsored by China Construction Bank (Asia), will be staged at…
Harewood House is pleased to announce a special five-week Christmas season, A Victorian Christmas, which will see the house and grounds open during the festive period for the first time…
The 17th Annual Old Vine Festival, a wine, culinary and cultural tribute to the oldest vine in the world, will be celebrated in Slovenia’s second city of Maribor from October…
Songlines Music Travel has availability on its annual trip to ‘The Land of Kings’, Rajasthan in India departing 28 September, the main highlight of which will be spending four days…
We have all heard about the city of the carnival, but how about Rio Rio de Janeiro New Years Eve, is it the place to toast in 2023? Mike East went to discover what it is all about…
Hay Festival announced on 19 September plans for the biggest ever Hay Festival Winter Weekend, 23 – 26 November 2017, including a new 400-seater venue and extended programming. …
The recently staged, inaugural Seafood Festival in Lymington, New Forest, saw over 15,000 tourists and locals head to Bath Road Park on the banks of the Lymington River, for the…
Asian cuisine has never been so popular in the UK – especially eating out or opening an app to order a take-away – but when it comes to home dining…
In a country full of images of Genghis Khan and exoticism, Mongolia Travel has found its place firmly on the adventure travel map. Tegan Chapman travels there for a colourful…
Savour the local and traditional flavours of Barbadian cuisine, at this years’ Barbados Food and Rum Festival, taking place from 16 to 19 November on the breathtaking island of Barbados…
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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