Colourful Candle Festival Thailand, 2026
Marking the start of the green (or wet) season, the Candle Festival Thailand in July is amongst the most beautiful celebrations in Thailand. Extravagant, intricately-carved candle sculptures are shown off…
Tallinn Music Week 2026, Estonia
Tallinn with its stunning medieval centre, dating from 1248, and its thriving galleries, restaurants and bars is a must for the traveller. However for one week it is transformed into…
White Nights Festival 2021 Saint Petersburg, Russia
During the period of the White Nights Festival from June to July in Saint Petersburg, the sun never sets and the city never sleeps. Russia’s cultural capital…
Bury St Edmunds Festival 2020, Suffolk
Unfortunately the 2021 Bury St Edmunds Festival was cancelled. The 2022 Festival should go ahead in 2022. Spread over 11 days, in 12 different venues and with 50 different events…
Phi Ta Khon Ghost Festival Thailand 2026
The immensely popular Phi Ta Khon Festival – also known as the Ghost Festival – is the best reason to visit Loei, a Thai province rarely frequented by international tourists. This three-day event…
Frozen Dead Guy Days, Colorado, USA
Come March, Estes Park Nederland in Colorado hosts one of the quirkiest festivals in the US, if not the world. Frozen Dead Guy Days Nederland features frozen festivities with dozens…
Vinterjazz Festival Denmark 2026
Vinterjazz is a national festival which takes place every February across the whole of Denmark. It will feature hundreds of concerts in different venues from Aalborg, Aarhus…
Vibrant Hong Kong Arts Festival 2026
International top artists giving world class performances ranging from the classical to the avant-garde, and the familiar to the surprising – the Hong Kong Arts Festival is this vibrant city’s…
Trinidad Carnival, Port of Spain 2026
The World’s greatest party might be in Rio de Janeiro, but the Trinidad Carnival is a mix of centuries of tradition and solid fun, and is probably the most vibrant carnival in the Caribbean…
In The Round 2022, Roundhouse London
In recent years, the Roundhouse has done a little mid-winter shapeshifting. The great Victorian hemisphere in Camden Town, now one of London’s most cherished rock venues…
In The Round 2020, Roundhouse London
In recent years, the Roundhouse has done a little mid-winter shapeshifting. The great Victorian hemisphere in Camden Town, now one of London’s most cherished rock venues…
Valetta International Baroque Festival 2026, Malta
The Valetta International Baroque Festival will once more come to the Maltese capital in January. Founded in 1566, the Baroque city is the perfect venue for the musical festival, especially…
Chrissie Hynde: Adding The Blue
Chrissie Hynde is best known as the lead singer of The Pretenders, but her latest book, Adding The Blue, demonstrates her talent as an oil painter. Words by Robert Spellman. …
Windrush: A Celebration at the Barbican
Writer and musician Anthony Joseph has said of his project Windrush: A Celebration, ‘How do we look at 70 years of musical and cultural impact?’ Indeed, so deeply entwined are…
Tenby Blues Festival 2025, Wales
Southwest Wales will be getting deep, down and meaningful when the Tenby Blues festival comes to the Pembrokeshire town between 9-12 November, 2023. This year sees …
EFG London Jazz Festival, UK 2025
November in the UK capital might see the onset of winter, but it also provides that magical 10 days when some of the world’s most ingenious musical talent gathers for…
EFG London Jazz Festival, 2020
A highlight in UK capital’s music calendar, the EFG London Jazz Festival is held each November. This year’s festival pays homage to the Windrush Generation…
Jazz Brugge Festival 2025, Belgium
During three days Bruges will become the Mecca of jazz when the biannual Jazz Brugge Festival 2018 sees both established names and emerging talent getting this medieval…
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025, Texas
The Killers, Sabrina Carpenter, The Strokes and Hozier are in town when the state capital of Texas welcomes the Austin City Limits Music Festival on 4-6 and 11-13 October. How…
Wonderfruit Festival 2025, Thailand
Wonderfruit Festival in December has risen to become one of the most anticipated festivals in Thailand blending music and gastronomy with wellness, art and eco-friendliness…
Lindisfarne Festival, 2025, Northumberland
Armand Van Helden, Doves and The Waterboys are headlining the Lindisfarne Festival 2025 held at Beal Farm, Northumberland from 28 to 30 August. Overlooking the majestic Holy Island, the Northumberland…
Ventnor Fringe, Isle of Wight 2026
This year’s Ventnor Fringe will feature performances outdoor cinema and improv events. As always the Fringe will feature emerging talent and future stars in a line-up of the most exciting…
Fringe by the Sea 2026, Scotland
Forget the Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival, Fringe by the Sea returns to the East Lothian town of North Berwick in August for ten days of music, literature, film…
Cambridge Folk Festival 2024, UK
Sadly the Cambridge Folk Festival has been cancelled for 2025 just like WOMAD. Despite making a loss in 2024, organisers say they will channel their resources in planning a bounce…
