We know that various events this weekend and beyond are having to make careful and difficult decisions about whether to go ahead. Here is a round-up of what we know so far – we will continue to update as things develop.

Please check with the festival before travelling.

  • 8-11 Sep b-side Festival, Portsland – continues as planned
  • 8 Sep Charon, GDIF – cancelled
  • 9-12 Sep PoliNations, Unboxed, Birmingham – programming suspended, garden remaining open as a place of reflection
  • 9-18 Sep Saltaire Festival, Bradford – postponed for two weeks
  • 9-10 Sep Air Giants’ Unfurl, GDIF – cancelled
  • 9-10 Sep Stepping Out, Red Herring, Devon – cancelled
  • 9 Sep Staylebridge Street Fest – cancelled
  • 9 Sep The Handlebards’ Twelfth Night, Bury – cancelled
  • 9-12 Sep Brighton Open Air Theatre programme – going ahead as planned
  • 10-11 Sep Dancing City, GDIF – cancelled
  • 10 PLAY Christchurch, Arts by the Sea – cancelled
  • 10 Sep The Rite of Spring, Bell Square, Hounslow – cancelled
  • 10 Sep All in the Mind Festival, Basingstoke: 10 Sep – going ahead as planned, as a festival for reflection
  • 10 Sep Barnsley Garden Party – cancelled
  • 10 Sep Exeter Quayside Shanty Festival – cancelled
  • 11 Sep Whirligig Festival, Theatre Orchard, Weston-super-Mare – cancelled
  • 11 Sep The Handlebards’ Twelfth Night, Strawberry Hill – going ahead as planned
  • 11 Sep ArtsFresco – Market Harborough –  cancelled
  • 11 Sep Fresh Air Festival, Brightlingsea – postponed
  • 11 Sep Maidstone Mela, Kent – cancelled
  • 11 Sep Hackney Carnival, London – cancelled
  • 11 Sep Cotton Carnival, Staylebridge – cancelled
  • 11 Sep Climate Carnival, Weston-super-Mere – postponed

This summary of government guidance from the Guardian may be useful:

The government has released guidance saying there is no need for businesses to close or sporting events to be cancelled during the national mourning period

The guidance says some business owners and event organisers may wish to consider closing or postponing events, especially on the day of the state funeral, depending on the nature and tone, but there is no obligation to do so.

On sporting, cultural and other entertainment events, the guidance is that any cancellations are at the discretion of organisers. It adds: “As a mark of respect, organisations might wish to consider cancelling or postponing events or closing venues on the day of the State Funeral. They are under no obligation to do so and this is entirely at the discretion of individual organisations.”

If events do go ahead on the day of the funeral, the government suggests that organisations may want to adjust the event timings so they do not clash with the timings of the funeral service and associated processions. It adds: “As a mark of respect, and in keeping with the tone of national mourning, organisers may wish to hold a period of silence and/or play the National Anthem at the start of events or sporting fixtures, and players may wish to wear black armbands.”