
Ushaw Flower Festival, Durham 2024
Ushaw Flower Festival returns this September to a grand 500-acre country estate near historic Durham City. The three-day festival runs from September 6-8 and will fill the halls, chapels and
Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Ushaw Flower Festival returns this September to a grand 500-acre country estate near historic Durham City. The three-day festival runs from September 6-8 and will fill the halls, chapels and

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

From 18 October to 3 November 2024, Bremen will be home to the Bremer Freimarkt, one of Germany's oldest and largest fairs. Annually, it draws visitors from all over to

Few cities embrace the festive spirit as wholeheartedly as the Swedish capital. The Stockholm Christmas Market is not just a solitary affair but a series of gatherings that appear across

Maha Kumbh Mela or Prayag Kumbh Mela is a phenomenal spectacle of millions of Hindu pilgrims in India who gather every six years to bathe in a sacred river. It is held every six years.

Along with the Venice Carnival, the Viareggio Carnival or Carnevale di Viareggio is one of the largest carnivals in Italy. Held in the Tuscan...

International top artists giving world class performances ranging from the classical to the avant-garde, and the familiar to the surprising – the Hong Kong Arts Festival is this vibrant city’s

Get ready to unleash your inner soul and dance under the Costa Rican sun at the Envision Festival, a vibrant kaleidoscope of music, movement, art and conscious living. Nestled amidst

Come March, Estes Park Nederland in Colorado hosts one of the quirkiest festivals in the US, if not the world. Frozen Dead Guy Days Nederland features frozen festivities with dozens

Songkran, or Thailand's water festival, is an occasion of great fun especially in the major cities such as Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The Songkran Festival 2025 plans to be even bigger than usual...

Easter Monday is when Curaçao comes alive with the infectious energy of the Seú Harvest Parade Festival. This vibrant celebration sees over 3,000 participants decked out in colourful traditional costumes,

Judith Schrut previews La Linea, London’s annual Latin Music Festival, this year celebrating its 25th Anniversary It won’t surprise you to learn that London, the world’s most diverse city, is

Get ready to shimmy under a rainbow of ribbons and sway to infectious beats! The Maypole Festival (Festival del Palo de Mayo) in Bluefields, Nicaragua, bursts onto the scene on

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

A traditional religious parade Romerias de Mayo Holguin Cuba has added modern touches, with artists from Mexico, Canada, France and, of course, Cuba. A week of colourful parades and a

Find Your Balance in Paradise. The Bali Spirit Festival is a haven for yogis, wellness seekers, and anyone yearning for a transformative experience. Held annually in the heart of Ubud,

The RHS Malvern Spring Festival (or Malvern county show) will once more be held at Worcestershire's Three Counties Showground in May. The four-day celebration of everything horticultural is a highlight

As spring awakens the sea-swept shores of the Channel Islands, there’s one celebration that pulses through the heart of Guernsey like no other — Guernsey Liberation Day. From 6 to

Home-made rockets roaring into the skies, dirty humour, cross-dressing parades, mud fests and lots of rice wine – the centuries-old Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival Thailand, or Bun Bang Fai,

The Bridlington Kite Festival close to the popular Yorkshire coastal resort is held in May 2024. There will be a wide array of kites in various different colours and designs over the two days