Festivals
United Kingdom: festivals
60 festivals, carnivals and traditional feasts of United Kingdom, by month, each with its town and the weather there at the time.
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Festivals through the year
The best-known festivals of the country, by month, with their town.
- Jan2
- Feb6
- Mar6
- Apr
- May8
- Jun14
- Jul3
- Aug12
- Sep3
- Oct6
- Nov8
- Dec5
January
- Up Helly AaTraditional festival · Brae
- Edinburgh's HogmanayTraditional festival · Dec–Jan · Edinburgh
February
- Glasgow Film FestivalFilm festival · Glasgow
- St Pauls CarnivalCarnival · Feb–Mar · Bristol
- Leeds West Indian CarnivalCarnival · Feb–Mar · Leeds
- Titchfield CarnivalCarnival · Feb–Mar · Titchfield
- Luton CarnivalCarnival · Feb–Mar · Luton
- Northampton CarnivalCarnival · Feb–Mar · Northampton
March
- BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film FestivalFilm festival · London
May
- Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and WakeTraditional festival · Brockworth
- Chelsea Flower ShowArts festival · City of Westminster
- Hay FestivalArts festival · May–Jun · Hay-on-Wye
- Brighton FestivalArts festival · Brighton
- Edinburgh MarathonEdinburgh
- Urdd National EisteddfodLlangurig
- HowTheLightGetsIn FestivalMusic festival · Hay-on-Wye
- Lustleigh May DayTraditional festival · Lustleigh
June
- Glastonbury FestivalMusic festival · Glastonbury
- Trooping the ColourTraditional festival · City of Westminster
- Isle of Wight FestivalMusic festival · Newport
- Download FestivalMusic festival · Weston-on-Trent
- Edinburgh International Film FestivalFilm festival · Edinburgh
- Appleby Horse FairAppleby
- Belgian Cenotaph ParadeTraditional festival · City of Westminster
- Sheffield DocFestFilm festival · Sheffield
- Gibraltar World Music FestivalMusic festival
- British Summer Time (concerts)Music festival · Jun–Jul · Kensington
- Parklife (festival)Music festival · Prestwich
- Cayman Islands International Film FestivalFilm festival · Jun–Jul
- X Music FestivalMusic festival · Cardiff
July
- Edinburgh Jazz & Blues FestivalMusic festival · Edinburgh
August
- Notting Hill CarnivalCarnival · Kensington
- Edinburgh Festival FringeTheatre and dance · Edinburgh
- Reading and Leeds FestivalsMusic festival · Reading
- Edinburgh International FestivalTheatre and dance · Edinburgh
- Royal Edinburgh Military TattooMusic festival · Edinburgh
- CreamfieldsMusic festival · Daresbury
- Bristol International Balloon FiestaBristol
- Greenbelt FestivalMusic festival · Warkton
- Boardmasters FestivalMusic festival · Porth
- Electromagnetic Field (festival)Ledbury
- Cardiff Big WeekendMusic festival · Cardiff
- Boomtown (festival)Music festival · Itchen Abbas
September
- Encounters Film FestivalFilm festival · Bristol
- The End of the Pier International Film FestivalFilm festival · Worthing
- Sensoria Music & Film FestivalFilm festival · Sep–Oct · Sheffield
October
- BFI London Film FestivalFilm festival · London
- Royal National MòdAyr
- Cambridge Film FestivalFilm festival · Cambridge
- Battle of Hastings reenactmentBattle
- AllantideGrampound
November
- River Thames frost fairsChristmas market · Canvey Island
- Leeds International Film FestivalFilm festival · Leeds
- Hyde Park Winter WonderlandChristmas market · Nov–Dec · Kensington
- Frankfurt Christmas Market, BirminghamChristmas market · Nov–Dec · Birmingham
- Lewes BonfireLewes
- Winchester Cathedral Christmas MarketChristmas market · Nov–Dec · Winchester
- London Iranian Film FestivalFilm festival · London
- French Film Festival UKFilm festival · London
December
- Lincoln Christmas MarketChristmas market · Lincoln
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.