Festivals, Carnivals and Events

Festivals, Carnivals and Events around the UK, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, including music festivals, carnivals and summer fayres.

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Wine Great Britain
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Want a new slant on UK Staycations? Want to know more about a wine related minibreak?

Although the world is now gradually opening up again for visitors, ‘Staycations’, and short breaks in the UK, remain an important part of the holiday agenda. Fewer miles to travel, no airport hassle, no language barriers – and if some years are anything to go by, days and weeks of sunshine as hot as the Mediterranean. All right on the doorstep.

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Families enjoying London's favourite Festival - Greenwich Peninsula's seminal festival Urban Village Fate May 2022
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Greenwich Peninsula's seminal festival, Urban Village Fete, returns this May with a line-up that perfectly reflects the event's signature of combining music, art, community, creativity and celebration. 

Renowned for its eclectic ‘something for everyone’ line-up, Urban Village Fete has pulled out all the stops for 2022 – having gone digital when COVID wouldn’t allow us to celebrate in person, we know Londoners are ready to party in person again, so we’re making it happen in the best way we know how. 

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Headline act Sandy McLelland
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A fantastic line-up of folk music is set to banish the Coronavirus blues at a one-off festival special, organised by South Kesteven District Council, thanks to funding secured from the Government's Welcome Back Fund.

National and local acts will play throughout the day, at venues across Grantham.

The Welcome Back Folk Festival will take place on Saturday 19 March with the opening act, Malt Whiskers, taking to the stage in Grantham Market Place at 11am.

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Children baking at the big smile tea party!
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The international children’s cleft charity, Smile Train, is excited to announce that their annual fundraising event, the Big Smile Tea Party, will be returning again for 2020 – just in time for the Easter festivities.
 
Launching on Sunday 5th April, the Big Smile Tea Party encourages friends, families, colleagues and students all over the UK, to come together and host an internationally-themed tea party, whilst raising vital funds for children with clefts in need of treatment.
 

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Jurassic invasion at Liverpool ONE
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Visitors to Liverpool ONE will once again be transported back to the Jurassic eraJurassic invasion at Liverpool ONE as Liverpool ONE’s Dinosaurs Unleashed app returns for a second year.
 
The interactive game, which is available to download for free on smartphones, gives players the chance to hunt for a selection of species, train their favourite dinosaurs and even feed them, using augmented reality.