Festival & Performance Listings

Hull Maritime Summer Festival, Hull

Hull city centre is set to come alive this summer with a packed programme of free maritime-themed events and activities for families to enjoy throughout the school holidays. To mark the highly anticipated opening of the Hull Maritime Museum and as part of Hull’s Summer of Maritime celebrations. visitors can look forward to an exciting programme of family- More

The Big One Hundred, Multiple Locations

We begin the journey on 18–19 July in Ashdown Forest, where audiences can immerse themselves in nature on a special Explorer Day. Expect hands-on nature-based workshops, creative activities, and interactive encounters with a giant puppet creature inspired by endangered species found in the Forest. Our curious creature will then set off beyond the Forest, More

IncludFEST, Spennymoor

IncludFEST is back! 🌼 This year, we're running things slightly differently. Rather than one big event, we're bringing you four free pop-up arts events across the summer holidays, each packed with family-friendly fun. 📍 Victoria Jubilee Park, Spennymoor 📅 Wednesdays: 29 July | 5 August | 12 August | 19 August 🕛 12pm - 4pm Expect: 🎭 Performances 💃 More

Four Fun Fridays, Andover

Join us on Andover High Street for free family fun on Fridays 7, 14, 21 and 28 August. This year’s theme is ‘Eco-explorers’ and we will be celebrating the incredible diversity of life on Earth and our role in protecting it. More

Treasure Island, Hever Castle

Ahoy there me hearties! Long John Silver and his crew of salty old sea dogs are weighing anchor at the Festival Theatre at Hever Castle this summer with the pirate classic, Treasure Island. From the moment young Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a treasure map at the Admiral Benbow Inn he finds himself embroiled in the murky underworld of pirates – and soon he is More

Aurillac 2026, Aurillac

Established in 1988 to oversee the organization of the International Street Theatre Festival in Aurillac, ÉCLAT association is recognized as the National Center for Street Arts and Public Space. Its motto? To bring together trends, aesthetics, practices, and disciplines; to open up to a wide diversity in the forms of performances as well as the origins of th More

Peter Rabbit, Staines

Quantum Theatre are back with an enchanting new adaptation of two of Beatrix Potter’s best-loved Tales, The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. Peter and his naughty cousin Benjamin know very well that they are not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden, but they cannot resist and soon they find themselves in all sorts of scrapes, caught In a net, trapped More

Green Man 2026, Bannau Brycheiniog, (Brecon Beacons) National Park

The Green Man Festival is an independent music, science, and arts festival held annually in August (20 – 23 August in 2026). The festival is inspired by the mythical figure of the Green Man, a symbol of rebirth and the cycle of new growth that occurs every spring. Green Man is known for showcasing a diverse range of genres including indie, psychedelia, Am More

Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury

Thursday 20th August – Mandala Artwork In collaboration with Kinetika, the community is invited to help create a large-scale Mandala using locally sourced objects and recycled materials, found within and outside the Fort. The mandala will be created over the course of the day, with different time slots on offer for people to join in and help create the More

Just So Festival, Rode Hall

Tumble into the magical world of Just So Festival! Experience a welcoming festival especially for families this August, full of joyful play, vibrant music, campfire stories, breathtaking circus and captivating performances. Discover magic round every corner - in the dappled sunlight of woodland glades, in the crackle of a campfire, in a whispered story un More

GDIF 2026, London

“One of the best free festivals in the UK” (The Guardian), Greenwich+Docklands International Festival returns this summer with an extraordinary programme of theatre, circus and dance. This year’s theme WE MOVE and extraordinary line-up of performances celebrates London’s spirit of resilience and community in the face of life’s myriad challenges from 21 Au More

Summer Sessions: Arts Festival, Rugby

Bring the whole family along to Rugby for a special one-day celebration of art, creativity, and culture. This welcoming event will showcase a beautiful mix of art forms, with plenty for all ages to enjoy. Families can explore inspiring artwork, discover talented artists, take part in creative workshops, and enjoy fun hands-on activities throughout the day. W More

On The Shoulders, Watchet

Pirates of the Carabina present On the Shoulders, an aerial & acrobatic circus show celebrating female solidarity and intergenerational connection in the face of all that we hold. Beautiful, surprising and unlike anything else you'll see this summer. Three multi-skilled performers blend aerial, circus, dance, puppetry, verbatim theatre and live music More

Between the Tides, Kirkleatham

Welcome to the wonderful world of the award-winning* Between the Tides festival, a free outdoor festival for children, young people and families. Once again set in the beautiful grounds of Kirkleatham, this year’s festival expands even further—transforming the historic village and walled garden into a vibrant world of theatre, puppetry, circus, dance, storyt More

WE Wonder 2026, Rotherham

Dance like no one’s watching! Our one-day family arts festival, WE Wonder, returns for 2026 as we reimagine Wentworth Woodhouse as Rotherham’s original nightclub and prepare to boogie on down for a vibrant, joyful celebration of dance, rhythm, and communal gathering. From live and interactive music and dance performances and a silent disco in Acer Wood, t More

RO-TES-រទេះ, Redbridge

Saturday 22 August Ken Aston Square, Barkingside Sunday 23 August Ilford Town Centre Nadenh grew up on a boat within the jungle of Cambodia. As a Disabled child he could swim before he could wheel. The first time he saw a RO-TES-រទេះ (Khmer for wagon) was the moment he realised he could move with the land too. Inspired by his Cambodian heritage Na More

Circus Antix, Gorefield

Circus Antix was created by Ben and Ari to share the joy of circus. With 20 years of combined teaching experience, we deliver fun, welcoming circus skills workshops for all ages and abilities, including juggling, poi, diabolo, spinning plates and more. Sunday 23 August, Gorefield Playing Field, 11am-2pm More

King Arthur and the Holy Fail, Hever Castle

The Three Inch Fools present an epic tale of Arthurian adventure and medieval mayhem. In a land of daring quests, dashing knights, and endless jousting, there lived a hero – waiting in the wings – who went by the name of Arthur. When Camelot is rocked to its core by a tragic – and frankly improbable – incident involving a large table of an undisclosed More

Bambolina and Dodo’s Dream, Staines

When the clock strikes twelve, magic begins and a doll comes to life… Clearly influenced by the silent film days of expressive clowning, Circle of Two form a seamless amalgam between physical theatre and acrobatic skills. They tell a simple and touching story about an eccentric inventor who struggles to control his latest creation. Winners of the Prize More

Greenbelt 2026, Boughton House

Greenbelt Festival is somewhere artistry meets activism, where the political meets the practical. We’re somewhere to come together once a year, where we’re as likely to dream up a better world as we are to dance and debate, to pray and to party. We were founded a long time ago by a bunch of misfits in a field. We’re still in a field. And we’re still somew More