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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Hyde Park in London is opening its gates from Friday for two weekends of live music accompanied by four days of free summer activities, music and food. From 3-5 July and on Friday, 7 July, it will be Open House in the park as a festival of film, fun and fabulous food sprawls across the…
Manchester’s Northern Quarter will be buzzing this weekend as three days of music, comedy and arts come to the city from 30 June to 2 July. Now in its second year, Sonder Festival looks to bring together creative talent from across the region to support some amazing causes and give people from all backgrounds the…
While the summer music calendar is awash with festivals entering their second, third, fourth or even fifth decade of entertaining the masses who flock to the countryside to let their hair down, there are very few of any substance that haven’t been around for several years at least. There are some exceptions though and Fort…
It’s an ideal place to escape from the frantic pace of modern life and enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the Cotswolds, but for three days in July Upcote Farm explodes into a vibrant poster for the British underground music scene. Created in 2007 by six friends who’d had enough of paying large sums to…
Llanfyllin is probably not a place many people outside north Powys are familiar with but if you fancy a family-friendly weekend away at the height of summer in a secluded corner of Mid Wales then there’ll be plenty to keep you occupied from 7-9 July when the Workhouse Party swings into action. Run by “The…
