Festivals, Carnivals and Events
Festivals, Carnivals and Events around the UK, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, including music festivals, carnivals and summer fayres.

On Friday 18th October, London icon Trader Vic’s will host the mother of all tiki cocktail parties, reaching global proportions, as the venue welcomes The Hukilau's London tiki-takeover.
Gathered for one night only will be top tiki talent and rum experts from around the world with bar tenders from the U.S., France, Spain, and local London legends throwing one hell of a tiki party as part of the line-up for UK Rum Fest.

General Sir Mike Jackson will be coming to Budleigh Salterton on Saturday, November 16, for a fascinating, one-off evening event, to raise funds for the Festival’s Education Outreach programme.
Organised by Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, the talk by former Chief of the General Staff and Head of the Army will feature remarkable personal anecdotes and thoughtful examples of both success and failure.

Enjoy the ethical festival feel-good factor at the Manchester Vegan WinterFest this November. Sachas Hotel will be playing host to an exciting Christmas vegan shopping experience. Whether you’ve got some vegan friends to buy presents for, fancy trying some festive vegan food or are fed up with buying the usual gifts and are looking for something that’s plastic-free, this event will have everything you need to create the perfect cruelty-free Christmas…

The UK’s biggest Christmas indoor Winter Wonderland, is set to return to Manchester on 6th December.

Taking place at Heaton Park, Manchester’s largest historic park and Europe’s largest municipal park, Lightopia is a brand new, immersive and visually-dramatic lantern and light festival, that promises to fuse beautiful art installations with human experience.