Festivals
Endsleigh launches student festival survival guide website
Students going to V festival this weekend will take over £800 worth of valuables with them, according to a new survey by student insurance provider Endsleigh.
Save half off fall travel to the Emerald City
Seattle - The Emerald City heralds the arrival of fall with Bumbershoot, North America’s largest urban arts festival. Held every Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center, Bumbershoot treats its 100,000 attendees to performances ranging from music, film and comedy to dance, theater and the visual arts.
What's cooking in Copenhagen?
For the seventh year running, Denmark’s largest food festival, Copenhagen Cooking, returns with a more spectacular programme than ever offering great late-summer culinary experiences.
Festival picks from around the world
As the Fringe grips the world’s imagination in Edinburgh, Flight Centre, the UK’s leading discount airfare experts; pick the best of festival fever across the globe.
August: Horse and barrel racing in Tuscany
Two very different racing festivals take place in Tuscany this August. One features horses, the other barrels!
Flower power hits the Channel Islands
Next week sees Jersey in full bloom, with the Battle of Flowers Carnival, 11 - 12 August 2011. Visitors can enjoy the spectacle of flower festooned floats, musicians, dancers and entertainers.
Inaugural Torridon Walking Festival
The first Torridon Walking Festival – the area thought to be the inspiration for Middle Earth in Tolkein’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ - promises exceptional choices for scaling iconic summits and exploring local forest footpaths.
Flow Festival gets ready to rock Finland
Finland is about to have a change of pace. Flow Festival, a well respected music and arts festival, is getting ready to take over Helsinki from the 12th to 14th of August 2011.
English Heritage’s Festival of History returns
English Heritage’s Festival of History returns to Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire on Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 July for Europe’s biggest live action historical extravaganza. A blockbuster weekend of clashing swords, thundering hooves, epic battles, aerial displays and have-a-go fun for all the family.
Create your own whale tale with Hervey Bay
The majestic humpback whales will be the focus of celebrations on the Fraser Coast next month for the annual Hervey Bay Whale Festival.
R. Kelly & Nicki Minaj to headline Jamaica’s Reggae Sumfest
Looking for an alternative to the UK rain soaked, sold out music festivals? Jamaica has the perfect alternative with the largest outdoor music festival, Reggae Sumfest, taking place this summer at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay from 17 – 23 July 2011.
Pride Week in Bristol
Pride Week Sat 9 – Sun 17 July, is a cultural festival showcasing the best international LGBT performers and artists, and celebrating the best creative talent from the South West.
Hot summer events in Bristol
Destination Bristol invites guests to enjoy an action-packed summer in the city with a line-up of major events including Pride Bristol, Bristol Harbour Festival, Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the 175th anniversary celebrations of Bristol Zoo Gardens, among others.
Jessie J cancels festival appearances
Jessie J has been forced to cancel her forthcoming festival appearances. Due to a serious injury, having broken her foot in two places Jessie J has had to undergo emergency surgery.
New student festival survival guide website
Students will take over £800 worth of valuables with them to music festivals this summer according to a survey published by the student insurance provider Endsleigh.