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Broadstairs Dickens Festival, credit Tourism @ Thanet District Council

Broadstairs Dickens Festival 2026, Kent

The Broadstairs Dickens Festival is celebrating its 89th anniversary in 2026. The three-day festival held in June in the coastal Kent town celebrates the work of the greatest Victorian novelist...

Global Wellness Day

Global Wellness Day (GWD) 2026

Global Wellness Day is held on the second Saturday in June each year. In 2026 it will be on 13 June and the theme will be #JoyMagenta. Global Wellness Wellness...

Butter Tart Festival

Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival 2026

Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival is an annual event, held in the charming town of Midland, Ontario. It is a celebration of Canada‘s favourite dessert – the butter tart. History...

Parade the Circle Cleveland

Parade the Circle 2026, Cleveland Ohio

This June will see the Annual Parade the Circle as well as the Circle Village at the Wade Oval Cleveland. The festival starts the summer in the Circle season. Thousands...

RA Summer Exhibition

RA Summer Exhibition 2026, London

David Remfry, a British artist and Royal Academician, will oversee the RA Summer Exhibition. Since its inception in 1769, the The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition has been...

King Sihamoni's Birthday Queen Mother's Birthday Norodom Sihamoni’s Coronation Day Royal Palace Phnom Penh

Queen Mother’s Birthday, Cambodia 2026

June 18 marks the birthday of the Queen Mother, former Queen consort of King Sihanouk. Queen Mother's Birthday is celebrated with a public holiday and explosive fireworks...

Isle of Wight Festival

Isle of Wight Festival 2026, in the UK

One of the most popular and colourful festivals in the summer music scene, the Isle of Wight Festival returns to the rolling isle off the South Coast of England. Sting, Stereophonics ...

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2025, Colorado

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is a unique mix of music, comedy, circus and the great outdoors of Colorado.  The Bluegrass music at the heart of this festival is a sub-genre...

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Nude Beaches in Spain

Nude Beaches in Spain

Nude beaches in Spain are among the most accessible and well-established in Europe, with a long-standing naturist culture across mainland coasts and the islands. If you are researching nude beaches…

24 Hours in Philadelphia

24 Hours in Philadelphia

Mark Bibby Jackson beats the rush to spend 24 hours in Philadelphia exploring the history and culture of the city prior to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence…