Romerias de Mayo, Holguin, Cuba, 2023
Holguin HolguinA traditional religious parade Romerias de Mayo has added modern touches, with artists from Mexico, Canada, France and, of course, Cuba. A week of colourful parades and a range of...
Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, Caribbean, 2023
Pigeon Island Pigeon Island National Landmark, Gros IsletSting and Shaggy will headline 2023 The Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, a 10-day festival held from 5 to 14 May, 2023. Since its inception in 1992, The Saint...
Tallinn Music Week 2023, Estonia
Tallinn TallinnTallinn with its stunning medieval centre, dating from 1248, and its thriving galleries, restaurants and bars is a must for the traveller. However for one week it is transformed into...
Guernsey Literary Festival 2023
Guernsey Literary Festival PO Box 174,, St Peter Port, GuernseyThe Guernsey Literary Festival is a vibrant celebration of the world of literature set on the beautiful Channel Island in May. One of the leading literary festivals in the UK,...
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2023
THREE COUNTIES SHOWGROUND MALVERN WORCESTERSHIREThe Malvern Spring Show or RHS Malvern Spring Festival will once more be held at Worcestershire's Three Counties Showground in May. The four-day celebration of everything horticultural is held in...
Pub in the Park Festival 2023
VariousMixing gourmet food, great music and a great atmosphere, Pub in the Park will continue its tour around England this summer, starting in Wimbledon on 12 May and ending in...
Great British Food Festival 2023 (GBFF)
VariousWhat started as a small family business in 2010 has turned into one of the major food festivals in the UK. The Great British Food Festival (GBFF) features the country’s...
North Leeds Food Festival 2023
Roundhay Park Leeds, West YorkshireThe family friendly, UK food festival returns to Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire for the seventh time in May. The North Leeds Food Festival celebrates local and international food,...
Cannes Film Festival 2023, France
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès Cannes, Alpes-MaritimesProbably 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...
Cheung Chau Bun Festival, 2023
Pak Tai temple Pak She Street, Cheung ChauIf you love eating Chinese buns, then the Cheung Chau Bun Festival could be right up your alley. Held annually on the island of Cheng Chau in Hong Kong, the...
Chelsea Fringe 2023, London, UK
Chelsea Chelsea, LondonThe Chelsea Fringe, an alternative garden festival that has become a staple of the horticultural calendar, will return for a 12th year in 2023 with nine days of celebrations scheduled...
Alresford Watercress Festival 2023, UK
New Alresford New Alresford, HampshireIf you are a fan of cress then Hampshire is the place to head for this May. Held on 21 May, the 2023 Alresford Watercress Festival will see fifteen thousand...
Chelsea Flower Show 2023, London, UK
Royal Hospital Chelsea Royal Hospital Road, LondonThe Chelsea Flower Show, the world's most famous horticultural show, returns from 23 to 27 May, 2023. As the climate crisis bites it affects gardeners and nature in numerous ways....
Hay Festival 2023 Wales, UK
Hay Festival DAIRY MEADOWS, BRECON ROAD, HAY-ON-WYE, WalesThe Hay Festival in Wales is the leading book festival in the UK. Held in the beautiful Welsh town of Haye-on-Wye towards the end of May, the 2023 Hay Festival...
Gothenburg’s 400 Anniversary Celebration
Gothenburg GothenburgGothenburg's 400 anniversary will be celebrated with a programme of events across the Swedish city throughout the summer of 2023. The programme will commence with...
The Dancing Devils of Yare, Venezuela
Yare MirandaOne of the most spectacular and colourful festivals in Venezuela, the Dancing Devils of Yare dates back to 1749, and in 2022 it will be held on 8 June. Every...
Bruges Beer Festival 2023 Belgium
BMCC at Beursplein Beursplein, Brugges, FlandersSince its first edition in 2007 the Bruges Beer Festival (“Brugs Bierfestival” in Flemish) has earned itself a reputation as one of Belgium’s best beer festivals, and that is saying something ...
RA Summer Exhibition 2023, London
Royal Academy Burlington House, Piccadilly, LondonDavid Remfry, a British artist and Royal Academician, will oversee the 255th RA Summer Exhibition. Since its inception in 1769, the The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition has been the largest open submission...
Phi Ta Khon or Ghost Festival 2023, Thailand
In the town's main street Dan SaiThe immensely popular Phi Ta Khon Festival – also known as the Ghost Festival – is the best reason to visit Loei, a Thai province rarely frequented by international tourists....
Inti Raymi, Cusco: Festival of the Sun
cusco cuscoThe Inti Raymi is considered by many to be the most famous festival in Peru and other parts of South America. It celebrates the Inca Festival of the Sun. It...
