Festival & Performance Listings

Fira de Titelles de Lleida, Lleida

From the Centre de Titelles de Lleida, we are sending you the call for the 37th edition of the Lleida Puppet Fair, which will take place on April 30 and May 1, 2, and 3, 2026. More

Riverfest Limerick, Limerick

Limerick becomes THE destination for families, foodies and fun runners each May Bank Holiday for the city’s premier summer festival, Riverfest Limerick! Highlights of the festival include Riverfest on the Shannon, BBQ on the Boardwalk, the Riverfestival Village in Arthur’s Quay Park, Regeneron Great Limerick Run and a spectacular fireworks display among m More

Brighton Festival 2026, Brighton

We’re thrilled to share the programme for the 60th edition of Brighton Festival. This May marks a momentous milestone: not only are we celebrating six decades of world-class performance here in Brighton, but it is also the 40th edition of the Children’s Parade and the 10th edition of Our Place. From 1–25 May, we’re welcoming over 100 events from artists arou More

Turner Sims Folk Weekend, Southampton

You and your family are invited to a joyful weekend bursting with music, dance, and creativity for all ages. Join us as we welcome the arrival of summer with three days of live music, dancing, hands-on activities and family-friendly fun. We’re bringing together some of the finest folk musicians from England and Scotland for a vibrant programme of performa More

Festival of Fools 2026, Belfast

Festival of Fools will return to the streets of Belfast from the 2nd-4th May 2026. ​We will be back with more amazing acts, lots of laughter and plenty of fun! ​Put those dates in your calendar and keep an eye on our socials and the website for updates about the programme! More

Big Top Festival, Southport

Big Top Festival is coming to town and is turning Southport into a stage for some of the best circus performers in the world on 2-3 May! With incredible acrobatics, spellbinding live shows, the chance to learn your own circus skills and lots of people being very silly, this totally free event builds on Southport’s history as a renowned home for circus and More

BAM Holiday Sunday, Stoke-on-Trent

Sunday 3 May 2026. 11.30am – 4pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet, Boothen Road, ST4 4AH. Free to attend. No need to book! Join us to celebrate spring and create a new folk event for the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. You will be able to: See, experience and take part in Morris Dancing from Domesday Morris See and exper More

Ilkley Carnival 2026, Ilkley

Ilkley Carnival is a not-for-profit event which invites people to the streets of Ilkley every May bank holiday for a fun family fiesta! The volunteer-run May Day extravaganza over the past four events has raised more than £100,000 for local community groups which supports organisations including schools, sports clubs, scouts and guides and local charities i More

Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Norfolk

Norfolk & Norwich Festival is a charity and an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. Made up of one of the country’s longest running arts festivals and a region-wide programme of creative engagement that particularly focuses on improving the cultural offer for children and young people. For 17 days each May, the Festival transforms our More

WOW Rotherham, Rotherham

WOW Rotherham is a vibrant, bold, fun, and fearless celebration of women, girls, trans and non-binary communities. Taking place in the heart of Rotherham, the festival and the wow-year round programme brings people together through music, performance, talks, workshops, food, art, and much more! More

Newbury Spring Festival Parade, Newbury

Come and celebrate the opening of the 2026 Festival! Our wonderful Bandmaster Puppet will return to follow a route through town celebrating music and performance. She’ll be interacting with performers along the route, before making her way into the Market Square. We’re working again with the Corn Exchange, Newbury and 101 Outdoor Arts to bring this vib More

Street in the Park 2026, Dorchester

Street In The Park is back! Get ready to witness epic DJ sets, creative street dance and amazing graffiti. Come on down to Borough Gardens in Dorchester on Saturday 9 May for a FREE family-friendly afternoon for everyone who loves music mixes, street dance and local DJs who are ready to play a big crowd. Street in the Park plays host to the Up & Co More

Trapezi Reus, Catalonia

The new edition of the Trapezi Fair will offer a program for all audiences that aims to be a reflection of the talent of today's contemporary circus and that includes more than sixty performances in different parts of the city of Reus, and where national, state and international companies will participate without forgetting special support for local talent. More

Peterborough Celebrates 2026, Peterborough

Back for its fifth year, this free-to-attend weekend festival promises to be another fabulous celebration of our city and all the reasons we love it - our culture, our music, our diversity and our talented communities. This year we're linking up with the National Year of Reading and will fill our festival with stories - not just in books but in music, poe More

Vauxhall May Fair, London

🐑 SHEEP SHEARING Watch the wool fly as our expert shearers give our sheep their spring trims! It’s up close, real-deal farm work in action. FREE 🧶 SPINNERS DEMO See how wool becomes yarn in the most mesmerizing way! Local spinners will be working their wheels and happy to chat about their craft and teach you the journey from ‘Sheep to Sweater’. FREE More

Roots To Rise, Hounslow

Nandita Shankardass brings together three women, each absorbed in the chaos of their own world. Blending folk and contemporary movement with Indian classical dance, this new work follows their journey back to the land, the soil, and the stories written in the stars. Set to polyrhythmic musical scores and guided by embodied memory, they confront personal and More

Grantham Car Show, Grantham

Clear the diary and get ready for a fun-filled day out as Grantham Car Show roars back into Wyndham Park on Saturday 16 May. Classic favourites and much‑loved vehicles from decades gone by will take centre stage as this popular event returns to the local calendar – and best of all, it’s free to attend. From 10.30am to 4pm, visitors can enjoy an impress More

TAC 2026, Spain

The Valladolid International Street Theatre and Arts Festival (TAC) has become a cultural benchmark where action, observation, fun, shock, emotion and reflection work together to redefine urban space and give extraordinary dynamism to the entire city of the Pisuerga. The TAC is the moment when the city of Valladolid and its citizens merge to experience th More

Dumfries & Galloway Festival, Dumfries & Galloway

Since 1979 the Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival has been the bedrock of our organisation’s identity and activities, and will continue to be so. We also respond to community-led initiatives across the region and help them develop bespoke festive celebrations which they would like to initiate, experience and enjoy. Includes OAUK Member Oceanallover wit More

Imaginarius, Portugal

Imaginarius is a cultural project of the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira dedicated to art in public space, conceived as an ecosystem that integrates creation, presentation and critical thought within a single strategic vision. It is grounded in the understanding that public space is a political and cultural site, where art does not emerge as ornament, b More