Cricket fans around the world are looking forward to this summer’s big event, the 12th one-day World Cup, which will be held in England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July. First contested in 1975, the tournament format has changed over time but in 2019 will comprise all 10 teams playing each other in…
There’s a new kid on the block in Weston-super-Mare and it’s what you get when you mix equal parts cider and music. Taking place from 1-3 February 2019 at Pontins Sand Bay holiday park in Somerset, Incider Festival is being organised for the first time by the Fuelled by Cider team, who also run the…
On the first weekend of February Cardiff will become a blaze of pageantry as the Welsh hordes do battle with the likes of Zelda, Deadpool, Thor and Mystique to see who will be the first to get to the bar. A day after the Dragons take on Les Tricolores in Paris on the opening night…
On Wednesday next week Bristol gets nostalgic for a bit of slapstick, with a five-day showcase of silent movies. Dating back to 2005, the annual Slapstick Festival brings audiences an opportunity to see some extraordinary films in unique circumstances. The festival showcases and celebrates archive film predominately from the silent era (1895-1930), accompanied by live…
After a a six-year break from touring, Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert is back on the road in 2019 with a new show, The Book of John. The tour kicks off on Saturday, 2 February, at the William Aston Hall in Wrexham and spans 52 venues over six months, with two nights at both London’s Eventim…
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…
Bob Marley tribute act the Trenchtown Experience are the special guests for one of the social occasions of the year at Chepstow Racecourse, when a day of great racing will be followed by a Caribbean Race Night party of red-hot reggae on Friday, 28 July. Trenchtown Experience will be on stage for an hour and…
The “Oktoberfest” theme will return to Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall on 21 October when fine ales from across the breadth of Germany will be on tap. After selling out in 2016 the German Beer Festival returns to the sound of traditional German drinking songs and dances, while bringing sizzling sausages and a continental flavour to the…
It’s about to get crazy at The Fleece in Bristol, which is tuning up for Skankfest2017 this weekend. In case you hadn’t guessed it, Skankfest is a celebration of all things ska and punk, with 23 bands set to rock the The Fleece on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm. Combined two-day tickets can be bought…
The festival spirit is certainly at “home” in Somerset this weekend with not one but two “home” spun festivals taking place in the county. But not to be mistaken with the three-day “Home Farm Charity Music Festival” in Chilthorne Domer, now celebrating its 12th anniversary, the Home Festival at Fernhill Farm in Compton Martin is…
