Festival & Performance Listings

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

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

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

Outdoor Theatre at Oystermouth Castle, Swansea

Experience the magic of live outdoor theatre against the spectacular backdrop of Oystermouth Castle as the award-winning Illyria Theatre Company returns this August with three unforgettable performances. From Shakespearean romance and swashbuckling comedy to a charming family adventure, this year's programme features two evening productions and a family-f 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

Shambala 2026, Market Harborough

For over 25 years, Shambala has been the UK’s fiercely independent, seriously silly, wildly creative and radically sustainable festival. Every August Bank Holiday, we transform the stunning countryside estate of Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, into a vibrant playground of music, performance, arts, dance, wellbeing, work 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

The Big Feast 2026, Stoke-on-Trent

The countdown is ON to the tastiest event of the summer! Your favourite summer bank holiday weekend of bold, brilliant and joy-filled moments is returning to the streets of Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley) – and trust us, you’ll want to be there. Expect the unexpected, stumble across something amazing, and soak up a city centre packed with feel-good vi More

Boing!, Canterbury

Kent’s International Family Arts Festival! Join us on Sat 29 & Sun 30 August 2026 for a brilliant weekend of performance and creativity for all ages! bOing! is free to enter and has lots of free performances and activities to enjoy. You can also buy tickets (max £7.50 including booking fee) for a range of indoor performances, workshops and our Lumi More

Out of the Ordinary Festival, Cambridge

The streets of Cambridge will once again be abuzz with live performances and incredible artists as they showcase their skills to the enthusiastic Cambridge crowds! Since its creation in 2023, this free festival has been delighting locals and tourists with its quirky and unique performances. Taking place across 2 days, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August, More

Birmingham Weekender, Birmingham

Birmingham Weekender takes over the city between Sat 29 – Mon 31 Aug 2026, with FREE amazing performances, fantastical installations, pop up experiences and new commissions from a host of regional, national and international companies. Produced by Birmingham Hippodrome in partnership with Bullring, Birmingham Weekender spreads across the city on streets, More

Notting Hill Carnival 2026, London

Notting Hill Carnival is proudly a community-led event, its ever-increasing popularity over the last 5 decades has seen it become the wonderfully diverse and vibrant event it is today. With over a million visitors expected over the August Bank Holiday, London’s NHC is second only to Brazil's Rio Carnival in size, and is now one of the globe's largest annu More

Chill on the Hill, Ham Hill

Join Take Art and the Ham Hill Rangers to celebrate Chill on the Hill’s 5th year anniversary along with the new café and visitor’s centre at Ham Hill Country Park. Expect a Somerset, summer celebration of creativity and feel-good arts including live performances, workshops, circus, music, local food, and fun for the whole family. This year, the event will More

Newcastle Mela, Newcastle

Join us for the spectacular Newcastle Mela, a vibrant two-day celebration held annually over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. This free, family-friendly event is open to everyone, offering a warm welcome to all. With over 40,000 visitors each year, Newcastle Mela has been a cornerstone of the North East’s cultural c More

Freedom on Tour, Multiple Locations

We're on the road again and we're coming to you! Freedom On Tour is back for another year, this time visiting Grimsby, Goole, Tadcaster and Bridlington in the run up to our big festival weekend. We'll be bringing an amazing selection of artists that are featuring at our festival to each town and it's completely FREE. Grimsby - People's Park Park Drive More

Leeds West Indian Carnival, Leeds

MONDAY 31st AUGUST 2026 POTTERNEWTON PARK HAREHILLS LANE, LEEDS, LS7 4HA One of the UK’s Biggest Caribbean Carnivals in the country An Amazing, Vibrant and Colourful Community Led Cultural Celebration MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON More

As You Like It, Chiddingstone

In this play Shakespeare explores Love in all its guises. Four pairs of soulmates meet in the mysterious Forest of Arden. One pair leap straight into bed. Another pair are instantaneously dumbstruck by each other’s beauty and pledge their undying troth. The third pair torment each other: he showers chaste love upon her which she haughtily rejects – yet secre More

Cloudscapes, Stoke-upon-Trent

Brilliant Bamboo, and the Brownfield Parklet are delighted to host Cloudscapes by Gobbledegook Theatre CLOUDSCAPES is a show where the SKY is the main performer. Audiences lie back and watch the clouds in an outdoor auditorium made of comfy bean bags and blankets— a cloud-gazing area. During the experience people listen through headphones as artist Lorna More