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Festivals across the UK

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55 events

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Belfast International Arts Festival

Venues across Belfast, Belfast · Northern Ireland

Seasonal
Starts in 6 days

Oxford Christmas Light Festival

Across the city (Light Parade from Rose Hill; Light Trail in Cutteslowe Park), Oxford

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park
Seasonal
Starts in 12 days

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

Open daily except Christmas Day; pre-booked timed entry

Hyde Park · London

Festival
Starts in 14 days

Cambridge Literary Festival: Winter Festival

Old Divinity School, Cambridge Union and other venues, Cambridge

Seasonal
Starts in 21 days

Christmas Tree Festival at York Minster

Runs during general admission times

York Minster

Seasonal
Starts in 31 days

Cirencester Christmas Tree Festival

From 9am on 8 December to 4pm on 17 December

Parish Church of St John Baptist, Market Place, Cirencester · The Cotswolds

London New Year's Eve fireworks, River Thames, near the London Eye
Seasonal
Starts in 54 days

London New Year's Eve fireworks

8pm to 12:30am; ticketed viewing areas

River Thames, near the London Eye, Westminster & South Bank

Music
Starts in 68 days

Celtic Connections

Venues across Glasgow, Glasgow

Festival
Starts in 95 days

Slapstick Festival

Five venues across Bristol, Bristol

Festival Free
Starts in 123 days

Cambridge Festival

Venues across Cambridge, Cambridge

Festival
Starts in 123 days

Glasgow International Comedy Festival

Venues across Glasgow, Glasgow

Festival
Starts in 126 days

Oxford Literary Festival

Venues across Oxford, Oxford

Festival
Starts in 147 days

Edinburgh Science Festival

Venues across Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Festival
Starts in 172 days

Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival

Distilleries and venues across Speyside, Speyside · The Scottish Highlands

Music
Starts in 175 days

Liverpool Sound City

Liverpool city centre, Liverpool

RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital Chelsea
Festival
Starts in 192 days

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea · London

Festival
Starts in 202 days

Bath Fringe Festival

Venues across Bath, Bath

Festival
Starts in 215 days

Royal Cornwall Show

Wadebridge · Cornwall

Festival
Starts in 217 days

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival

Lyme Regis · The Jurassic Coast

Festival
Starts in 222 days

Royal Highland Show

Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Ingliston · Edinburgh

Music
Starts in 242 days

Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod

Llangollen · Wales

Festival
Starts in 242 days

Buxton Festival Fringe

Venues across Buxton, Buxton · The Peak District

Festival
Starts in 242 days

Buxton International Festival

Buxton · The Peak District

Festival
Starts in 259 days

Manchester Science Festival

Science and Industry Museum, Castlefield · Manchester

Music
Starts in 264 days

Kendal Calling

Lake District, Cumbria, Lake District · The Lake District

Festival
Starts in 266 days

National Eisteddfod of Wales

Cemaes, on the River Dyfi, Maldwyn Meirionnydd · Wales

Festival
Starts in 272 days

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh Castle

Festival
Starts in 272 days

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Venues across Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Music
Starts in 274 days

Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival

Venues across Glasgow, Glasgow

Festival
Starts in 279 days

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Ashton Court Estate, Bristol

Festival
Starts in 334 days

Falmouth Oyster Festival

Falmouth · Cornwall

Festival
Starts in 335 days

Royal National Mòd

Western Isles (Outer Hebrides), Western Isles · UK

Dates to be announced 12

Festival
Dates to be announced

Bath Literature Festival

Usually May

Venues across Bath, Bath

Seasonal
Dates to be announced

Manchester Christmas Parade

Usually December

Manchester city centre

Festival
Dates to be announced

Manchester Literature Festival

Usually October

Venues across Manchester, Manchester

Festival
Dates to be announced

Manchester Pride Festival

Usually August

Manchester city centre

Festival
Dates to be announced

Midsummer Fair

Usually June

Midsummer Common · Cambridge

Festival
Dates to be announced

Robert Dover's Cotswold Olimpick Games

Usually May

Dover's Hill, Weston Subedge, Chipping Campden · The Cotswolds

Festival
Dates to be announced

St Giles' Fair

Usually September

St Giles' · Oxford

Festival
Dates to be announced

Totally Thames festival

Usually September

Along the River Thames, Thames, London

Festival
Dates to be announced

York Festival of Ideas

Usually June

Venues across York, York

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