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World Bog Snokelling Championship

World Bog Snorkelling Championship, Wales

The 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...

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Cleveland Garlic Festival 2026, Ohio

If you have a taste for the pungent, then you will not want to miss the Cleveland Garlic Festival in Ohio this August. Sample garlic fries and garlic ice cream, or enjoy the Top Chef Garlic Grill-off...

Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival 2026, London, UK

The 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...

Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival

Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival 2026

The Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival started in 2019 in order to honour African American Food businesses and entrepreneurs. It is now recognised as one of the best seven festivals in...

Día de Santa Rosa de Lima Peru

Santa Rosa de Lima is the patron saint of Peru and was the first canonised saint from the Americas, so she has a key place in the nation’s culture. On el Día de Santa Rosa de Lima Peru...

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Winti Pré, Suriname, 2026

Winti Pré is a celebration of cultural heritage and ancestral spirits. It is sometimes written as Winti Prey and means “Winti preparation” in Sranan Tongo. An annual festival, it honours...

Zack Deakins from 1921 and Pascal Canevet from Maison Bleue on stage at the Our Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival. (photo: Our Bury St Edmunds)

Our Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival

Bury St Edmunds’ food festival is returning to the medieval Suffolk market town in August. The Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival 2024 will be held over the August Bank Holiday weekend...

Teuila Festival Samoa

Teuila Festival Samoa 2026 Celebrates Samoan Culture

If you want to experience Samoa beyond its beaches and palm-fringed resorts, the Teuila Festival Samoa offers a rather more interesting introduction. From 30 August to 5 September 2026, Apia...

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