Derby Summer Sessions 2025, Derby
Derby’s Markeaton Park is set to pulse with musical magic for the highly anticipated TK Maxx Presents Derby Summer Sessions 2025. Adding even more star power to an already dynamic…
Winter Jazz Festival Le Touquet 2025, France
From 19 to 23 February 2025 the Winter Jazz Festival Le Touquet France promises five days of star-studded performances at the Palais des Congrès. Le Touquet and Jazz Le Touquet-Paris-Plage…
International Kreol Festival 2024, Mauritius
From 12 to 22 December 2024, Mauritius will come alive with the island’s first International Kreol Festival, a vibrant celebration of Creole culture under the theme Kreolite boté nou mauricianisme…
8 Festivals in January 2025 Around the World
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in January 2025 across the Globe, from Benin to the Shetlands, so wherever you are there is no reason to avoid…
Psychic Dancehall Festival 2025, Derby
Legendary snooker player turned DJ, Steve Davis is to headline Psychic Dancehall festival in Derby. The initial lineup for the Psychic Dancehall Festival in Derby, set for 22 March 2025…
Discovering Savonlinna and Lake Saimaa Finland’s Lake District
Mark Bibby Jackson travels to Finland’s Lake District to visit Lake Saimaa and the Savonlinna Opera Festival It is on our return journey that Captain Mikael allows me to take…
Cleveland Ohio : A Musical City with an Industrial Heart
Mark Bibby Jackson visits Cleveland Ohio an industrial city with its roots most definitely in music. Serendipity. I’ve said it before, but it is one of the most wonderful aspects…
WOMAD 2024 Review : A Reliable Friend
In returning to Womad 2024 there’s an echo of that joy felt in childhood, of revisiting a favourite place where all will be well. You’ll have a blast and feel…
Saint Lucia : a Community United in Music
Mark Bibby Jackson visits the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, and discovers the secret behind its popularity as a holiday destination. There are times when I feel most fortunate to…
Celtic Colours International Festival 2024, Canada
Introduced in 1997, Celtic Colours has evolved into one of Canada‘s premier musical events and a cultural gem of Nova Scotia, presenting Cape Breton’s musical heritage to tens of thousands…
St Kitts Music Festival, the Caribbean 2024
The St Kitts Music Festival has announced the lineup for its 26th annual event, taking place on the Caribbean island from June 27 to 29, 2024. Mary J. Blige, a nine-time Grammy Award…
NHOW Berlin : Striking the Right Note
If you are looking for a funky hotel in Berlin then NHOW Berlin is the one for you. How many hotels do you come across with their own recording studios…
Parade the Circle 2024, Cleveland Ohio
This June will see the 32nd Annual Parade the Circle as well as the Circle Village at the Wade Oval Cleveland. The festival starts the summer in the Circle season…
A to Z Guide to Summer UK Music Festivals 2024
We do excel at music festivals here in Blighty and this summer’s offerings more than pass muster. So give the tent a once-over and pick a party or two from…
6 Festivals in May 2024
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in May 2024 from around the Globe, from Cuba to Australia, so wherever you are join in the celebrations. Cultural Festivals…
Savonlinna Opera Festival 2024, Finland
Held from 5 July to 4 August the Savonlinna Opera Festival Finland is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world with Olavinlinna Castle on Lake Saimaa providing…
Seú Harvest Parade Festival, Curaçao
Easter Monday is when Curaçao comes alive with the infectious energy of the Seú Harvest Parade Festival. This vibrant celebration sees over 3,000 participants decked out in colourful traditional costumes…
Margate Soul Festival 2024, Kent
Heatwave, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes and Dexter Wansel are amongst the artists performing at the Margate Soul Festival from 2 to 4 August 2024. The Kent music festival is dubbed as…
Broadstairs Folk Week 2024, Kent
Le Vent du Nord, Kathryn Tickell & the Darkening, Oysterband, Daphne’s Flight and Richard Digance will headline the Broadstairs Folk Week 2024. The Kent music festival will take place from…
Newbury Spring Festival 2024, UK
The Newbury Spring Festival is a mix of classical, jazz, folk and chamber music thrown in for good measure. It will take place from 11 to 25 May 2024. Concerts will be performed at St Nicolas’ Church…
Festivals in Colorado 2024: Nine of the Best
We all love a good festival. To give you a helping hand, here is our round up of nine of the best festivals in Colorado in 2024. Frozen Dead Guy…
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival 2024, Colorado
The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is held in September in the glorious town of Telluride nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Over the years it has drawn some of the greatest rock and blues musicians…
11 Unmissable Italy Festivals for 2024
When you think of Italy perhaps it’s the centuries of culture or the wonderful cuisine that first springs to mind. Or perhaps the breath-taking scenery. But what of the many…
Bankie Banx’s Moonsplash Music Festival
Get ready to dance under the stars at the Bankie Banx’s Moonsplash Music Festival, the Caribbean’s longest-running independent music celebration. From sun-kissed days to moonlit nights pulsating with reggae, island…
