Derby Festé Street Festival 2025
derby Derby, United KingdomThe streets of Derby will resound with dance, music, comedy and contemporary circus this September, as Derby Festé hits the ground running for a thirteenth successive year...
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Burns Night 2026, Scotland, UK
Dumfries Dumfries, Scotland, United KingdomHeld in January, along with Hogmanay and St Andrew's Day, Burns Night is the leading festival in Scotland. However, Burns Night is more widely celebrated across the country than the
Free
Up Helly Aa, Shetlands, 2026
Lerwick Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United KingdomIf you want to see a horde of Vikings parading through the streets, before burning a galley boat and then making merry for 12 hours, Up Helly Aa is the festival for you...
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Otherland, Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre will host the world premier of Otherland by Chris Bush from 12 February to 15 March 2025. Jade Anouka, Jackie Clune Fizz Sinclair, and Amanda Wilkin will
Olney Pancake Race 2026, Bucks, UK
Olney Olney, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomWhile people around the UK are celebrating the approach of Lent by tossing pancakes in the warmth of their own kitchen, the gentlefolk of one Buckinghamshire town take to the
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Bristol Light Festival 2026, UK
Bristol Bristol, United KingdomBristol Light Festival, the award-winning winter festival will return in February 2026 with a stunning interactive and captivating light installation trail that will set the western British city alight. Bristol
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UK Ghost Story Festival 2026, Derby
Derby QUAD & Cinema Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby, United KingdomPrepare for a weekend of eerie delights as The UK Ghost Story Festival returns to Derby, one of England’s most haunted cities, from Friday 27 February to 1 March 2026.
£35 – £80
St David’s Day 2026, Wales, UK
Wales , United KingdomWe’ve all heard of St Patrick’s Day, but how many of you know of St David’s Day? The much neglected patron saint of the principality of Wales is celebrated on 1 March each year...
Hay Festival, Hay on Wye Wales, UK
Hay Festival DAIRY MEADOWS, BRECON ROAD, HAY-ON-WYE, Wales, United KingdomThe 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
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Henley Festival 2026, Henley-on-Thames, UK
Henley Bridge Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United KingdomRustle 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
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Noir in the North at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival 2026
The Old Swan Swan Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, United KingdomThis 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
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World Bog Snorkelling Championship, Wales
Llanwrtyd Wells Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, United KingdomThe 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...
Notting Hill Carnival 2026, London, UK
Westbourne Grove Westbourne Grove, London, United KingdomThe August Bank Holiday weekend can really only mean one thing in London - the Notting Hill Carnival. The largest free street festival in Europe runs from the Saturday to Monday of the long weekend
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Dunmow Flitch Trials 2028, Essex, UK
Taberds Ley Great Dunmow, Essex, United KingdomFew of the many festivals in the UK are steeped in a history as long as the Dunmow Flitch Trials. Held every leap year, in Great Dunmow Essex, the trials are valid for any married couple
£12 – £22
