Festivals
Oktoberfest in London returns for autumn 2011
The original German beer festival, “Oktoberfest in London”, is back in 2011 for a fun-filled, stein-fuelled six weeks celebration of authentic food, spectacular Oompah live entertainment and of course, premium quality German beers.
Boutique festival’s battle of the board games
This year’s most stylish boutique festival will come in the shape of Winterwell, a testament to the fact that big is not always best.
London Bierfest returns for 2011
The UK’s premiere beer festival, London Bierfest, is back in 2011 for a fun-filled, stein-fuelled three day celebration of fantastic food, spectacular entertainment and of course, premium quality beer.
Celebrate Gay Pride with HostelBookers
The celebration of gay culture has become a global event with huge Pride festivals taking place every summer in top destinations such as London and San Francisco. HostelBookers has compiled a list of hostels keen to target gay guests, hostels in top cities close to the buzzing gay districts or properties near to the Pride festival sites.
Sensational line up for Wireless Festival
Wireless with Barclaycard is sure to be the highlight of the summer, taking place in Hyde Park on 1, 2, 3 July and featuring the biggest and best names in music today including headliners The BlackEyed Peas, The Chemical Brothers and Pulp, alongside chart toppers such as Tinie Tempah, Plan B, Bruno Mars, David Guetta, Ke$ha and many, many more.
September ice cream festival in Sicily
September is a lovely time to visit Sicily. Temperature-wise, the first two or three weeks are an extension of the long summer, but of course the island is much quieter.
Chic retreat offers Henley Regatta packages
Sanctum On The Green, created by the team behind the funky Sanctum Soho in London, is gearing up to celebrate neighbouring town Henley’s renowned summer schedule with some excellent value prices for visitors.
Embrace Britain with a summer ‘Soliday’
With sun-filled evenings and festivals aplenty, the British summer is well on its way. To make the most of this glorious time of year, Solo’s Holidays have a variety of UK based ‘Staycation’ packages for the season.
International music festivals? Easy with nomud.com
Thomas Cook Events have launched their biggest project yet, nomud.com, a one-stop shop for international music festival travel.
The Hoosiers confirmed for Live Fest line up
There’s one more act at LIVE FEST! It’s been announced that The Hoosiers will complete the bill for London’s biggest indoor festival which is set to take The O2 by storm on July 23rd 2011.
The Pop Up Hotel goes live at Glastonbury
It’s hard to find a really special and different festival experience. But that’s just what the Pop-Up Hotel will be providing: all the atmosphere of staying under canvas at Glastonbury Festival but with the comfort and luxury of a really good boutique hotel.
Jet off for festival fun this summer
With the festival season fast approaching, Cheapflights.co.uk advises that now is the time to book and ensure your ticket to one of the hottest European gigs.
Glamping may not be an option as festival ticket prices surge
With the UK’s festival season just around the corner, new research from shopping comparison website Kelkoo reveals that unsuspecting revellers are now paying 58% more for tickets than they did five years ago.
Don’t let your festival spirit be dampened by tent thieves
With thousands of people planning to enjoy this year's festival season, comparison site moneysupermarket.com urges all Brits to think about what cover they have in place to protect them while they party away from home.
Exmoor Food Festival: 1st – 9th October 2011
The 2011 Exmoor Food Festival, which will run over nine days from Saturday 1st to Sunday 9th October, provides a showcase for local produce from a variety of independent food and drink producers based in the scenic Exmoor area.