United Kingdom Festivals

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Whenever you catch a wacky, global sports round-up on the tele chances are they'll feature a bunch of Brits rolling uncontrollably down a ridiculously steep hill, neigh precipice, following a 7 pound chunk of cheese. Welcome to the outrageous world of Cheese Rolling, an age-old Pagan tradition celebrated annually in the Cotswalds and a damn good bit of fun to boot.

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The Edinburgh Fringe (or just 'The Fringe' to it's friends) takes place for three manic weeks in Scotland's beguiling capital, Edinburgh, each and every August. Now established as the world's largest arts festival (with a heavy tilt toward comedy), and with no selection committee to draw the boundaries, expect the unexpected. From impromptu Shakespeare to experimental farce, Edinburgh's Fringe is bound to offer up something for every taste.

Glastonbury Festival Article Glastonbury Festival Article Glastonbury Festival Photos Glastonbury Festival Photos Glastonbury Festival Photos Glastonbury Festival Video Glastonbury Festival Website Visit Glastonbury Festival on Twitter

Glastonbury - or Glasto to it's friends - is a multi-headed behemoth of an event, a legendary hippie gathering and the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world.

Today it's headline musicians are plucked from a pouch of the biggest players of the day but it doesn't stop with the live tunes. For four days each and every June 170,000+ festival-goers are treated to over 700 performances of music, dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and a myriad of other arts on the 900 acre grounds - rain, hail or shine, though it's often the former.

So if you're taste in music is eclectic, your need for sleep non-existent and there's a touch of hippie stirring somewhere deep inside, then a trip to Glastonbury is a must at least once in this lifetime.

Hogmanay Article Hogmanay Photos Hogmanay Photos Hogmanay Website Visit Hogmanay on Twitter

The Scots have always been a highly hospitable bunch proud of their tradition. And for the brave, what better way to see it in action than during Hogmanay - Europe’s finest celebration of the new year.

Enjoy a wee dram in a Royal Mile pub then stomp up a hill with thousands of others, torches ablaze. Follow it up the next night along with hundreds of thousands of other revellers on the streets of Edinburgh to some huge headline acts and the splendor of Edinburgh Castle as a backdrop. It don’t get much better than that! Pack a jacket.

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Each and every August the chic London suburb of Notting Hill turns it on for Europe’s biggest celebration of Carnival. DJs and live acts take to the streets, colorful floats and scantily clad revellers ply the parade route to a samba beat and miles of street stalls sell jerk chicken and blackened corn on the cob by the bucket-load. If you make it to London for one weekend this year make it the bank holiday weekend in August for London's very own carnival - Notting Hill Carnival.

British Festivals

AV Festival (NewcastleGateshead, England)
Festival Types: Art, New Media, Film
Month: March
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Bath Fringe Festival (Bath, England)
Festival Types: Fringe, Performing Art, Comedy
Month: June
Bath Fringe Festival Snippet Bath Fringe Festival Website
Bedfordshire Medieval Fayre (Bedford, England)
Festival Types: Medieval, Re-enactments, Historical
Month: June
Bedfordshire Medieval Fayre Article Bedfordshire Medieval Fayre Photos Bedfordshire Medieval Fayre Website
Bestival (Isle of Wight, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Pop, Party
Month: September
Bestival Video Bestival Website
Bewdley Beer Festival (All Areas, England)
Festival Types: Beer
Month: August
Bewdley Beer Festival Website
Big Green Gathering (Mendip Hills, England)
Festival Types: Environmental, Family, Music - Alternative
Month: July
Big Green Gathering Snippet Big Green Gathering Website
Birdfair (Rutland Water, England)
Festival Types: Birding, Fair, Animal
Month: August
Birdfair Snippet Birdfair Website Visit Birdfair on Twitter
Bodelwyddan Medieval Festival (Bodelwyddan, Wales)
Festival Types: Medieval, Re-enactments, Historical
Month: August
Bodelwyddan Medieval Festival Snippet Bodelwyddan Medieval Festival Photos
Bog Snorkelling Championships (Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: August
Bog Snorkelling Championships Article Bog Snorkelling Championships Photos
Boomtown Fair (Buckinghamshire, England)
Festival Types: Music - Reggae, Music - Rock
Month: August
Boomtown Fair Snippet Boomtown Fair Photos Boomtown Fair Website
Brick Lane Market (London, England)
Festival Types: Markets
Month: Year Round
Brick Lane Market Photos Brick Lane Market Photos
Brighton Festival (Brighton, England)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Theatre, Family
Month: May
Brighton Festival Photos Brighton Festival Website
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Bristol, England)
Festival Types: Balloon, Air Show, Family
Month: August
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Photos Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Photos Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Website
Caber Tossing (Scotland)
Festival Types: Sport - Strength, Sport - Bizarre, Traditional
Month: Year Round
Caber Tossing Article Caber Tossing Photos
Cambridge Strawberry Fair (Cambridge, England)
Festival Types: Food, Fair, Community
Month: June
Cambridge Strawberry Fair Photos Cambridge Strawberry Fair Photos
Camden Market (London, England)
Festival Types: Markets
Month: Year Round
Camden Market Photos
Camden Markets (London, England)
Festival Types: Markets
Month: Year Round
Camden Markets Photos
Canada Day (London, England)
Festival Types: National, Historical, Party
Month: July
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Cardiff Festival (Cardiff, Wales)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Music - Varied, Family
Month: July
Cardiff Festival Photos Cardiff Festival Website
Chelsea Flower Show (London, England)
Festival Types: Floral, Family
Month: May
Chelsea Flower Show Snippet Chelsea Flower Show Website
City of London Festival (London, England)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Music - Varied, Dance - Classical
Month: June
City of London Festival Snippet City of London Festival Photos City of London Festival Website
Common Ridings - Hawick (Hawick, Scotland)
Festival Types: Traditional, Community, National
Month: June
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Cowes Week (Cowes, England)
Festival Types: Sport - Yachting, Sport - Water, Maritime
Month: August
Cowes Week Snippet Cowes Week Video Cowes Week Website
Crufts (Birmingham, England)
Festival Types: Animal
Month: March
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Download Festival (Donington, England)
Festival Types: Music - Metal, Music - Rock
Month: June
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Dpercussion (Manchester, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: August
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Edinburgh Art Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Festival Types: Art
Month: August
Edinburgh Art Festival Snippet Edinburgh Art Festival Website Visit Edinburgh Art Festival on Twitter
Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Traditional, Cultural
Month: August
Edinburgh Military Tattoo Video Edinburgh Military Tattoo Website
Epsom Derby (Epsom, England)
Festival Types: Sport - Equestrian, Party
Month: June
Epsom Derby Photos Epsom Derby Website
Freeze Festival (London, England)
Festival Types: Winter, Sport - Winter, Music - Rock
Month: October
Freeze Festival Video Freeze Festival Website Visit Freeze Festival on Twitter
Great Christmas Pudding Race - London (London, England)
Festival Types: Christmas, Bizarre, Charity
Month: December
Great Christmas Pudding Race - London Video Great Christmas Pudding Race - London Website Visit Great Christmas Pudding Race - London on Twitter
Great Gorilla Run (London, England)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: September
Great Gorilla Run Photos Great Gorilla Run Video Great Gorilla Run Website
Green Man Festival (Hay, Wales)
Festival Types: Music - Folk, Folk
Month: August
Green Man Festival Website
Hampton Court Palace Festival (Hampton Court, England)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Fireworks, Family
Month: June
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Hay Festival (Hay, Wales)
Festival Types: Writing, Reading
Month: May
Hay Festival Photos
Imaginate - Children's International Theatre Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Festival Types: Performing Art
Month: May
Imaginate - Children's International Theatre Festival Snippet Imaginate - Children's International Theatre Festival Photos
Junefest (London, England)
Festival Types: Beer, Party
Month: June
Junefest Snippet
K Festival (Newquay, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock
Month: July
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Kendall Calling (Penrith, England)
Festival Types: Music - Alternative, Music - Rock
Month: July
Kendall Calling Snippet Kendall Calling Photos Kendall Calling Website Visit Kendall Calling on Twitter
Kent Beer Festival (Canterbury, England)
Festival Types: Beer
Month: July
Kent Beer Festival Website
Keswick Beer Festival (Keswick, England)
Festival Types: Beer
Month: June
Keswick Beer Festival Website
Knowsley Hall Music Festival (Liverpool, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: June
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Larmer Tree Festival (Larmer Tree, England)
Festival Types: Music - World, Music - Rock, Music - Jazz
Month: July
Larmer Tree Festival Video Larmer Tree Festival Website
Leeds Festival (Leeds, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Party
Month: August
Leeds Festival Website
Live Fest (London, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Pop, Music - Electronic
Month: July
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Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running (Inverness, Scotland)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October
Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running Snippet Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running Website
London Fashion Week (London, England)
Festival Types: Fashion
Month: September
London Fashion Week Website
London Jazz Festival (London, England)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: November
London Jazz Festival Snippet London Jazz Festival Website Visit London Jazz Festival on Twitter
London Marathon (London, England)
Festival Types: Sport - Endurance, Sport - Marathon
Month: April
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London Mela (London, England)
Festival Types: Multicultural, Music - Traditional, Family
Month: August
London Mela Video London Mela Website
Lovebox Weekender (London, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Pop, Party
Month: July
Lovebox Weekender Video Lovebox Weekender Website Visit Lovebox Weekender on Twitter
Maldon Mud Race (Maldon, England)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Charity
Month: January
Maldon Mud Race Snippet Maldon Mud Race Website
Mower Racing World Championships (Wisborough Green, England)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Motor Sport
Month: Year Round
Mower Racing World Championships Article Mower Racing World Championships Photos
Mumbles Beer Festival (Swansea, Wales)
Festival Types: Beer
Month: August
Mumbles Beer Festival Website
One Love Festival (Herstmonceux, England)
Festival Types: Music - Reggae, Party
Month: August
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Relentless Boardmasters (Newquay, England)
Festival Types: Sport - Surfing, Sport - Water, Music - Rock
Month: August
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Rise Festival (London, England)
Festival Types: Music - World, Multicultural
Month: July
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Secret Garden Party (Huntingdon, England)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Performing Art, Art
Month: July
Secret Garden Party Snippet Secret Garden Party Photos Secret Garden Party Website
Shrewsbury Flower Show (Shrewsbury, England)
Festival Types: Floral, Family
Month: August
Shrewsbury Flower Show Snippet Shrewsbury Flower Show Video Shrewsbury Flower Show Website
Shubbak (London, England)
Festival Types: Multicultural, Performing Art, Family
Month: July
Shubbak Snippet Shubbak Website Visit Shubbak on Twitter
South West Four (SW4) (London, England)
Festival Types: Music - Electronic, Dance, Party
Month: August
South West Four (SW4) Photos South West Four (SW4) Website
St. Patrick's Day - London (London, England)
Festival Types: National, Party, Celtic
Month: March
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Standon Calling (Standon, England)
Festival Types: Music - Electronic, Music - Alternative, Dance
Month: August
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Streatham Festival (London, England)
Festival Types: Community, Art, Performing Art
Month: July
Streatham Festival Photos Streatham Festival Website
Strip Poker World Championships (London, England)
Festival Types: Nude, Poker, Adult
Month: August
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Summer Solstice (Salisbury, England)
Festival Types: Solstice, Pagan, Folk
Month: June
Summer Solstice Article
Swamp Football World Championships - Scotland (Strachur, Scotland)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Football
Month: June
Swamp Football World Championships - Scotland Photos Swamp Football World Championships - Scotland Photos Swamp Football World Championships - Scotland Website
The Bowl (London, England)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Music - Rock, Family
Month: August
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Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival (Harrogate, England)
Festival Types: Writing, Literature, Reading
Month: July
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Tough Guy Competition (Perton, England)
Festival Types: Sport - Strength, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: January
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V Festival (Hylands Park, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative, Party
Month: August
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Wakestock (Abersoch, Wales)
Festival Types: Sport - Water, Music - Rock
Month: July
Wakestock Website
Wimbledon - The Championships (London, England)
Festival Types: Sport - Racquet, Traditional, Party
Month: June
Wimbledon - The Championships Article Wimbledon - The Championships Photos Wimbledon - The Championships Website Visit Wimbledon - The Championships on Twitter
Wireless Festival (London, England)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative, Music - Electronic
Month: July
Wireless Festival Snippet Wireless Festival Website Visit Wireless Festival on Twitter
WOMAD - Reading (Reading, England)
Festival Types: Music - World, Performing Art, Dance - Folk
Month: July
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World Stone Skimming Championship (Easdale Island, Scotland)
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: September
World Stone Skimming Championship Article World Stone Skimming Championship Photos
Wrexham Science Festival (Wrexham, Wales)
Festival Types: Science
Month: March
Wrexham Science Festival Website

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