Canterbury on the hop this weekend

Kent Beer Festival celebrates its 43rd birthday this year when glasses will be raised at Merton Farm near Canterbury to great Kentish beer. The festival, which gets underway this weekend (20-22 July), sees more than 200 ales and ciders on sale, plus a foreign beer bar, tasty local grub and sound live entertainment. There’s also…

Splendour about to unfold in Nottingham

Wollaton Park will be a place of Splendour on Saturday, 22 July, when Nottingham’s favourite family festival makes its annual pilgrimage to the city. Organised by Nottingham City Council and DHP Concerts, the event sees a diverse blend of musical styles descend on the park, including local unsigned bands and star attractions, past and present.…

Musical odyssey in the Herefordshire hills

This weekend an odyssey gets underway in rural Herefordshire – from 21-23 July – when Nozstock sets up camp on a beautiful working farm filled with fun, adventure, charm and a sprinkling of magic. It started off in 1998 as a large barbecue at the Nosworthy family home in Bromyard but has since moved to…

Swanage ready for reggae celebration

Wah yuh ah duh dis weekend? Yuh a guh Dorset fah kick up rumpus? Well, after the phenomenal success of last year’s inaugural Wilkswood Reggae Festival, an awful lot of people will be doing just that… heading to the middle of the beautiful Purbeck countryside on the outskirts of Swanage to enjoy a family-friendly weekend…

Tramlines on track for Sheffield celebration

Featuring 73 acts across five stages in the heart of Sheffield, Tramlines takes over the city’s parkland, bars and music venues for a weekend of live music and club nights from 21-23 July 2017. A multi-genre city festival organised by a selection of local promoters, organisations and venues, the event includes artists from the worlds…

Intergalactic sounds pumping out at Jodrell Bank

What do you get when you combine intergalactic sounds with a thought-provoking mix of science and culture? Easy, it’s Bluedot, an award-winning festival of discovery at the grounds of a deep space observatory and set against a backdrop of the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank. Taking place from today until Sunday, 7-9 July, Bluedot…

Harbour festival to dock in Bristol

It’s one of the highlights of the year in Bristol and it will be docking in the harbour next weekend. Bristol Harbour Festival returns to the city from 21-23 July when the harbour will be filled with two miles of vessels, food markets, circus acts, live music and performers. This year highlights include three visiting…

Fuse lit for Lichfield festival of music

Lichfield Fuse Festival returns to Beacon Park for it’s 16th year this weekend. A free family event, the festival was originally set up back in 2001 by Lichfield Arts with the aim of providing a live music event that was accessible to all. These days Fuse has grown beyond its humble beginnings in a small…

Sunderland all set to show its Sunniside

It’ll be Happy Mondays on Saturday and Incognito and former M People singer Heather Small tomorrow as Sunniside Live kicks off in Sunderland this weekend. Held in Sunniside Gardens in the heart of Sunderland city centre, Sunniside Live runs from 4pm until 10pm on Friday, 7 July, and noon until 10pm on Saturday, 8 July.…

‘Clans gathering’ for Cardiff festival

There’s a rumour going around South Wales that the “clans will be gathering” for three days of “fun and frolics” on an organic farm in Bonvilston. And, you know what, the rumour seems to be true as there’s a website and posters to back it up. It seems the merriment will all be centred at…