May events
May events
May events: Taste Yorkshire’s best at the Food Lovers Festival
Known as Yorkshire's Food Capital, the usually quiet village of Malton comes to life when this tasty festival rolls into town.
Location: Malton, North Yorkshire
Celebrate new music at Liverpool Sound City
Grab a ticket to embrace the spirit of the underground at England's premier festival for new music.
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
May events: Celebrate spring at the Chippenham Folk Festival
Head to the Cotswolds to enjoy more than 200 bands, musicians and dance acts at Chippenham's four-day Folk Festival.
Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire
May events: Watch the Tetbury Woolsack Race
This is undoubtedly one of England's strangest things to do in May, but this unique race dates back to the 17th-century.
Location: Tetbury, Gloucestershire
May events: Guineas Festival at Newmarket
Jump into the grandstand to watch Europe’s top racehorses compete for victory at Newmarket’s highly-anticipated racing event.
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
May events: Discover your creative side at the Hertford Arts Festival
Enjoy works from local artists and unleash your own creativity at a series of events in Hertford.
Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire
May events: Enter Daphne du Maurier’s world at Fowey Festival
Use the Fowey Festival as an opportunity to explore the town and countryside that inspired novelist Daphne du Maurier.
Location: Fowey, Cornwall
May events: Picnics, proms and performances at Iford Arts
Enjoy a relaxing picnic in the exquisite Peto Garden whilst listening to opera, jazz and classical concerts at the Iford Arts Festival in Bath.
Location: Iford, Wiltshire
May events: Get festival fever in Brighton and Hove
The seaside city comes alive with four fantastic festivals taking place in one month of madness.
Location: Brighton & Hove, East Sussex
May events: See Salisbury's amazing Art Festival
Take part in the Salisbury International Arts Festival, and immerse yourself in music, art, dance, and theatre of the highest caliber.
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
May events: The Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Norwich becomes a hotbed of international art and performance every May.
Location: Norwich, Norfolk
May events: Have a nautical time at Gloucester Tall Ships Festival
Set sail to Gloucester as the award-winning Gloucester Tall Ships makes its return voyage to the UK's most inland port in May.
Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Get away at The Great Escape
The Great Escape brings hundreds of up-and-coming artists to 35 venues over three days in Brighton and Hove.
Location: Brighton, Sussex
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
May events: Cheer on the cyclists at Lincoln Grand Prix
Take to the streets of Lincoln’s Cathedral Quarter to show your support for some of England’s top cyclists during a two-day festival of cycling.
Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire
May events: Go on an after-dark crawl in NewcastleGateshead
Enjoy some unique, one off events during NewcastleGateshead’s popular late night culture crawl – The Late Shows.
Location: NewcastleGateshead, Tyne and Wear
May events: Don your tweeds for the Nottinghamshire County Show
May is usually your first chance to enjoy the spring sunshine, so spend it wisely with an action-packed day at the Nottinghamshire County Show.
Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire
May events: Enjoy blue skies and vintage cars at Magnificent Motors
Don’t miss out on a visit to Magnificent Motors, Eastbourne’s exciting vintage and classic car motoring event in May.
Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex
Connect with Dot to Dot Festival
This festival of indie, pop, electronic and alternative music is a travelling show, moving between three cities over three consecutive days.
Location: Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham
Go to Liverpool Sound City, an innovative music, film and art festival
Get a ticket for one of the UK’s largest international music, digital and film festivals.
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
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