Cities and towns
London 25Edinburgh 6Belfast 2Gloucester 2Lewes 2Liverpool 2Aberdeen 1Aberystwyth 1Aintree 1Aldeburgh 1Bangor 1Bedworth 1Birmingham 1Bressay 1Brighton 1Brockworth 1Burghead 1Cardiff 1Castle Donington 1Chelmsford 1Cheltenham 1Cowbridge 1Crickhowell 1Cullivoe 1Cwm Gwaun 1Daresbury 1Derby 1Derry 1Donington Park 1Dunoon 1Eastbourne 1Farnborough 1Glasgow 1Glyndebourne 1Guildford 1Hay-on-Wye 1Hereford 1Inverness 1Leeds 1Lerwick 1Llangollen 1Lurgan 1Manchester 1Milton Keynes 1Nesting and Girlsta 1Neston Park, near Corsham 1Newport 1Northmavine 1Norwick 1Notting Hill 1Padstow 1Pilton 1Portadown 1Reading 1Salisbury 1Scalloway 1Sheffield 1Silverstone 1St Andrews 1Stonehaven 1Uyeasound 1Waringstown 1Wembley 1West Sussex 1Whaddon 1Wimbledon 1Winchester 1Worcester 1
Usually in October, date not yet confirmed 1
Arts and filmUsually in March, date not yet confirmed 1
Arts and filmUsually in May, date not yet confirmed 2
Arts and film
Mayvaries
Glyndebourne Festival Opera🇬🇧 Glyndebourne, United Kingdom
Arts and film
Mayvaries
Hay Festival🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 9 more countries
Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 3
Arts and film
Junvaries
Glastonbury Festival🇬🇧 Pilton, United Kingdom
Arts and film
Junvaries
Aldeburgh Festival🇬🇧 Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
Arts and film
Junvaries
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition🇬🇧 Cardiff, United Kingdom
Usually in August, date not yet confirmed 4
Arts and film
Augvaries
Edinburgh International Film Festival🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Arts and film
Augvaries
Edinburgh Festival Fringe🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Arts and film
Augvaries
Edinburgh International Festival🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Arts and film
Augvaries
Edinburgh International Book Festival🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Shared with much of the world
Celebrated in United Kingdom and in many other countries.
November 2026 1
Arts and filmUsually in July, date not yet confirmed 1
Arts and filmPhoto credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Glyndebourne Festival Opera: Charlie Dave, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hay Festival: Andrew Lih (User:Fuzheado), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Edinburgh International Festival: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Edinburgh International Film Festival: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition: Seth Whales, CC BY 4.0, source
- Edinburgh International Book Festival: Mike Marchmont, CC0, source
- World Architecture Festival: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Moscow International Film Festival: Sergey Rodovnichenko, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Glastonbury Festival: Czampal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- BFI London Film Festival: Bex Walton, CC BY 2.0, source
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Festival Fringe Society, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aldeburgh Festival: Bluewave at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0, source