• Longton Carnival & Pig Walk Parade 2025, Longton

    Apr 6, 2025 – Apr 6, 2025

    Longton Carnival & Pig Walk Parade 2025 Sunday, 6th April 2025 – 11am -4pm Longton Town Centre, Stoke-on-Trent Longton Carnival & Pig Walk Parade …

Chesterfield Children’s Festival, Chesterfield

Jul 26, 2025 – Jul 27, 2025

A free weekend of fun for families that includes music, theatre, storytelling, dance, and art workshops. The Chesterfield Children’s Festival is a free arts and culture festival that takes place in July at Queen’s Park, Chesterfield. …

Space Chickens, Chiddingstone

Jul 27, 2025 – Jul 27, 2025

Space Chickens Sun 27 July 3pm Chiddingstone Castle Orangery Earth’s unlikely hero: an adventurous chicken who is blasted into space to solve all of our planet’s problems. Sounds ridiculous? Not for our heroic hen who will …

Gloworm Festival, Newark

Aug 8, 2025 – Aug 10, 2025

Gloworm Festival, nestled within the stunning Thoresby Park in Nottinghamshire, promises a weekend full of all-inclusive family entertainment. From live artists and tribute bands to workshops, character shows, great food, fairground rides and more. What makes …

The Big Feast, Stoke-on-Trent

Aug 22, 2025 – Aug 23, 2025

The Big Feast IS a two-day, festival-style event where you can see some of the best artists from across the UK – and beyond – on the streets of Hanley. It’s a thrill for the senses …

Out of the Ordinary Festival, Cambridge

Aug 23, 2025 – Aug 24, 2025

Cambridge’s free summer outdoor arts festival, takes place throughout the city centre’s historic streets and open spaces. Acclaimed performance artists bring extraordinary worlds of imagination, humour and colour to Cambridge, drawing crowds and entertaining and amazing …

A Midsummer Nights Dream, Chiddingstone

Aug 24, 2025 – Aug 24, 2025

A Mid Summer Night’s Dream The Three Inch Fools Sun 24 August 3pm Chiddingstone Castle North Lawn It’s Midsummer’s eve and deep in an enchanted forest mischief is stirring. The Fairy King and Queen are feuding, …

Inside Out Dorset, Multiple Locations

Sep 12, 2025 – Sep 21, 2025

Inside Out Dorset is an award-winning international outdoor arts festival that takes place across the county every two years. At the heart of what we do is our belief that the performing arts should be accessible …

Urban Flow, Wandsworth

Sep 13, 2025 – Sep 13, 2025

Step into the energy of Urban Flow, a bold, high-energy celebration of movement, culture, and community. On 13 September 2025, Roehampton transforms into a living, breathing stage, where 100 silks, 100 local participants, and world-class dancers …

Ghost Train: Darlington, Darlington

Sep 20, 2025 – Sep 20, 2025

S&DR200 has commissioned Avanti Display and Walk the Plank will coproduce, with artists Andy Plant, Bryan Tweddle and Chris Squire with two celebratory events to commemorate this remarkable feat of innovation and engineering. A one-day festival …

Encounter Festival, Preston

Sep 20, 2025 – Sep 20, 2025

Save The Date – Encounter Festival will return again on Saturday 20 September 2025 with more fun packed performances.

Liberty 2025, Wandsworth

Sep 24, 2025 – Sep 28, 2025

Liberty 2025 is committed to spotlighting and celebrating the very best of D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists in Wandsworth and London as part of a joyful, radically inclusive festival where everyone is welcome. As the Mayor’s …

Arts by the Sea, Bournemouth

Sep 26, 2025 – Sep 28, 2025

Our theme for 2025 is “WE ARE HERE.” A bold celebration of community, creativity, and the power of place, as we come together to showcase homegrown talent and amplify the voices of those who call BCP …

Ghost Train: Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees

Sep 28, 2025 – Sep 28, 2025

The Ghost Train is a two part large-scale outdoor performance taking place in Stockton and Darlington. It will arrive on Stockton Riverside on the evening of Sunday 28 September after a performance in Darlington on Saturday …

Lumiere, Durham

Nov 13, 2025 – Nov 15, 2025

The UK’s light art biennial returns to Durham from 13 – 15 November 2025 Lumiere has brought over 1.3 million visitors to Durham since it began in 2009 and today the biennial stands as a landmark …