There’s nothing quite like events in England. Where else can you take a dip in a hot tub after dancing the night away at a masquerade ball, sing along with rock stars while dressed as an octopus and catch up with famous writers and chefs in a glorious seaside setting. Film, food, music, comedy, street art, theatre, literature, vintage lifestyle and even worm charming are all checked off at English events and festivals. Want to keep it traditional? England invented the social season and the summer calendar of events in the UK is peppered with opera in gardens and major sporting fixtures including horse racing and rowing.
Events
There’s nothing quite like events in England. Where else can you take a dip in a hot tub after dancing the night away at a masquerade ball, sing along with rock stars while dressed as an octopus and catch up with famous writers and chefs in a glorious seaside setting. Film, food, music, comedy, street art, theatre, literature, vintage lifestyle and even worm charming are all checked off at English events and festivals. Want to keep it traditional? England invented the social season and the summer calendar of events in the UK is peppered with opera in gardens and major sporting fixtures including horse racing and rowing.
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England is packed with exciting events and things to do in 2019; see the highlights and start planning for next year!
Learn the traditional art of Well Dressing
Take part in the tradition of Well Dressing, the Peak District’s colourful summertime spectacle.
Location: Peak District, Derbyshire
August events: Step into another world at Boomtown Fair
Enter a festival with an entire storyline behind it, and become part of the next chapter of the tale.
Location: Winchester, Hampshire
July events: Celebrate a cultural cocktail at the Lytham Festival
Enjoy a new week-long summer festival of music, comedy and literature in the classic Lancashire seaside resorts of Lytham and St Annes.
Location: Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
August events: Meet a legendary outlaw at the Robin Hood Festival
The Robin Hood Festival is a celebration to all things medieval and, of course, Robin himself, that takes place each year at his home in Sherwood Forest.
Location: Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
October Events: Party hard at England's biggest indoor world music festival
Take a journey through the world of music at Whitby’s annual Musicport Festival, an event full of excellent live music and cultural diversity.
Location: Whitby, North Yorkshire
November events: Step back in time at the Victorian Christmas Festival
Get in the festive spirit at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire
November events: Get inspired at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Listen along to amazing performances at the UK’s largest international festival of new and experimental music.
Location: Huddersfield , West Yorkshire
July events: All aboard for trains and tunes at Indietracks
Celebrate the best of old-time steam railways and indie rock in the East Midlands.
Location: Ripley, Derbyshire
Easter adventures with the kids at West Dean Gardens
Bring your family to West Sussex this Easter holidays and join in with trails, crafts and activities.
Location: Chichester, West Sussex
October events: Sample local delights at the East Midlands Food Festival
The East Midlands Food Festival in Melton Mowbray is one of the largest regional food festivals in the country. Running for over 15 years, lots of loyal and new visitors can enjoy edible delights from some of the country’s finest producers, many from the East Midlands.
Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Experience Worcestershire’s WWI commemorations
Worcester launches one of England’s largest programmes of events commemorating the centenary of the First World War.
Location: Worcester, Worcestershire
May events: Put your best foot forward at WalkFest
Put a spring in your step over the spring bank holiday weekend at the North York Moors National Park’s annual walking festival.
Location: North York Moors, North Yorkshire
June events: Revel in pageantry at the Durham Regatta
There's nothing weary about the Wear, as shown at northeast England's premier rowing event.
Location: River Wear, Durham
Experience a Cornish event
There’s always an event taking place in Cornwall. Find the action with a break in the South.
Location: Cornwall
June events: Step back in time at Broadstairs Dickens Festival
The usually quiet coastal town Broadstairs comes to life to celebrate the life of Dickens at this week-long, eclectic festival.
Location: Broadstairs, Kent
November events: Eyes on the sky for Light Up Lancaster
See the skies over Lancaster light up this autumn at the North’s biggest firework display.
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
August events: Humber Street Sesh
Grab your dancing shoes and head down to Humber Street Sesh - a fresh, grassroots festival hosting a wide variety of bands across two days.
Location: Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
August events: Lost Village Festival
Take a trip into the surreal landscape of large-scale, interactive theatre performance art. In the woods. With DJs.
Location: Norton Disney, Lincolnshire
July events: Get on board for the Henley Royal Regatta
Enjoy the excitement and action of a classic English pastime in the scenic Oxfordshire countryside.
Location: Henley, Oxfordshire
October events: Get merry on local brews at the Robin Hood Beer Festival
With its fine selection of beer and cider stalls, many of which offer local produce, Nottingham's Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival is a great place for drink connoisseurs.
Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Arts and cultural events
Rejoice in English culture at one of the many shows and fairs held throughout the year.
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