A monthly listing of events around the UK and Ireland to help you plan your travel
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
January
- 1st – February 23rd – Ice skating at Eden, Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall
- 5th – Birds by Barge on the River Stour
- 17th – 19th – The 41st Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey, Peterborough
- 25th – Burns night, various locations across Scotland
- 25th – Chinese New Year
- 31st – 2nd Feb – Petersfield Antiques Fair, Petersfield
February
- 1st – 2nd – Petersfield Antiques Fair, Petersfield
- 7th – 10th – Abertawe Festival for Young Musicians
- 8th – East Anglian Potato Day, Stowmarket, Suffolk
- From 8th – Snowdrop walk at Hever Castle
- 9th – 10th – St Ives Feast Day 2020
- 14th – Valentines Day
- 14th – 21st – National Nest Box Week
- 14th – 1st March – North York Moors National Park Dark Skies Festival
- 17th – 7th March – Portsmouth Bookfest
- 19th – 22nd – Derby CAMRA Winter Beer Festival
- 21st – 23rd – Wakefield Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb, Yorks
- 22nd – 1st March – Rye Bay Scallops Week, Rye, East Sussex
- 26th – 8th March – Glasgow Film Festival
March
- 1st – St. David’s Day
- 4th – 8th – Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, St Andrews
- 8th 9th – Fine Food Show North 2020, Harrogate
- 6th – 7th – West Cornwall Spring Flower Show
- 7th – 15th – Crickhowell Walking Festival
- 10th – 13th – The Cheltenham Festival
- 12th – 29th – Glasgow International Comedy Festival
- 14th – 15th – The 2020 Marmalade Festival
- 17th – St. Patrick’s Day
- 18th – 20th – Chelsea Antiques Fair
- 21st – 22nd – West of England Game Fair, Royal Bath & West Showground, Somerset
- 27th – 5th April – Oxford Literacy Festival
- 29th – Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race
April
- 2nd – 4th – Grand National, Aintree
- 9th – Countrytastic, Three Counties Showground, Malvern
- 9th – 11th – Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials
- 9th – 13th – York Chocolate Festival
- 10th – 13th – Torbay Easter Hockey Festival
- 10th – 13th – Easter Bank Holiday Weekend
- 17th – 19th – Porthleven Food Festival
- 17th – 19th – 53rd Northumbrian Gathering
- 18th – 19th – Bishop Auckland Food Festival
- 21st – 26th – Tulip Celebrations, Hever Castle
- 22nd – London Harness Horse Parade, Ardingly
- 22nd – 6th May – Tulip Festival, Pashley Manor Gardens, East Sussex
- 23rd – St. Georges Day
- 23rd – 26th – Harrogate Flower Show
- 24th – 26th – Whitby Goth Weekend
- 25th – 26th – Wonderwool Wells 2020, Builth Wells
- 25th – 26th – The East Anglian Game & Country Fair, Euston Hall, Norwich
- 26th – London Marathon
- 28th – 4th May – The Settle – Carlisle Walking and Music Festival
- 29th – 4th May – Spirit of Speyside Whiskey Festival
- 30th – 3rd May – Tour de Yorkshire Cycling Race
May
- 1st – 2nd – Toby’s Garden Festival, Powderham Castle
- 1st – 3rd – Garden Show Ireland – Antrim Castle Gardens
- 1st – 3rd – Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
- 1st – 31st – Brighton Fringe Festival
- 2nd – Downton Cuckoo Fair
- 2nd – 3rd – The QIPCO Guineas Festival, Newmarket
- 2nd – 3rd – Plant Hunters Fair, Weston Park, Shropshire
- 2nd – 17th – Isle of Wight Walking Festival
- 3rd – Maldon Mud Race
- 4th – 6th – Real Ale Festival, Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Havenstreet
- 5th – 10th – Cheltenham Jazz Festival
- 6th – 10th – Badminton Horse Trials
- 7th – 10th – Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival
- 7th – 10th – RHS Spring Malvern Festival
- 7th – 10th – Talgarth Walking Festival
- 8th – 10th – Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink
- 8th – 24th – Norfolk and Norwich Festival
- 9th – 10th – Nottinghamshire County Show, Newark
- 9th – 17th – Stratford upon Avon Literary Festival
- 10th – South Suffolk Agricultural Show, Ingham
- 13th – 16th – The Balmoral Agricultural Show, The Maze, Lisbon Co.Down
- 13th – 17th – The Royal Windsor Horse Show
- 15th – 17th – Keswick Mountain Festival
- 15th – 25th – Charleston Festival, Sussex
- 16th – 17th – Crab and Lobster Festival, Cromer and Sheringham
- 19th – 23rd – RHS Chelsea Flower Show
- 21st – 23rd – The Devon County Show, Exeter
- 21st – 30th August – Glyndebourne Opera Festival, East Sussex
- 21st – 31st – Hay Festival, Hay on Wye
- 22nd – 25th – Drovers Tryst Walking Festival, Crieff & Strathearn, Scotland
- 22nd – 25th – HowTheLightGetsIn, Hay on Wye
- 22nd – 7th June – Salisbury International Arts Festival
- 23rd – 25th – Walkfest 2020
- 23rd – 25th – Blenheim Palace Food Festival
- 23rd – 31st – Malvern 2020 Walking Festival
- 28th – 30th – Royal Bath and West Show, Shepton Mallet
- 29th – 31st – Round the Island Race, Isle of Wight
- 29th – 31st – Gardening Scotland, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh
- 30th – 31st – Isle of Wight Festival of Running
June
- 4th – 6th – Royal Cornwall Show
- 4th – 4th August – Longborough Festival, Mozart, Longborough, Cotswolds
- 5th – 7th – Great North Swim, Lake Windermere, Cumbria
- 6th – Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games
- 6th – 7th – Fairford Festival 2020
- 11th – 13th – South of England Show, Ardingly, West Sussex
- 11th – 14th – RHS Chatsworth Flower Show, Derbyshire
- 11th – 14th – Isle Of Wight Festival
- 12th – 28th – Aldeburgh Festival, Suffolk
- 13th – 14th – Seaham Food Festival
- 13th – 14th – York Food and Drink Taster Festival
- 13th – 14th – Man V Horse Race, Llanwrtyd Wells
- 15th – 21st – The Queen’s Tennis Championships
- 16th – 20th – Royal Ascot
- 17th – 28th – Edinburgh International Film Festival
- 18th – 21st – BBC Gardeners World Live, NEC Birmingham
- 18th – 21st – BBC Good Food Show, NEC Birmimgham
- 18th – 21st – Royal Highland Show -Ingliston, Edinburgh
- 19th – 21st – Sea Sessions Music Festival, Donegal, Ireland
- 20th – 21st – Axe Vale Festival
- 22nd – 28th – Chalke Valley History Festival
- 26th – 28th – Blenheim Palace Flower Show, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
- 26th – 28th – Upton Jazz Festival
- 26th – 28th – TankFest, The Tank Musuem, Bovington Dorset
- 29th – 12th July – Wimbledon Tennis
July
- 1st – 2nd – Royal Norfolk Show, Norwich
- 1st – 5th – Henley Royal Regatta
- 2nd – 8th – Irish Open Golf Championship 2020
- 3rd – 5th – The Scottish Game Fair, Scone Palace
- 7th – 12th – RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
- 9th – 12th – Goodwood Festival of Speed
- 10th – 12th – Cornbury Festival, The Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire
- 10th – 12th – Kent County Show, Maidstone
- 10th – 17th – West Cork Literary Festival
- 11th – Leeds Castle Open Air Classical Concert
- 11th – Newport Show, Shropshire
- 11th – 12th – Cotswold Show, Cirencester
- 11th – 12th – Dorset Seafood Festival, Weymouth Harbour
- 12th – Pontrefract Liquorice Festival
- 12th – 19th – 149th Open Carnoustie
- 14th – 16th – The Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate
- 16th – 19th – Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury
- 16th – 19th – Latitude Festival, Southwold, Suffolk
- 17th – 19th – The Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire
- 17th – 19th – Formula 1 Rolex British Grand Prix
- 17th – 26th – Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival
- 18th – Loch Lomond Highland Games
- 18th – 19th – The Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival
- 20th – 23rd – The Royal Welsh Show – Llanelwedd, Builth Wells
- 22nd – 26th – RHS Flower Show, Tatton Park, Cheshire
- 23rd – 26th – WOMAD Festival Charlton Park,Wiltshire
- 24th – 26th – Bug Jam 32 , Santa Pod Raceway, Podington
- 24th – 26th – The Game Fair, Ragley Hall, Warwickshire
- 29th – Sandringham Flower Show, Sandringham
- 30th – 30th August – Edinburgh Art Festival
- 31st – 7th August – Sidmouth Folk Festival
August
- 1st – Tenbury Country Show, Worcestershire
- 1st – 8th – Ceredigion National Eisteddfod
- 1st – 12th Sept – Kynren- An Epic Tale of England, Bishop Auckland
- 1st – 31st – Snape Proms, Snape Maltings Suffolk
- 2nd – Bridge of Allan Highland Games
- 6th – 9th – Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
- 6th – 16th – Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny Ireland
- 7th – 9th – Chilli Fiesta, West Dean Gardens, Nr Chichester
- 7th – 9th – Jack Up The 80s– Ryde, Isle of Wight
- 7th – 9th – Brecon Jazz Festival
- 7th – 29th – Edinburgh Military Tattoo
- 7th – 31st – Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Various locations around Edinburgh
- 8th – 15th – Lendy Cowes Week, Isle of Wight
- 12th – 13th – British Firework Championships
- 13th – 16th – Airbourne – Eastbourne’s Airshow
- 15th – Stirling Highland Games
- 15th – 16th – Isle of Wight Garlic Festival
- 15th – 17th – Whitby Regatta
- 15th – 19th – Dublin Horse Show
- 15th – 31st – Edinburgh International Book Festival
- 20th – 23rd – The Southport Flower Show
- 20th – 23rd – The Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons
- 21st – 23rd – Just SO festival 2020, Cheshire
- 22nd – 23rd – Classic Sports Car Club, Silverstone
- 22nd – 28th – Whitby Folk Week
- 27th – Bucks County Show
- 27th – 28th – Clacton on Sea Airshow, Essex
- 27th – 29th – Dartmouth Royal Regatta
- 29th – Festival of the Black Mountains, Talgarth
- 28th – 30th – Strathaven Balloon Festival, Lanarkshire
- 29th – 31st – Englands Medieval Festival – Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham
- 30th – World Crabbing Championship, Cromer Pier
- 30th – World Bog Snorkelling Championships, Llanwrtyd Wells
September
- 1st – 4th – Bude Jazz Festival
- 4th – 6th – Chatsworth Country Fair
- 5th – Moreton in Marsh Show
- 5th – Bridport Hat Festival, Dorset
- 5th – Alresford Show, Hampshire
- 5th – The Braemar Gathering
- 6th – Clovelly Lobster & Crab Feast, Devon
- 6th – 13th – Tour of Britain National British Cycling Event
- 10th – 13th – Bromyard Folk Festival, Bromyard, Worcestershire
- 11th – 13th – Ludlow Food Festival
- 11th – 13th – The World Jam Festival
- 11th – 13th – Goodwood Revival Festival
- 11th – 13th – Wellbeing by the Lakes, Dorset
- 12th – Kington Horse Show, Herefordshire
- 12th – 26th – Rye Arts Festival
- 13th – International Classic Car Show, Ryde, Isle of Wight
- 18th – 20th – Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
- 18th – 26th – Appledore Book Festival
- 19th – 20th – Abergavenny Food Festival
- 19th – 20th – Royal County of Berkshire Show
- 23rd – 27th – New Ross Piano Festival
- 25th – 27th – Porthcawl Elvis Festival
- 26th – 27th – South Yorkshire Shooting Show & Game Fair
- 26th – 27th – Malvern Autumn Show
October
- 2nd – 11th – Cheltenham Literacy Festival
- 3rd – Brecon Beacons Food Festival, Brecon Beacons National Park
- 3rd – 4th – Great Dixter Autumn Plant Fair, East Sussex
- 5th – 11th – Warwick Words History Festival
- 8th – 11th – Falmouth Oyster Festival
- 11th – World Conker Championship, Nr Oundle, Northants
- 17th – 27th – Biggar Little Festival
- 17th – 31st – Canterbury Festival, Kent
- 23rd – 27th – Harp on Wight Festival, Ryde, Isle of Wight
- 29th – 1st Nov – Wales Rally GB
- 30th – 1st Nov – Whitby Goth Weekend
November
- 1st – London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
- 5th – Lewes Bonfire Celebrations
- 6th – 7th – Light Up Lancaster
- 7th – Bridgewater Guy Fawkes Carnival
- 12th -15th – Harrogate Christmas Market
- 7th – 23rd Dec – Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham
- 12th – 23rd Dec – Cardiff Christmas Market
- 13th – 21st – Mozartfest, Bath
- 20th – 22nd – Huntingdon Christmas Market
- 20th – 22nd – Fowey Christmas Market
- 20th – 29th – Contemporary Musical Festival, Huddersfield
- 26th – 29th – Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre
- 27th – 29th – Deepdale Christmas Market
- 28th – 13th Dec – Rochester Christmas Market
- 30th – 1st Dec –Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Llanelwedd, Powys
December
- 1st –Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Llanelwedd, Powys
- 1st – 13th – Rochester Christmas Market
- 1st – 23rd – Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham
- 1st – 23rd – Cardiff Christmas Market
- 3rd – 6th – Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre
- 3rd – 6th – Padstow Christmas Festival
- 3rd – 6th – Lincoln Christmas Market
- 4th – 6th – Durham Christmas Festival
- 12th – Caerphilly Christmas Market
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