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Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Festivals in Europe

Discover amazing world festivals, events and exhibitions
 
20 events found.
  • February 2023

  • Thu 9
    Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe (credit Johan Persson) The Winter's Tale

    The Winter’s Tale, Globe Theatre

    9 February 2023 - 16 April 2023
    Copy of St Ives

    Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale will make history this February and March as it is performed on both the stage of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and the Globe Theatre. The Plot

    £5 – £62
  • Thu 9
    Women Artists and Global Abstraction

    Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction

    9 February 2023 - 7 May 2023
    Whitechapel Gallery 77 – 82 Whitechapel High Street, London, Select a State or Province:, United Kingdom

    More than 150 paintings by 80 underrepresented worldwide women painters are on display in a major new show -  Action, Gesture, Paint ...

    £1 – £16.50
  • February 2026

  • Wed 4
    Slapstick Festival 2024 Marcus Brigstocke

    Slapstick Festival Bristol, 2026

    4 February - 8 February
    Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

    Fans of the silent screen should virtually head to Bristol this March for Slapstick Festival 2026, a celebration of silent and vintage screen comedy, and much more. The initial Slapstick

    £150 – £250
  • Tue 14
    Romeo and Julie

    Romeo and Julie, Dorfman Theatre

    14 February 2023 - 1 April 2023

    Romeo and Julie is a new play by Gary Owen that will be performed at the National Theatre’s Dorfman Theatre from 14 February to 1 April. A co-production with the

    £20 – £60
  • Thu 16
    Whorled, Somerset House

    Whorled (Here After Here After Here)

    16 February 2023 - 22 April 2023
    Bay Cafe, Totland Pier

    Whorled (Here After Here After Here), an installation by Mumbai-based artist, Jitish Kallat, will be on display at Somerset House from 16 February to 23 April, 2023. The installation cocsists

  • Thu 16
    Alice Neel: Rita and Hubert, 1954 © The Estate of Alice Neel, Courtesy The Estate of Alice Neel

    Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle, Barbican Art Gallery

    16 February 2023 - 21 May 2023

    Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle at The Barbican is the largest exhibition of the work of the US artist to be seen in the United Kingdom. Alice Neel, who

  • Tue 21
    Kakaling, Home X, image credit Lidia Crisafulli and Ian Gallagher

    Kakilang – HOME X

    21 February 2023 - 25 February 2023
    CABARET. The Company. Photo Marc Brenner

    Kakilang – HOME X Performed at the Barbican's Pit HOME X is a visually spectacular virtual environment that fuses performers in London and Hong Kong in real-time utilising depth-sensing cameras that

  • Tue 21
    Black Cyclone

    Black Cyclone: Africa and Her Diaspora’s Love for the Bicycle

    21 February 2023 @ 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm GMT

    Showing in February Black Cyclone: Africa and her Diaspora’s Love for the Bicycle is the fourth screening in the Barbican Cinema’s Emerging Film Curators...

  • Thu 23
    Dust Bathers Study ©Rafael Perez Evans

    Dust Bathers by Rafael Pérez Evans, QUEERCIRCLE

    23 February 2023 - 6 April 2023
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    QUEERCIRCLE presents Rafael Pérez Evans' large-scale, site-specific installation Dust Bathers. Dust Bathers borrows the methods of groups trying to survive...

  • March 2023

  • Thu 2
    Nalini Malani in front of Jan van der Venne’s The Temptation of St Anthony at the Holburne Museum, Bath

    Nalini Malani: My Reality Is Different

    2 March 2023 - 11 June 2023

    Nalini Malani: My Reality Is Different will show at the National Gallery’s Sunley Room from 2 March to 11 June, 2023. The exhibition is free to enter. My Reality Is Different...

    Free
  • Fri 3
    Guys & Dolls

    Guys & Dolls The Musical, Bridge Theatre

    3 March 2023 - 2 September 2023
    Onboard Menu

    One of the finest musicals ever Guys & Dolls will be performed at the Bridge Theatre this spring and summer. The immersive show directed by Nicholas Hytner...

    £150
  • Tue 14
    Black Superhero

    Black Superhero, Royal Court Theatre

    14 March 2023 - 29 April 2023
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    Black Superhero, a play by Danny Lee Wynter, will be performed at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square from 14 March to 29 April, 2023. Cast for Black Superhero The

  • Wed 15
    Complicite & Simon McBurney, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, image design Patryk Hardziej

    Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

    15 March 2023 - 1 April 2023
    CABARET. The Company. Photo Marc Brenner

    Complicité/Simon McBurney – Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead The acclaimed company Complicité makes its Barbican stage debut with this fresh production of Drive Your Plow Over the

  • Thu 16
    Jan Gossaert An Elderly Couple, about 1520 Oil on parchment laid down on canvas 48.1 × 69.2 cm © The National Gallery, London

    The Ugly Duchess, National Gallery

    16 March 2023 - 11 June 2023

    The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance will be on view at the National Gallery from 16 March. This show will provide fresh insights on An Old Woman

    Free
  • Fri 24
    Angela Heisch, A Break in the Clouds

    Angela Heisch: Low Speed Highs

    24 March 2023 - 29 April 2023

    Angela Heisch: Low Speed Highs Low Speed Highs, the second solo show in London by Angela Heisch, is being presented by Pippy Houldsworth Gallery in March and April. This fresh

  • Sat 25
    Surrey Hills Spring Festival

    Surrey Hills Spring Festival 2023, UK

    25 March 2023 - 26 March 2023
    Rural Life Living Museum Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom

    Held over a weekend in March at the Rural Life Living Museum, the Surrey Hills Spring Festival will celebrate the arrival of spring and include the finest in Surrey's cuisine, beverages, artwork and craft...

    £10 – £12.50
  • Sat 25
    Surrey Hills Spring Festival

    Surrey Hills Spring Festival 2023

    25 March 2023 @ 10:00 am - 26 March 2023 @ 5:00 pm GMT
    Time to stop and observe the skies while on and adventure. Copyright Thea Hermansen

    Held over a weekend in March at the Rural Life Living Museum, the Surrey Hills Spring Festival will celebrate the arrival of spring and include the finest in Surrey's cuisine,

    £10 – £12.50
  • April 2023

  • Thu 6
    dancing at lughnasa

    Dancing at Lughnasa, Olivier Theatre

    6 April 2023 - 27 May 2023

    The Olivier Theatre will host Brian Friel's Tony Award-winning drama Dancing at Lughnasa in April. Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls), Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted) and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor are among the cast.

    £20 – £89
  • Thu 13
    Cheek by Jowl – Life is a Dream

    Cheek by Jowl – Life is a Dream

    13 April 2023 - 16 April 2023
    CABARET. The Company. Photo Marc Brenner

    Cheek by Jowl – Life is a Dream (La vida es sueño) Calderón's classic Life is a Dream is an astounding drama about free choice, fate, and the wonder of life

  • Sat 22
    Zythos Bierfestival

    Zythos Bierfestival 2024 (Zythos Beer Festival)

    22 April 2023 - 23 April 2023
    LandMarck Hal K Weggevoerdenlaan, Kortrijk

    The Belgian university town of Leuven turns into a mecca of beer when the country’s largest beer festival, the Zythos Bierfestival (ZBF), returns traditionally in the last...

    €26
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    Interested in Festivals in Europe?

    Given the diversity of the continent, it will come as little surprise that there is a breadth and diversity amongst the festivals in Europe celebrated each year. Some of our European Festivals are world-renowned, but others featured in our pages, such as the White Nights Festival in St Petersburg and the Dour Festival in Belgium might need an introduction.

    Music Festivals in Europe

    Each summer, the whole continent seems to explode into a festival of music, with everyone taking to the outdoors to enjoy the music. One of the largest and most popular European music festivals is the Sziget Festival in Hungary, held each August. Other events include Tomorrowland Europe, Pukkelpop in Belgium and Zurich Tanzt, a celebration of music and dance. If you are a fan of jazz, then Jazz Brugge or Vinterjazz in Copenhagen could be just the ticket for you. Or, why not try the Tallinn Music Week in Estonia?

    Beer, Wine and Food Festivals

    If you wish to want to avoid the crowds at Oktoberfest then perhaps you should head to Belgium for either the Bruges Beer Festival or Zythos Bier Festival. Wine lovers looking for something a bit different could try the National Wine Day Moldova in the capital city of Chisinau, or for a food festival with a twist then how about the Onion Market in Weimar, in Germany, or Spain’s Gran Festa de la Calçotada, if spring onions are your thing.
    Carnivals in Europe
    While you might be forgiven for associating the carnival with South America, Europe has many a carnival that predates Rio. One of the oldest is the Venice Carnival, although the Nice Carnival and Cologne Carnival (Fastelovend) are also well worth a visit. Or if you like your carnival descending into a historical food fight then the Battle of Oranges in Italy is a must. Alternatively, try the typically Belgium quirky Carnaval de Binche.

    Christmas Markets and Winter Festivals

    In the build up to Christmas, most of Europe is a frenzy of Christmas Markets and Winter Festivals. Salzburg Christmas Market provides a typically Austrian take on the festive occasion, while Dresden Christmas Market and Vienna Christmas Market are equally steeped in tradition. Alternatively, if you are not in a festive mood then you can always visit the Amsterdam Lights and watch the capital of the Netherlands major winter festival turn the city on.And don't worry, we haven't forgotten that the UK is part of Europe, as we have a separate page for Festivals in the UK.
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