Festival & Performance Listings

Hunstanton Carnival 2026, Hunstanton

Save the date! Hunstanton Carnival Weekend on 19th - 21st June 2026 More details to follow soon... More

Golowan Festival, Penzance

Golowan is an annual 10-day festival of events that culminates in a street festival on the last weekend in June where thousands attend a spectacle of giant wicker models paraded through the town, street performances, street music, theatre, and the Golowan live music and DJ Marquee. This annual event is much loved and is the biggest event in the calendar for More

Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Romania

How the story started A group led by Constantin Chiriac, actor at the “Radu Stanca” National Theatre in Sibiu, decided to offer the city a theatre Festival. An action exclusively driven by the love for the city, love for theatre and the desire to offer the community a landmark, a reason to be proud and joyful. It was March and there were snow drifts. F More

First Light Festival, Lowestoft

Join us for a midsummer celebration on the shimmering sands of Lowestoft’s seafront. First Light Festival is a free, multi-arts festival that invites you to experience creativity from the first glow of sunrise to the last glimmer of moonlight. Follow your sense of wonder through an inspiring programme of music, dance, storytelling, art, science, workshops, w More

Cardiff Mela, Cardiff

In the wet and miserable summer of 2006, the clouds disappeared for one special day to let the glorious sunshine through on Wales. This paved the way for one of the most unique events in the history of Cardiff, the first Cardiff Mela. This community and social cohesion event is open to everyone, all ages and all colours and most imporatntly it is a FREE ENTR More

An Indian Summer 2026, Leicester

Inspirate’s flagship festival, An Indian Summer, is back this year, transforming Leicester city centre into a vibrant hub of creativity and community. The festival continues to be a unique celebration of contemporary South Asian arts and culture, with open-air events and performances happening across Jubilee Square and the historic surroundings of Leicester More

Frome Festival 2026, Frome

Save the Date for next year’s festival: Fri 3 – sun 12 July 2026. More

WOW! Fest, Walsall

WOW! Fest – A Celebration of Outdoor Dance & Performance WOW! Fest (Walsall Outdoor Wonders Festival) is an exciting new outdoor arts festival celebrating the best dance and movement-based performances created in the Midlands. Taking place on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th July 2026 at Walsall’s Arboretum Park, this vibrant two-day event will bring toget More

Crewe Day Festival, Crewe

Crewe Day Festival 2026: Saturday 4th July - save the date! Crewe Day commemorates the anniversary of the first trains passing through Crewe Station, during the opening of the Birmingham to Manchester and Liverpool line on 4th July 1837. This is a key moment in the town’s industrial heritage and a catalyst to the creation of the Crewe we know today. Crewe More

The National Festival of Making, Blackburn

The National Festival of Making is a unique celebration of making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor. Presenting a programme of work that combines art, manufacturing, making, and communities. Commissioning international and national artists to create world-class works, and offering a year-round programme and a participatory FREE FAMILY festival More

Festival of Thrift 2026, Kirkleatham

Festival of Thrift is delighted to announce that it will return to Kirkleatham Museum and its stunning grounds in Redcar & Cleveland in summer 2026, marking the beginning of an exciting new multi-year partnership with Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. For several years, audiences, artists, traders and local residents have been asking whether the More

Ripon Theatre Festival, Ripon

Take a look under the bonnet with us as we reveal our plans for the 2026 Festival. Meet Natalie Spanner in Fixing – our featured theatre event for the evening. A gloriously silly drag car maintenance class which shifts in and out of performer Matt Miller’s childhood memories. It’s a show about family breakups, learning car maintenance and choosing the right More

Exmouth Festival, Exmouth

The Exmouth Festival is a celebration of our town, our community and our talent. If you would like to perform, run a workshop, have a stall, or do something else please send us a message. We also need volunteers to help at the event, collecting donations, handing out programmes and helping with our sustainability programme. If you could help out for even More

Bath Carnival, Bath

Each year over 1200 people perform along our procession route with hundreds of professional carnival performers joining forces with local schools, clubs and community groups to create a huge collaborative performance that takes over the entire city centre! Over a year of preparation goes into creating this colourful spectacle which sees new costume design More

Ventnor Fringe, Isle of Wight

Discover the best new music, comedy and theatre at the Isle of Wight's largest arts festival, Ventnor Fringe. Taking place over 10 days the festival transforms the Island's southernmost town and surrounding coastline to become a stage for hundreds of performances, with venues in even the most unlikely locations. From cutting-edge cabaret to spectacular ci More

Bristol Harbour Festival, Bristol

This year, we're bringing a reimagined footprint to Bristol that puts the water right back at the heart of the celebration. Stretching along the harbourside from Thekla to Underfall Yard, the festival’s refreshed layout turns Bristol’s iconic waterfront into a living stage - packed with back-to-back entertainment, dockside moments and maritime magic. B More

Southampton Mela, Southampton

The Southampton Mela Festival is a long-standing summer highlight in Southampton’s events calendar celebrating Modern and Traditional Asian Culture. Join us on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July. Running for two decades, the Southampton Mela Festival now attracts around 30,000 thousand people per year from along the South coast to enjoy a fusion of m More

UPLIFT Festival, Rotherham

The Uplift Festival held on Saturday 18th July, is an urban sports and arts event that brings together energy, sport, creativity, and community spirit to the heart of Rotherham Town Centre. The festival offers a wide programme of live music, dance performances, hands on creative opportunities such as street art sessions and craft activities whilst giving you More

Latitude 2026, Suffolk

Join us for a weekend of discovery at Klarna presents Latitude. Set within the stunning surrounds of Henham Park, we’ve been creating unforgettable memories for almost 20 years. Let your curiosity guide you through the very best in music, dance, comedy, poetry, theatre, literature, podcasts, science, family activities and wellness. More

Surge Festival, Glasgow

Surge Festival returns to the Merchant City for its 16th annual street theatre festival over two weekends this summer, with weird and wonderful outdoor acts from around the UK and the world. A wide selection of incredible performances will be joined by our Four Nations bursary acts, newly developed by street performers from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wal More