If you’ve ever been to Olympia in London you’ll know that it’s a pretty big venue and it takes an event of considerable proportions to take it over… but one of the country’s biggest costume parties manages to do just that. Taking place from 28-30 July, London Film & Comic Con is the flagship event…
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…
Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber returns to the UK on Friday for one of two British gigs before heading back across the pond to Arlington in Texas. And fans of “the Bieb” will have the added bonus of British singer Will Heard joining his Purpose World Tour for the gig at the Principality Stadium on…
There may not be many lace-up boots and corduroys but Hersham boys, and girls, will be in for a treat this weekend when the “perfect pint-sized summer festival” hits the town. And although Sham 69 aren’t on the bill, there will be live entertainment from Newport boys Goldie Lookin’ Chain and Judge Jules in the…
Powderham Castle is in for a retro blast on Saturday, 1 July, when 1980s legends Tony Hadley, Howard Jones, Belinda Carlisle, Jason Donovan and Toyah take to the stage for Let’s Rock Exeter. Located in a picturesque setting beside the Exe estuary just outside Exeter, Powderham Castle is one of England’s oldest family homes. Sir…
It’s the opening of the 2017 Greenwich And Docklands International Festival today, a fantastic programme of outdoor theatre and performing arts over three summer weekends. London’s leading festival of free outdoor performances, GDIF has been growing every year and in 2016 the festival featured more than 100 acts by dozens of national and international companies…
The world’s best athletes converge on London for 10 days of thrilling action for the IAAF World Championships from 4-13 August and tickets are still available. With London 2017 securing an increased capacity licence for the event, 60,000 tickets, across all 14 sessions of the IAAF World Championships, went on sale last week. The tickets…
The theme for this year’s Braintree Real Ale Festival is “A Trip Along The Thames”, with beers sourced from along the path of the river from its source in the Cotswolds to its mouth near Southend. The event gets underway at the Bocking Arts Theatre (formally the Braintree Insitute) on Thursday, 15 June, and runs…
Seven top UK breweries are collaborating with coffee roasters from the UK and Republic of Ireland for the Uppers & Downers festival of coffee beers which takes place in London later this year. Breweries such as Magic Rock, Brew By Numbers, Cloudwater and Weird Beard are collaborating with seven coffee roasters for Good Beer Hunting’s…
Thurrock Beer Festival kicks off at the Civic Hall in Grays tomorrow. Organised by South West Essex CAMRA it runs until Saturday, 10 June 2017. Opening times for the event are from noon-3pm and 6-11pm from Tuesday to Friday, and from noon-7pm on Saturday. Admission is free for the lunchtime sessions during the week, with…
