Events, Festivals and Exhibitions
Stuttgart Spring Festival brings beer-tent culture to the Cannstatter Wasen as the city launches into festival season. Held from 18 April–10 May 2026, Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest combines classic marquees with a
Judith Schrut previews La Linea, London’s annual Latin Music Festival. It won’t surprise you to learn that London, the world’s most diverse city, is home to more than 270 nationalities
The Guernsey Literary Festival 2026 is a vibrant celebration of the world of literature set on the beautiful Channel Island in April and May. One of the leading literary festivals
The PALP Festival celebrates the music, culture and gastronomy of the Swiss canton of Valais in a series of events held across the summer from April to September. PALP is a wonderful Alpine
Festibière (Beer Festival) returns to Gembloux Belgium from 25–26 April 2026 Parc d’Épinal à Gembloux. This is the tenth edition of the Belgium beer festival. Additional Information on Festibière (Beer Festival)
The London Marathon is one of the most prestigious marathons in the world, drawing participants from across the globe. This guide will help you prepare for the big race, from understanding the marathon's history
Solothurner Biertage is a classic Swiss spring beer weekend in a beautifully preserved baroque city. It’s best approached as a tasting-led event—arrive early, pace yourself, and use public transport where
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
Since Foodies Festival was started with the Foodies Festival Edinburgh in 2006, it has grown into what the organisers claim is the largest food and drink festival in the UK.
For something different from a hall-based festival, Bier Zug turns beer tasting into a full-day rail adventure. It’s best approached as a tasting-led event—arrive early, pace yourself, and use public
Budapest Beer Week (BPBW) turns the capital into a citywide celebration of modern craft beer. Running from 4–10 May 2026, the week blends brewery-led happenings around Budapest with the headline
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
The family friendly, UK food festival returns to Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire in May. The North Leeds Food Festival celebrates local and international food, with artisan markets, live
The Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2026 will take place from 9 to 17 May and 3 to 11 October 2026
The Newbury Spring Festival is a mix of classical, jazz, folk and chamber music thrown in for good measure. It will take place from 9 to 23 May 2026. Concerts will be performed at St Nicolas’ Church
Probably the most famous – and certainly the most glitzy – film festivals in the world, the Cannes Film Festival, or Cannes Festival to give its official title, is held at the coastal town in southern France
The Hay Festival in Wales is the leading book festival in the UK. Held in the beautiful Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye towards the end of May, the 2026 Hay on
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 2026. Expect Michelin star
This July will mark the twentieth anniversary of arguably the most famous crime writers festival in the UK. The Theakston Old Peculier Harrogate Crime Writing Festival will run from 23
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...
