
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026
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 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

Home-made rockets roaring into the skies, dirty humour, cross-dressing parades, mud fests and lots of rice wine – the centuries-old Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival Thailand, or Bun Bang Fai,

Pivní pohoda is a friendly, single-day beer event that turns Přelouč into a worthwhile stop for craft-beer fans. The 2026 edition is listed for 16 May 2026, running 12:00–22:00 in

Good Beer Festival brings a focused tasting day to downtown Sioux Falls at Cherapa Place. Date: 9 May 2026. Event time listed as 12:00–17:00. and 10 May 2026 12-1700. Venue:


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


Toer de Geuze 2026 (Oud Beersel), Belgium’s celebrated lambic weekend returns as takes over Oud Beersel on 9 and 10 May 2026. Visitors can explore the brewery on free 20-minute


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


Bierfestival Liestal is a handy day-trip beer event just outside Basel. It’s best approached as a tasting-led event—arrive early, pace yourself, and use public transport where possible. The festival is


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


Cambodia celebrates King Sihamoni’s birthday annually with a public holiday on May 14. Until 2020, the event was marked with a three-day public holiday. This has since been slashed to


The Spring Joshua Tree Music Festival is a family friendly, immersive and rejuvenating independent event in the heart of California's stunning desert. From 14 to 17 May 2026, festival-goers will


The 27th International Literature Festival Dublin (ILFD), will be held from 16 to 25 May 2025 in the heart of this most literary city. Where else in the world could be more appropriate


Vibra Mahou Fest Gijón 2026 is a one-day city festival that pairs live music with beer culture experiences, built around concerts, DJs and ‘talleres cerveceros’ (beer workshops). It takes place


The Bridlington Kite Festival close to the popular Yorkshire coastal resort is held in May 2024. There will be a wide array of kites in various different colours and designs over the two days


If you are a fan of cress then Hampshire is the place to head for this May. Held on 17 May, the 2025 Alresford Watercress Festival will see fifteen thousand


Cambridge Beer Festival 2026 takes place in Cambridge on 18–23 May 2026. Cambridge Beer Festival 2026 Theme Each year, the leading British Beer Festival takes on a fresh theme, and


RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the world's most famous horticultural show, returns from 19-23 May, 2026. As the climate crisis bites it affects gardeners and nature in numerous ways. This show


Lincoln Beer Festival runs from 21 to 23 May 2026. Entry is £6, with CAMRA members admitted free. A commemorative glass costs £4, refundable if returned. The Lincoln Beer Festival



Suuret Oluet – Pienet Panimot (SOPP) returns to Tampere with a multi-day programme of Finnish microbreweries. Taking place 21–23 May 2026 at Ratinanniemen festivaalipuisto (Ratinanniemi), SOPP is a long-running touring