Birmingham | The Birmingham International Dance Festival is back until 3 Jul with an amazing programme of dance in the city’s theatres and a take-over of Birmingham’s public spaces. See Tentacle Tribe, Joli Vyann, Patrick Ziza Dance, Extended Play, Jeanefer Jean Charles, Sonia Sabri Company, Just Us Dance Theatre, Urja Desai Thakore & Hetain Patel, Company Chameleon, Alleyne Dance, SAY, Daryl Beeton Productions & Mimbre, Crying Out Loud, Cia Moveo, Ascension Dance Company, 2Faced Dance Company, and loads more!

Greenwich | This afternoon in Greenwich Park see Out of the Deep Blue by Autin Dance Theatre, listen to Haffeera Cader Saul reading Are You There? Buzzed the Busy Bees and The Squirrelling Squirrel with a fantastic puppet show, and enjoy Anatomical‘s audio adventure MidSummerland, all part of Summer in the Park.

Basingstoke | For three weekends of brilliant Outdoor Arts head to Basingstoke Festival 24 Jun -10 Jul, featuring Scratchbuilt Productions, Whispered Tales, Dizzy O’Dare, Simple Cypher, Altered States, Pif Paf, Half Cut Theatre, Fluid Motion Theatre Company, Just More Productions, Talawa Theatre Company, LAStheatre, Company Chameleon, Safety Catch Theatre, Kapow, and more!

Cardiff | Hijinx’s Unity Festival runs in Bangor from 28-29 Jun, and Llanelli from 1-2 Jul, with theatre, a film festival, and loads of exciting free street theatre including Hijinx, Stopgap Dance Theatre, Kitch n Sync, Cheryl Beer, Humans Move, Danza Mobile, Taking Flight Theatre Company and LAStheatre.

Cheltenham | If you’re at Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival this weekend be sure not to miss some brilliant outdoor arts from Dizzy O’Dare with The Giant Balloon Show, and JezO’s magic show where JezO will be playing with magic, fire, and comedy props.

Ashbourne | Situated in the southern end of the Derbyshire Dales, the small market town of Ashbourne hosts Ashbourne Festival from 17 Jun-3 Jul. This year’s festival includes lots of exciting events including Poetry in the Garden this Sunday afternoon, Illyria with A Midsummer Night’s Dream on 2 Jul, and Picnic in the Park on 3 Jul with The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Farnham | It’s Carnival time! Head to Farnham Carnival tomorrow for the Gostrey Meadow Fayre and Town Centre Parade, and the biggest Royal party in town!

Tilbury | A section of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant called The Thank You Dance is coming to Tilbury for the T100 festival finale and Port Open Day! If you’d like to attend the flag-waving workshop and dance along with the parade, meet at the registration point in Anchor Fields Park tomorrow at 12.45pm.

Newbury | Tomorrow head to Newbury Town Centre at 3pm to see Dominoes by Station House Opera, produced by Artsadmin. Choose your place to watch as the domino fall comes past or plan to chase them en route to their final destination in Victoria Park.

County Tyrone, County Antrim, & South Wales | Green Space Dark Skies, led by Walk the Plank, heads to Sperrin AONB tomorrow, and then Causeway Coast AONB on 2 Jul, and Brecon Beacons National Park on 6 Jul. 20,000 people will become Lumenators, each carrying a low impact light into the landscape, making patterns on mountains, lakes and moorland.

Redbridge | Everybody clap your pans – it’s time for The Rascally Diner! Redbridge Outdoor Arts 2022 presents The Rascally Diner by LAStheatre tomorrow at Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre and on Sunday at Ilford Town Centre – Wilderness Street. It’s a fun-filled, messy performance about food that’s not to be missed!

Deighton | The next Deighton Carnival takes place tomorrow at The Deighton Centre, with a colourful procession, the Roots and Culture Arena, and field activities.

Glasgow | Head to Kelvingrove Park on Sunday from 12-8pm for Glasgow Mela, bringing music, dance, arts, and vibrancy to the heart of Glasgow’s west end, showcasing local artists and performers and national and international acts.

Lewisham | As part of the London Borough of Culture in Lewisham 2022, Teatro Vivo have been commissioned as ‘Artists of Change’. The Lewisham Usherettes have been gathering the opinions of Lewisham residents about how we can use climate adaptation to make the borough the best it can be, and workshops with 19 community groups have explored these ideas. This work has inspired the show Lewisham Speaks which will be performed between 21 Jun-3 Jul. See it at Telegraph Hill and Crofton Park tomorrow, and Bellingham and Perry Vale on Sunday.

Birmingham | There are three great chances to catch Autin Dance Theatre’s Out of the Deep Blue at Midlands Arts Centre on Sunday, at 11am, 1pm and 4pm. Out of the Deep Blue is a tale told in two parts – an interactive promenade and a physical theatre duet – transporting its audiences into another world, to tell a story about our own.

Covent Garden | Experience Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy in the heart of Covent Garden with the award-winning Iris Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running 29 Jun-13 Aug.

Greenwich | From 29 Jun-29 Aug Emergency Exit Arts are bringing A Tale to be Told to locations in Greenwich, starting on 29 Jun at Caletock & Flamestead Estates. Performers will burst out from inside the Storyteller, a giant moving puppet, sharing the stories of our diverse voices and reminding the audiences that no matter who you are, we all have a story to tell.

Portsmouth | Ports Fest kicks off on 30 Jun, with an ambitious multi-arts programme that responds to the city’s identity as a commuter belt, sea city, and area of rich cultural history. Don’t miss Blast Theory’s Rider Spoke, Pif Paf’s Bee Cart, Macbeth at Portchester Castle, The Multi-Story Orchestra, and more.

Kingston | FUSE International runs 1-10 Jul, with 50 events across film, music, theatre and visual arts taking place over the 10 days, curated and presented by Creative Youth. Don’t miss outdoor arts from Jellyfish Theatre, Actors of Dionysus and Bee in my Beanie, and Above Bounds Theatre.

London | A whole summer season of amazing live performances and arts awaits at Kensington + Chealsea Festival, running 1 Jul- 31 Aug. Featuring The Dream Engine, Ockham’s Razor, Vidya Thirunarayan, Desperate Men, Daryl Beeton Productions and Mimbre, Upswing, Motionhouse, Joli Vyann, Theatre Temoin, 2Faced Dance Company, Pif Paf, and more.

Winchester | The UK’s longest-running festival of outdoor arts, Hat Fair, is back for 2022 from 1-3 Jul, featuring Fidget Feet, Fatt Projects, Cat and Mouse Theatre Company, Joseph Toonga / Just Us Dance Theatre, Bash Street Theatre Co., Matthew Harrison, Curious Company, Autin Dance Theatre, Dizzy O’Dare, Christopher Green, Tara Theatre, Theatre Témoin, Avanti Display, Fraser Hooper, 15Feet6, Daryl Beaton Productions and Mimbre, Middle Child, Jon Hicks, Hotch Potch, Sam Goodburn and many, many more!

The National Forest | Gather around all nature lovers, daydreamers, and big thinkers, for 3 days of music, forests, art, and ideas at Timber Festival 1-3 Jul. See Timeless by Joli Vyann, Look Mum, No Hands! by Daryl Beeton Productions & Mimbre, Bicycle Ballet, Compact Disco by Things That Go On Things, Circus Skills from The Circus House, The Clay Connection’s Lives of Clay, BOOKS! by Tit for Tat, Purple Theatre’s SWITCH, Unfurl by Air Giants, and much more.

Southwold | Tomorrow sees The Southwold Arts Festival launched with a colourful street procession, with choirs, bands, and street entertainers taking over the town centre. Throughout the afternoon musicians, dancers, and street performers will entertain audiences in the Market Place.

Tilbury | The Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories outdoor art and sound installation is now open. Artist EVEWRIGHT will take you on a guided tour of the site-specific art installation, comprised of images, documents, audio recordings and memorabilia on 432 panes of glass, adorning one of the bridges that passengers of the Empire Windrush first walked across as they entered Britain in 1948.

The Walk | After a busy few days, blockbuster puppet, Little Amal continues her walk to mark World Refugee Week:

  • Bristol 24 Jun: Old City, new voices
  • Stonehenge 25 Jun: At the circle of stones
  • London 25 Jun 4:00pm: Will you come and dance with me?
  • Canterbury 27 Jun 1:00pm: Together again
  • Folkstone 27 Jun: An end and a beginning

Cranleigh | There’s lots going on at the Cranleigh Carnival tomorrow, including the Angie Mack Champion Hula Hoop Show, Surrey Police Dog Display, The Bruce Airhead Experience, Martial Arts Display, Johnny Slap Show, Bloco du Sol, Cranleigh Dance Troupe, and Batala Portsmouth.

And finally… Glastonbury | At Glastonbury Festival this weekend? In the Theatre and Circus area, you’ll find three fields full of wonder, filled with dazzling entertainment and spectacle. We spy… Strong Lady Productions, Fraser Hooper, Bash Street Theatre, SWANK Theatre, The Brooklyn Healer, The Natural Theatre Company, Above and Beyond Aerial, The Fairly Famous Family, Space Cowboy, Dan the Hat, Just More Productions, Circus Raj, George Orange, The Show Globe, Fair Play Comedy, Vou Fiji Dance Theatre, The Black Eagles, Chris Bullzini, The Mighty Gareth, Jon Hicks, Daniel Goncalves, Umami Dance Theatre, Bootworks Theatre, Rod Laver, Cirque Du Vulgar, Paul Preston Mills and oh so many more.