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Whitby Folk Week

Whitby Folk Week 2026, 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...

Avoriaz Danse Festival

Avoriaz Danse Festival 2026 Taps into the French Alps

Fancy swapping the dancefloor for the French Alps this summer? The Avoriaz Danse Festival returns from 22 to 28 August 2026, bringing seven days of classes, masterclasses, performances and late-night...

Madeira Wine Festival

Madeira Wine Festival 2026, Madeira

The Madeira Wine Festival, scheduled for 23 August to 13 September this year, is a significant ethnographic and cultural event on the Portuguese island.Coinciding with the grape harvest, it celebrates...

Lanterns for sale in Hoi An night market

Hoi An Lantern Festival 2026, Vietnam

The Hoi An Lantern Festival is celebrated once a month on the full moon, and most significantly on the first full moon of the lunar new year. On these days the pretty little town of Hoi An...

Onam Festival Kerala, India

Onam Festival 2026, Kerala, India

During the days of the Onam Festival, the biggest and most spectacular festival of Kerala, the entire Indian state goes on a spree of celebrations, music and dance performances, elaborate...

The Big Feastival

The Big Feastival 2026, Cotswolds, UK

Hosted by Blur bassist Alex James at his Cotswolds farm, The Big Feastival is held over three days across the August Bank Holiday, and has become one of the highlights...

Asylum Steampunk Festival

Asylum Steampunk Festival 2026, Lincoln

The biggest and longest running Steampunk festival globally, the Asylum Steampunk Festival, or Weekend at the Asylum returns to Lincoln in August. The Cathedral Quarter in Lincoln is set to...

Pride Parade

Southampton Pride 2026, Southampton, UK

Thousands of people will travel to the South coast for Southampton Pride on 24 and 25 August 2024. The event will include a Pride Village and Market Hall inside the O2 Guildhall...

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Mark Bibby Jackson, award-winning writer and founder of Travel Begins at 40

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