Some of golf's top names line up for a share of the large cash prize fund at this prestigious tournament which is one of the leading events on the European...
Beneath the castellated walls of Scone Palace on the banks of the River Tay, upwards of 500 competitors take part each year in two days of horse trials....
Themes:
Spectacle
, Exhibitions
, Entertainment
, Sport
The Chelsea Flower Show attracts horticulturalists, gardeners, admirers and those connected to the industry from around the world. Each May the grounds...
Themes:
Home & Fashion
, Exhibitions
, Business
, Nature & Wildlife
, Spectacle
This is the biggest performing arts festival for children and young people in the UK, annually offering around 75 performances for three to 14 year olds...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
Clyne Gardens are at their very finest during the month of May, when the Clyne in Bloom festival takes place. At this time the award-winning rhododendrons...
Themes:
Music
, Kids' Stuff
, Home & Fashion
, Entertainment
, Nature & Wildlife
In the year 1612, one Robert Dover initiated a day of rustic games for the amusement of the people of Chipping Campden. The games thrive to this day,...
Themes:
Culture
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Sport
, Dance
, Entertainment
, Music
Established in 1979, the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival aims to bring international performers to a region with scattered rural communities that...
It began in 1995, in the Romanian Black Sea resort of Constanta. From this unlikely beginning, a rugby tournament involving all the top clubs from the...
Approximately 15,000 runners compete in the annual Edinburgh Marathon each year. Runners follow a course, which is lined by around 100,000 spectators,...
Fiesta Atlanta takes place over Cinco de Mayo and is a celebration of all things Latino. Fiesta Atlanta is currently the city's largest Hispanic outdoor...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Music
, Culture
, Food & Drink
Not a big music festival but a very good one that fills the bars and squares of this harbour town on the Pembrokeshire coast with a party atmosphere....
Themes:
Spectacle
, Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Dance
, Music
Around 35,000 visitors come to Gardening Scotland - a major horticultural show featuring over 400 exhibitors. Enthusiastic gardeners find inspiration,...
Themes:
Nature & Wildlife
, Business
, Exhibitions
, Home & Fashion
, Food & Drink
Held at one of the world's most famous opera houses, the prestigious summer-long Glyndebourne Festival aspires to be one of the biggest and best in the...
Themes:
Dance
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Music
After a spell in the north east of Scotland, 'Britain's Most Beautiful Run' returned to its Edinburgh birthplace in 2005. The 10km (6 miles) Great Caledonian...
On the Welsh side of the River Wye, the little market town of Hay has a population of 1,500 and no fewer than 39 bookshops. It bills itself as the world's...
Themes:
Music
, Exhibitions
, Entertainment
, Art & Literature
, Theatre & Film
This much loved and long running festival draws big crowds from the mainland for a programme of traditional and modern jazz in many varied venues. Fun...
The celebrated motorcycle racing event established itself on the island in 1904, after the Gordon Bennett car trials failed to secure the necessary road...
The hills come alive with the sound of music at the annual Keswick Jazz Festival in the heart of the glorious Cumbrian countryside. Taking place each...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Music
Leith, Edinburgh's port on the banks of the Firth of Forth, puts on a big show with walks, talks, exhibitions, sports, drama and theatre, music and dancing,...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Sport
, Art & Literature
, Theatre & Film
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
The Liverpool Comedy Festival is one of the UK's best comedy events, guaranteed to make visitors laugh until it hurts. The festival takes place in venues...
Themes:
Theatre & Film
, Entertainment
, Kids' Stuff
, Comedy
First held in 2005, this fair is designed to raise the profile of Scottish food and drink products, and to introduce the attractions of the Lomond and...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Entertainment
, Music
, Food & Drink
Marking the end of the Lord Mayor's year in office, the streets of Belfast come to life with dancing, singing and music as a procession of colourful floats...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Music
A ghoulish nine days in Britain's capital of spooks and spirits, Mary King's Ghost Fest aims to make spines tingle in the alleyways and crannies of Old...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, History
, Culture
During the six-day event, visitors can explore the stands and displays of over 100 exhibitors that are all dedicated to bringing peace and inner harmony...
Themes:
Home & Fashion
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Exhibitions
, Religion
, Entertainment
, Business
, Music
The southern suburbs of Swansea reach around the Bay to the attractive seafront community of The Mumbles. Since 2003, an outdoor community festival with...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Music
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, History
The small, attractive town of Newton Stewart makes an excellent base for walking in the lesser-known hills of Galloway. To introduce the area, the walking...
Set amidst some of Northern Ireland's most stunning scenery, the famous North West 200 Motorcycle Races is the biggest sports biking event in Ireland....
Since it was established in 1982, this traditional music festival has developed into an important event and many visitors return to it year after year....
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, History
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Culture
, Music
Join the fun and festivities in Padstow at this ancient fertility rite celebrating the arrival of summer. The entire town participates in the celebrations...
Themes:
History
, Culture
, Kids' Stuff
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Music
This long-running festival goes from strength to strength with a great programme of international performers. Events take place in several venues in and...
Themes:
Theatre & Film
, Dance
, Art & Literature
, Music
, Comedy
