Festivals

The Jersey Jazz Festival with Modern Hotels

Friday, 30 March sees the start of the annual Jersey Jazz Festival, a three-day event featuring quality, live music from a line up of acclaimed artistes and taking place at the Mayfair Hotel in St Helier.

Top `end of season’ ski parties for 2012

End of season ski parties have become an annual tradition for the leading ski resorts. New and innovative festivals are frequently popping up, creating competition between resorts as to who has the best end of season parties.

Spring on the Moors

The daffodils will be out, the sheep will be lambing and the ponies foaling. Spring on the Moors is an exciting time of year for nature and wildlife. There's plenty going on for visitors in and around Exmoor at this time of the year too.

Events and festivals to dazzle Tenerife in 2012

The largest island in the Canaries, the Isle of Contrasts, lives up to its nickname perfectly with a whole host of colourful events and festivals running throughout the year. In 2012, Tenerife will again have something to suit every visitor - from cultural events, religious festivals, musical concerts and even one of the largest carnivals in the world!

Wonderful and WonderCOOL - February in Copenhagen

Wondering.....would you like the idea of a lumpfish roe safari by bike, followed by some midnight mussels and then some great rock music at the Museum of Natural History? Just head to Copenhagen in February and experience the bubbling cocktail of wonderful events during the winter festival, WonderCOOL.

Cool tunes from Geilo in Norway

The unique Ice Music Festival is taking place at Geilo, Norway from 3rd to 5th of February. All the instruments, the stage and the festival arena are made of ice and snow.

Grenada Sailing Festival promises action on sea and land

Festival fun starts this week as the Grenada Sailing Festival Camper & Nicholsons Racing Series opens on Friday at Port Louis Marina.

Sign up for one of the most remote marathons on the planet

Running 42.2km is a feat unto itself but sometimes it is about the destination, not just the journey, so why not put a whole new twist on marathon running and sign up for the exotic St Helena Marathon?

Egypt's Fifth International Yoga Festival "Back To Freedom"

Over the years, yoga has become an increasingly popular activity to keep fit, not only physically but also mentally and spiritually.

Hong Kong welcomes The Year of the Dragon

Hong Kong is ready to celebrate the Year of the Dragon in spectacular style with stunning flower markets, a fantastic International Night Parade, dazzling fireworks, lively sporting events and much, much more.

Follow Paul Merton to Florida Keys Woofstock 2012

The Florida Keys & Key West are renowned for their extravagant festivals and dynamic parades, including Fantasy Fest which rivals New Orleans’ Mardi Gras, and Hemingway Days which celebrates the powerful legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway, who lived in Key West throughout the 1930s.