Festivals
Join the party at Covent Garden
June 18th marks Covent Garden Market Building’s birthday, and the area is celebrating by hosting a packed weekend of fun-filled activity, from an array of delicious birthday food to bespoke anniversary street performances and good old-fashioned giant, outdoor party games, including some very special prizes for lucky players.
Experience Mozambique's Kueto Siriwala Festival
Rainbow Tours (part of W&O Travel) is offering a fantastic seven-night holiday to Ibo Island in northern Mozambique this June from £2,240pp based on two people sharing, a saving of just over £1000 per couple. With miles of deserted coastline, and tropical ocean, Ibo Island is a castaway chic experience and is regarded as one of the most atmospheric islands in the world.
A summer festival in Puglia
Visit the San Vito Martire festival on 14, 15 and 16 June in Polignano al Mare, Puglia this summer. The Feast of San Vito Martire is based around a large procession bearing the silver statue of the Saint. Highights of the festival include a boat procession on the Monday, midnight fireworks on Tuesday with plenty of music, dance, plus the film premier of Gianni Torres' Le Mamme di San Vito, plus lots of fantastic Italian open-air dining courtesy of the local butchers.
Orange Power Wellies to keep Glastonbury Festival goers charged
Orange has unveiled the Orange Power Wellies, a groundbreaking and innovative eco mobile phone charging prototype created to keep Glastonbury Festival goers connected with their friends across the weekend.
Caribbean resort prepares to party
The biggest and best-loved festival in Saint Lucia, ‘Carnival’ will return to the island this month in an explosion of colours, music and celebration and a leading Caribbean resort will be joining in the fun.
Beware of tent thieves out to spoil your festival fun
With festival season just around the corner, comparison site, moneysupermarket.com, urges all Brits to ensure their possessions are covered while away from the home this summer.
Save.co.uk helps festival virgins on a budget
It’s now less than a month until the UK festival season kicks off with the Isle of Wight festival on 11th-13th June. Every year the festivals attract more and more big name bands – this season will see everyone from Muse, Slash and the Prodigy to Rolf Harris, Stevie Wonder and 80s favourites Roxy Music gracing the stage – so let’s just hope that the weather holds out.
Tantalise your senses at the ‘Sweet Pea Festival’
Visitors can tantalise their senses at a special Sweet Pea Festival which takes place at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, near Stratford-upon-Avon from the middle of June into July.
Find the orange welly and win Glastonbury tickets
Missed your chance to buy Glastonbury tickets? Forgot to check out the returns resale in April? Fear not as today sees the launch of Orange’s ‘Where’s My Welly?’ online ticket competition at orange.co.uk/glastonbury Orange is also excited to announce the return of the Glastonbury festival blog launching in mid June.
Festival-goers warned of online ticket scams
More than 5000 fans were scammed when trying to buy tickets for the UK's top music festivals last summer, figures released for the OFT's Just Tick It campaign reveal.
The world is your musical oyster!
As the UK weather gradually improves and the summer music festival season approaches why not consider dovetailing some serious world music into your travel plans over the ensuing months?
Party in Morocco at the Gnawa Music Festival
Unlike Europe, holidays in Morocco – which is under 3 hours away from the UK – remain extraordinarily good value for money. Why not travel to Essaouira on the coast at the end of June, before the school holidays start, and witness the Gnawa World Music Festival (24-28 June)?
Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival celebrates 57th year
The Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival celebrates its 57th year when it takes place this summer from Wednesday 14 July – Sunday 1 August. Presented by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the Festival is a celebration of poetry in the town of the greatest poet and features a range of superb events with well known actors.
Tasty treats at Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival
This summer sees the return of the highly successful and popular Royal Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival which takes place on Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 September.
Pete Doherty to take centre stage in Ibiza
For one night only, Pete Doherty will take centre stage in the Ibiza Rocks Bar on the beach in San Antonio for an intimate, sunset, acoustic set on Tuesday 1 June, to celebrate the start of another storming Ibiza Rocks summer season.