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Seasonal guides
The UK through the year
What is usually on, when, and where to check the dates.
Organizers publish dates late and change them, so these guides say usually where a date is not yet confirmed and link to the organizer's own page. Anything with an exact date comes from our events calendar, checked against the organizer. For weather, crowds and prices by month, see when to visit.
By season
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UK in spring: festivals, blossom and bank holidays
March to May
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UK in summer: festivals, sport and long days out
June to August
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UK in fall: color, city festivals and fire
September to November
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UK in winter: Christmas markets, lights and Hogmanay
December to February
By occasion
- Christmas markets and winter lightsWhere to find markets and lights, with the organizers' own dates.
- Bonfire Night, fire festivals and HogmanayFire and fireworks from late fall to Hogmanay.
- Easter and bank holiday weekendsThe long weekends, with dates straight from GOV.UK.
- Summer festivals and big days outThe big summer dates, each linked to its organizer.
- Fall color walksParks and arboretums that put on a show in fall.
Looking for a particular place? Events by region: London, Bath, Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, The Cotswolds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, The Scottish Highlands, The Jurassic Coast, The Lake District, Liverpool, Manchester, Northern Ireland, Oxford, The Peak District, Wales and York.