Pink cherry blossom in a London park
March to May

UK in spring: festivals, blossom and bank holidays

Blossom in the parks, festivals in university cities and two bank holiday weekends.

Spring in the UK is a season of short windows. Cherry blossom lasts a week or two. Bluebells come a few weeks later. Festivals cluster around March, April and May.

This page links each event to the organiser's own site. Where the organiser has published dates for next spring, we show them with the page that states them. Otherwise we say when it usually happens and leave the exact dates to the organiser.

Dates: where a date is shown, it comes from the organiser's own page (last checked 25 Oct 2026). Where it says "usually", the date is not confirmed: use the official link.

Dated events

Blooms and outdoor mornings

Flowers follow the weather, so use the months below as a guide and look at the park's own pages before you travel.

  • Royal Parks, London

    Cherry blossom, daffodils, tulips and bluebells

    Usually March to April for cherry blossom and daffodils, April to May for tulips and bluebells.

    The guide names the Regent's Park, Greenwich Park, St James's Park and Kensington Gardens for blossom, and Richmond, Bushy and Greenwich Parks for bluebells.

    The Royal Parks: spring blooms (opens in new tab) · checked 25 Oct 2026

  • Magdalen Bridge, Oxford

    May Morning

    Usually on 1 May, with the singing from Magdalen's tower at 6am.

    The choir sings from the college's Great Tower. The council organises the event at the bridge with its partners.

    Oxford City Council (opens in new tab) · checked 25 Oct 2026

  • Dover's Hill, Chipping Campden

    Robert Dover's Cotswold Olimpicks

    Usually on an evening in late May or early June.

    Robert Dover's Games Society (opens in new tab) · checked 25 Oct 2026

  • Painswick, Gloucestershire

    Snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Garden

    Usually in early spring.

    Painswick Rococo Garden (opens in new tab) · checked 25 Oct 2026

Festivals in Edinburgh, Cambridge and Bath

Bank holidays and clocks

Bank holiday weekends mean busier trains and fuller attractions. Dates for England and Wales and for Scotland come from gov.uk.

Before you go

  • Open the organiser's page before you book. Dates and times are set by them and can change.
  • For flowers, look at the park's own pages in the week you plan to go. Bloom dates move with the weather.
  • Bank holiday weekends are busier. Leave time for trains and queues.

Sources

Pages we opened to write this guide. Organisers change dates: check before you book.

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