6 of the Best LGBTQ+ Destinations This Summer
Gay Pride month is in full swing with a host of celebrations planned to bring the LGBTQ+ community together not just this month but across the summer. But where are…
Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival 2024
Divers and snorkellers can promote reef protection and explore the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef during a one-of-a-kind underwater concert scheduled for Saturday, 13 July. The annual…
Leominster & Hereford Kite Festival, Berrington Hall
Berrington Hall will see the return of The Hereford and Leominster Kite Festival in July. Either bring your own kite, or watch hundreds of kites take to the air. The…
Herefordshire Walking Festival, 2025
The Herefordshire Walking Festival will be held from 14 until 23 June. In total there will be 50 walks ranging from two to 25 miles covering a range of difficulty spread over the nine days…
Llangollen Eisteddfod 2025, Wales
The Llangollen Eisteddfod, or Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod to give its full title, returns to Wales in July. This year’s 78th international music festival will feature Texas, James, Human League…
7 Great Beer Festivals in the UK, Belgium, Germany and the US
Travel Begins at 40 looks at seven great beer festivals in the UK, Belgium, Germany and the US. There is certainly no lack of beer festivals in the UK –…
Formentera Jazz Festival, 2025
Music lovers should head for the Formentera Jazz Festival this summer. The beautiful Balearic island will host emerging and established artists for four days in June. The programme features…
Valley Fest, near Bristol, UK, 2025
Trevor Nelson, Norman Jay, Roni Size and Incognito are amongst the performers to headline at the Valley Fest 2025. The UK music festival will take place beside Chew Valley Lake…
Camp Good Life Festival, Wales 2022
Camp Good Life is a small music, food and word festival held on The Hawarden Estate, home to former Prime Minster, William Gladstone in North Wales for more than 30…
Rock Oyster Festival 2025 Cornwall
This July, Dinham House will host the Rock Oyster Festival Cornwall. The leading UK food and music festival is overlooking the beautiful Camel Estuary near Padstow. Headlining the music side…
Derby Folk Festival 2025, Derby, UK
This autumn will see Derby buzz with the Derby Folk Festival held in the city centre. Held from 10 to 12 October, the festival will include a host of folk…
7 of the Quirkiest Festivals in the UK
We like quirky things in the UK. And what is more quirky than a festival? From Morris dancing, to bog snorkelling and even pledging you’ve never quarrelled with your spouse…
Basel Carnival (Fasnacht), Switzerland
The Basel Carnival is part of the city’s cultural identity. For three days the city goes wild. The largest carnival in Switzerland, it was added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in 2017…
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2025
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 Great Derbyshire Beer Festival, 2022
Derby has been dubbed the best place to drink real ale in the world, and for many years has hosted the Camra Derby Winter Ale Festival. Now for the first…
Chelsea Fringe Garden Festival 2023
The 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…
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the world’s most famous horticultural show, returns from 22 to 24 May, 2025. As the climate crisis bites it affects gardeners and nature in numerous ways…
EFG London Jazz Festival Preview
The EFG London Jazz Festival is a highlight in the UK capital’s music calendar, explains Robert Spellman. Out of the November gloom comes the EFG London Jazz Festival for 2023…
Raindance Film Festival 2023
The largest independent UK film festival, The Raindance Festival returns to London for its 31st edition in October. Whereas the BFI London Film Festival is the biggest show in town, Raindance…
Independence Day of Cambodia 2025
Independence Day of Cambodia is held each year on 9 November. It is a public holiday. Cambodia was under French rule for 90 years, and 9 November officially marks the…
Southampton Pride 2025, Southampton, UK
Thousands of people will travel to the South coast for Southampton Pride on 24 and 25 August 2024. The event will include a Pride Village and Market Hall inside the O2 Guildhall…
Taste East Devon Festival 2025
This September will see the county of Devon become a foodie’s delight as the field to fork Taste East Devon Festival 2025 takes over the countryside. The festival will feature…
Las Fallas de Valencia 2025, Spain
March will see Las Fallas de València return to the third Spanish city in a traditional ceremony that marks the beginning of spring. The origins of Las Fallas stem from the tradition of carpenters…
Eastival Food and Music Festival
The team behind Dinerama, Hawker House and Giant Robot have joined forces with the founder of Eastern Electrics to bring you Eastival: one unmissable day of food and grooves from…
