Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Festivals in the UK

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  • Lygia Clark: The I and the You

    Whitechapel Gallery 77 – 82 Whitechapel High Street, London, Select a State or Province:, United Kingdom

    The I and the You marks the first major UK public gallery exhibition of pioneering Brazilian artist Lygia Clark (1920–1988, Brazil). This exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery underscores Clark's artistic

    £12.50
  • Malton Harvest Food Lovers Festival 2024

    Malton Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    The Malton Harvest Food Lovers Festival, an autumnal counterpart to the Spring Food Lovers Festival, celebrates Yorkshire's finest produce and culinary delights, focusing on seasonal autumn offerings. Anticipate a bounty

    Free
  • Wildscreen Festival, Bristol, UK, 2024

    Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

    Supported by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the Wildscreen Festival is the leading natural world storytelling event. This year marks the 42th anniversary of the biennial festival, with the theme

    £81
  • ReBalance Bath Festival of Wellbeing 2025

    Bath Bath, United Kingdom

    What better city in the UK to hold a Wellbeing festival than Bath, the nation's most famous spa town. Rebalance Bath - Festival of Wellbeing is from 30 January to

    £15 – £20
  • Bristol Light Festival 2025, UK

    Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol Light Festival, the award-winning winter festival will return in January 2025 with a stunning interactive and captivating light installation trail that will set the western British city alight. The

    Free
  • Dear England at the National Theatre

    National Theatre Upper Ground, London

    James Graham’s Dear England returns to the National Theatre, poised to captivate audiences once again with its potent blend of sport, drama and national soul-searching. Following its 2023 debut—which sold

    £25 – £99
  • The Women of Llanrumney, Stratford East

    Stratford East Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, London, United Kingdom

    Stratford East and the Sherman Theatre have unveilled the full cast and creative team for The Women of Llanrumney, Azuka Oforka’s searing, award-winning historical drama. Following widespread acclaim and audience

    £6 – £40
  • Interested in Festivals in the UK?

    There are thousands of festivals in the UK ranging from the weird to the mundane. Some of the more famous include the Chelsea Flower Show and the Edinburgh Fringe, but we Brits are prepared to celebrate anything and everything, even watercress.

    UK Music Festivals and Carnivals

    Music is a key element in many a festival, with festivals specialising in music from rock to contemporary, including Glastonbury, the Isle of Wight Festival and Womad. If in London on the last weekend in August, be sure to head to the Notting Hill Carnival - the biggest party in the capital.

    Food Festivals in the UK

    Outside of music, food is the most common thing celebrated at UK festivals, from the Ludlow Food Festival to the Malton Food Festival and even the Alresford Watercress Festival. Summer is the best time for foodies to visit the UK, as there are seemingly food events each weekend, catering to all tastes and fads.
    Literary Festivals
    Another more niche element is the literary of book festival. One of the leading literary events is the Hay Festival. Although you will find literary and book festivals popping up all over the kingdom, including the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

    Fringe Festivals

    The Edinburgh Fringe held in the Scottish capital in August, is the most notable UK fringe festival, but there are other fringe festivals up and down the land, including the Ventnor Fringe on the Isle of Wight.The above is just a snippet of all the special events in each and every corner of the UK. With so much on offer, make sure you check out our event pages to ensure you include one of the UK’s many festivals on your UK holidays.