Festival Directory
Upcoming festivals across the UK. Search by name, county or genre - updated every week.
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Various venues, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Celtic Connections is Glasgow's major winter festival celebrating folk, traditional, roots and world music, with crossover into jazz, orchestral, electronic and Americana. It takes place across multiple city venues and is presented by Glasgow Life.
Sand Bay Holiday Village, Kewstoke, Somerset, England
In Cider is a three-day indoor winter music festival on the Somerset coast, presented by the Fuelled By Cider team. It combines live bands, festival-style entertainment and residential holiday park accommodation.
Butlin's Bognor Regis, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
Southport Weekender Festival is a long-running indoor resort weekender focused on soul, house, deep house, funk and related black music styles. It now takes place at Butlin's Bognor Regis and operates through accommodation-based booking packages.
Various city-centre venues, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester Folk Festival is an urban multi-venue festival for contemporary folk, roots and acoustic music. It is presented by the charity Sound Roots alongside English Folk Expo.
The O2, London; AO Arena, Manchester; OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Country to Country, usually branded C2C, is the UK's leading country music festival, staged across multiple arenas with artists rotating between cities. The 2027 edition has been announced for London and Glasgow, with Manchester joining for the first time.
Butlin's Bognor Regis, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
Hospitality Weekender is an indoor resort-based drum & bass festival run by Hospitality, the events arm of Hospital Records. It takes over Butlin's Bognor Regis for a multi-day D&B-focused programme with accommodation packages rather than standard camping.
In and around town, Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival is a long-running town-based festival spread across venues in Nantwich over the spring bank holiday period around Easter. The programme covers jazz, blues and broader live music, combining ticketed concerts with pub and street performances.
Multiple venues, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester Punk Festival is a volunteer-run, multi-venue festival spread across independent venues in the city centre. The event covers punk rock and adjacent underground styles including ska-punk, hardcore and folk-punk.
Scarborough Spa, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Scarborough Punk Festival is a weekend indoor punk event at Scarborough Spa. It brings together UK punk bands and related alternative acts for a compact seaside weekender.
Old Market area, Bristol, Bristol, England
Outer Town is a DIY multi-venue festival spread across independent pubs and venues in Bristol's Old Market area. It focuses on underground and alternative music, with dozens of acts performing across multiple stages in one day.
The Truman Brewery and surrounding venues, Brick Lane, London, Greater London, England
Brick Lane Jazz Festival is a multi-venue East London festival centred on jazz and adjacent contemporary sounds. Its programme also includes talks, workshops and a conference strand alongside live performances.
Montpellier Gardens and venues around Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham Jazz Festival is one of the UK's leading jazz festivals, mixing international headliners, new artists and free around-town performances. It is part of the wider Cheltenham Festivals organisation.
Various venues, Derry-Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
The City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival is a city-wide jazz festival staged across the May bank holiday period. It combines ticketed concerts with club shows, outdoor performances and jazz-related styles including blues, soul, swing, jive and ska.
Various venues, Shetland, centred on Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Shetland Folk Festival is a long-running four-day festival spread across venues throughout the islands, from Lerwick to rural halls. It combines local Shetland musicians with visiting artists from the UK and overseas.
Charisworth Farm, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Teddy Rocks Festival is a Dorset charity music festival that raises funds for children's cancer causes. Recent coverage confirmed its 2027 return at Charisworth Farm over the early May bank holiday weekend, with Dizzee Rascal announced for the opening night.
Newtownards, Down, Northern Ireland
Ards International Guitar Festival is an annual Newtownards festival dedicated to guitar music in many forms. Its programme spans gigs, fringe events, clinics and exhibitions, with styles including blues, folk, rock and classical.
Tobermory and Dervaig, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Mull Music Festival is a small island festival centred on pubs, hotels and venues around Tobermory and Dervaig. It focuses on live folk, rock and ceilidh music and has long been a fixture of Mull's spring events calendar.
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Takedown Festival is a south coast rock, metal and alternative indoor festival centred on Portsmouth Guildhall. After returning in recent years, it has positioned itself as a compact city-based event for modern heavy and alternative audiences.
Liverpool City Centre, Merseyside, England
Liverpool Sound City is an independent city-centre festival for new music, paired with an industry conference. It is known for showcasing emerging artists and using multiple venues across Liverpool.
Various venues, Wrexham, Wrexham, Wales
FOCUS Wales is an international multi-venue showcase festival and conference centred on new and emerging music in Wrexham. Alongside live performances, it runs a professional conference and film programme, with a strong Welsh and international industry focus.
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England
Holmfirth Festival of Folk is a community-based weekend of folk music, dance and spoken word in the West Yorkshire town. The programme typically combines concerts with outdoor dance sides and participatory events.
Norwich and venues across Norfolk, Norfolk, England
Norfolk & Norwich Festival is a long-running multi-arts festival with a substantial music programme alongside theatre, circus and visual arts. It is charity-run and stages performances across Norwich and the wider county each May.
Town centre and waterfront venues, Dartmouth, Devon, England
Dart Music Festival is a free multi-venue town festival in Dartmouth with music across pubs, outdoor spaces and other venues. Its programming covers a broad mix including folk, roots, blues, jazz and acoustic acts.
Kelham Island and Neepsend, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Get Together is a one-day multi-venue festival spread across warehouses, breweries, bars and social spaces in Sheffield's Kelham Island and Neepsend districts. Its programming focuses on new and independent artists across indie, alternative, electronic and leftfield music.
Multiple venues, Camden Town, London, Greater London, England
Desertfest London is a multi-venue heavy underground festival spread across Camden Town. Its programming centres on stoner rock, doom, sludge, heavy psych and related riff-driven scenes, drawing both international cult acts and newer underground bands.
Various venues, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester Jazz Festival is a city-wide multi-venue festival dedicated to jazz in its broadest sense. Its programme mixes contemporary and traditional jazz, new commissions, club shows and free outdoor performances across central Manchester.
Braziers Park, Ipsden, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Wood Festival is a small independent festival of music, creativity and nature at Braziers Park. It is known for its sustainability focus, family-friendly programming and workshops alongside grassroots live music.
Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England
Bearded Theory is an independent creative and performing arts festival held over the late May bank holiday weekend. Its programme mixes alternative, indie, punk and folk music with family activities, arts, comedy and spoken word.
Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Buckle & Boots is an independent country music festival at Whitebottom Farm. It combines live country performances, songwriter rounds, camping and a family-friendly atmosphere across a long weekend.
Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Call of the Wild Festival is an independent rock festival at Lincolnshire Showground. It focuses on rock, hard rock and metal acts, and has grown into a dedicated bank holiday gathering for grassroots and established bands.
Knockengorroch, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Knockengorroch is a family-run greenfield festival in south-west Scotland with a strong community ethos. It brings together music from the Celtic diaspora and beyond, with a dedicated kids' area, family camping and a riverside mountain setting.
Stromness and venues across Orkney, Orkney, Scotland
Orkney Folk Festival is a volunteer-run festival of contemporary and traditional folk music based in Stromness and staged across the islands. It brings visiting performers together with Orcadian musicians in concerts, sessions and community events.
Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Shindig is an independent music and arts camping festival with a strong family offer across the late May bank holiday weekend. Its programming mixes live bands, DJs, art, wellness, cabaret and extensive children's activities in a boutique-scale setting.
Blackmore Gardens and venues around Sidmouth, Devon, England
Sidmouth International Jazz & Blues Festival is a boutique coastal festival combining evening headline concerts with daytime performances. Its programme covers jazz, blues, roots, soul, funk, Latin and Cuban music.
Penallt, Monmouthshire, Monmouthshire, Wales
Devauden Festival is a grassroots, not-for-profit family festival in Monmouthshire. The event features four stages of music, kids' entertainment, wellness, craft workshops, camping and locally focused food and drink.
Belvoir Castle, near Grantham, Leicestershire, England
Forbidden Forest is a dedicated electronic music festival staged in the grounds of Belvoir Castle. Its core programme focuses on house, tech house, techno and drum & bass over the late May Bank Holiday weekend.
Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Fortress Festival is a specialist black metal festival held at Scarborough Spa. The event is known for carefully curated international bills, exclusives and a dramatic coastal venue, with 2027 expanding to include a Friday pre-show for its fifth anniversary.
Old Park Farm, Water Street, Margam, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
In It Together is a large family-focused festival in south Wales with major chart, pop, indie and dance acts across multiple arenas. The event also includes camping, family entertainment and Welsh emerging artist showcases such as The Paddock, curated with FOCUS Wales and BBC Horizons.
Brockwell Park, Norwood Road, London, SE24 9JU, Greater London, England
Field Day is a London festival focused on forward-facing electronic, club and alternative music. The official site confirms the next edition for Saturday 29 May 2027 in Brockwell Park and says the event remains under full creative control of its dedicated team.
Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton, Bristol, England
Love Saves The Day is a two-day Bristol festival that opens the summer festival season over the late May bank holiday weekend. It focuses on dance music and club culture, with house, techno, drum and bass, garage and related sounds across multiple stages.
Victoria Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England
Neighbourhood Weekender is a two-day outdoor festival in Warrington focused on indie, rock and mainstream guitar-led acts. It has a strong regional following and positions itself as one of the North West's biggest indie festivals.
Temple Newsam, Leeds; Hatfield Park, Hatfield, England
Slam Dunk Festival is a twin-site rock festival known for pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore and related genres. The 2027 edition has announced its first wave of artists, with Leeds running on 29 May and Hatfield on 30 May.
Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Slam Dunk Festival North is the Leeds edition of the long-running rock, punk and alternative festival. It takes place at Temple Newsam with the same bill as the southern edition and is positioned by the organiser as the UK's biggest independent rock festival.
Brockwell Park, London, Greater London, England
Cross The Tracks is a one-day London festival focused on jazz, funk and soul, with food, market and community elements. It takes place in Brockwell Park and has become a prominent early-summer city event.
Various venues, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Dot To Dot Festival is a metropolitan multi-venue festival known for showcasing emerging talent alongside established acts. Nottingham is the festival's original home and hosts the Sunday edition across venues in the city.
Brockwell Park, London, Greater London, England
City Splash is a one-day South London festival centred on Caribbean and African music and culture. The 2027 edition has been announced for Brockwell Park with Damian Marley leading the first wave.
Titanic Slipways, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
AVA Festival is an electronic music and visual arts festival rooted in Belfast's docklands. Its Belfast edition combines DJs and live electronic acts with talks, workshops and wider creative programming at Titanic Slipways.
Turnpost Farm, Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England
Glastonbudget is a long-running tribute music festival in Leicestershire. It brings together tribute acts across multiple stages with camping and a broadly family-friendly weekend format.
Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
LeeStock is a Suffolk charity music festival held in memory of Lee Dunford, with proceeds supporting the Willow Foundation and other local causes. The event mixes live bands and family-friendly festival attractions at Melford Hall.
Ballycastle and Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Rathlin Sound Festival is a coastal festival celebrating the traditions of Ballycastle and Rathlin Island, with live music forming part of a broader maritime and community programme. It combines performances with watersports, crafts, talks and heritage activities around the Rathlin Sound.
Chilton Fields, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
StowFest is a free family music festival in Stowmarket organised by Stowmarket Town Council in partnership with Stowmarket Rugby Club. The event spans two days and aims to attract a broad local audience with varied live music and food traders.
Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The Big Retreat Festival is a wellbeing and lifestyle festival in Pembrokeshire that also features a live music programme. Its offer combines music, talks, fitness, food, workshops and family activities rather than functioning as a music-only event.
Brockwell Park, Norwood Road, London, SE24 9JU, Greater London, England
Wide Awake is an independent London festival focused on alternative music, post-punk, leftfield indie and underground electronic sounds. The official site says it is an independent festival for music fans looking for something different and confirms Brockwell Park as its home.
Near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Fire in the Mountain is an off-grid independent festival rooted in folk, old-time, roots and acoustic traditions. Held on a working farm in mid Wales, it combines live music with dancing, craft, workshops and a strong communal ethos.
Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Baltic Weekender is a Liverpool multi-venue electronic music festival centred on the Baltic Triangle district. The event focuses on club culture and dance music, using both indoor and outdoor spaces across the area.
Clydeside Live, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Terminal V is a major Scottish electronic music festival. Its 2027 edition has been announced as the festival's first three-day and first fully outdoor Scottish edition, moving to the new Clydeside Live site in Glasgow for its 10th anniversary.
Scorrier House, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall, England
The Great Estate is a boutique Cornish festival set in the grounds of Scorrier Estate. It mixes live music with arts, comedy, food and family-friendly activity in a country house setting.
Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Wychwood is a long-running independent family festival held at Cheltenham Racecourse. It combines live music with comedy, workshops and a large programme of activities for children and families, with under-10s admitted free.
Club Doncaster Sports Village, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
DonnyFest is a one-day Doncaster music festival with a mainstream guitar-led line-up and additional stages for acoustic and dance acts. Coverage for the 2027 edition confirms its return to Club Doncaster Sports Village with early headline acts already announced.
Various venues in Hertford and across Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England
The Hertfordshire Festival of Music is an annual summer classical music festival founded in 2016. It brings together professional musicians, emerging artists and local communities through concerts and related events across the county.
Brockwell Park, London, Greater London, England
Mighty Hoopla is a large pop-focused London festival with a strong LGBTQ+ identity and a broad crossover line-up. The official site confirms the 2027 edition for Brockwell Park on 5 and 6 June, and says the event now serves an audience of tens of thousands across both days.
Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, England
Download Festival is a large-scale rock and metal festival held at Donington Park, long associated with major hard rock events in Britain. It presents international headline acts across multiple stages and includes camping, arena entertainment and a broad alternative culture programme.
Ormeau Park, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belsonic is a major outdoor concert series and music festival staged in Ormeau Park, Belfast. It brings international headline acts to the city across multiple nights in June, covering mainstream pop, indie, rock and dance line-ups.
Whitebottom Farm, Compstall, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Moovin Festival is an independent adults-only camping festival held at Whitebottom Farm on the edge of the Peak District side of Greater Manchester. Its line-up usually spans dance, electronic, funk, reggae and live crossover acts in a boutique setting.
Errol Park, Errol, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Solas Festival is a music and arts festival in Perthshire that combines live music with theatre, discussion, family activities and spoken word. It presents itself as a progressive, family-friendly festival with a broad cultural programme.
Perranporth Beach, Perranporth, Cornwall, England
Tunes in the Dunes is a three-day live music festival staged directly on the sand at Perranporth Beach. It offers a coastal festival setting with mainstream and contemporary live acts on the Cornish coast.
Hopton Court, near Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England
Beardy Folk Festival is a small midsummer festival in South Shropshire built around folk and roots music. Alongside the music it offers workshops, comedy, storytelling, wellbeing and family entertainment, with camping and glamping on site.
Charlton Park Estate, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
GemFest is an independent grassroots dance music festival created by PullUp Recordings in Wiltshire. The event covers underground electronic sounds including house, UKG, dubstep, techno, jungle and drum & bass.
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, England
The Isle of Wight Festival is one of Britain's most famous music festival brands, staged at Seaclose Park in Newport. Its line-up is broadly mainstream, usually mixing classic heritage acts with current pop and rock names.
Drax Sports and Social Club, Drax, near Selby, North Yorkshire, England
Towerfest is an open-air country music festival near Selby, focused on country and Americana performances over a long weekend. It is marketed as Yorkshire's premier open-air country music festival and is restricted to adults.
Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Beverley Folk Festival is a town-based acoustic and roots festival in East Yorkshire. The festival presents concerts and related events across venues in Beverley, focusing on folk, singer-songwriter and other acoustic music.
Various venues across Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival is a free town-wide nautical music festival in Cornwall. It presents sea shanty and maritime folk performance across quaysides, courtyards, pubs and public spaces throughout Falmouth.
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Trafford Park, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Outbreak Fest is a Manchester festival rooted in hardcore and punk, while also booking alternative, shoegaze and rap acts. It has built a strong reputation for heavy and underground line-ups with an international audience.
Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex, England
State Fayre is a large Essex festival focused on rock, country, folk and Americana, with food and barbecue culture also central to the event. It debuted at Hylands Park and drew a reported 50,000 attendees across its first edition.
Sefton Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Africa Oyé is the UK's leading festival of African and Caribbean music and culture, staged in Liverpool's Sefton Park. The event is known for its strong community focus and broad celebration of African diaspora music.
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England
Glastonbury Festival is the UK's best-known large-scale greenfield music and arts festival, returning in 2027 after its 2026 fallow year. Ticket sale reporting and festival updates confirm the 2027 dates at Worthy Farm.
Powderham Castle, near Exeter, Devon, England
Live at Powderham is a multi-day outdoor live music event at Powderham Castle near Exeter. It presents headline concert shows across several days in a historic estate setting.
Orrell Hill Woods, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Restricted Forest is an outdoor dance music event staged in private woodland near Formby on Merseyside. It focuses on electronic music across multiple stages and has built a distinctive identity around its forest setting.
Lytham Green, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Lytham Festival is a major Lancashire seaside festival staged on Lytham Green over several nights. It presents big-name headline concerts and has grown into one of the largest live music events in the region.
Hyde Park, London, Greater London, England
BST Hyde Park is a major series of summer concerts and festival-style event days on the Parade Ground on the east side of Hyde Park. The official site brands it as American Express presents BST Hyde Park and includes concert days alongside its wider Hyde Park open house activity.
Canons Marsh Amphitheatre, Bristol Harbourside, Bristol, England
Bristol Sounds is an open-air harbourside concert series rather than a camping festival, staged at Canons Marsh Amphitheatre. It presents headline shows over several nights with contemporary acts and Bristol-linked programming.
Various venues across the East Neuk of Fife, Fife, Scotland
East Neuk Festival is a multi-venue music festival staged in coastal villages across Fife's East Neuk. Its programme is rooted in classical and chamber music, while also including jazz and world music in unusual and historic spaces.
Carreglwyd Estate, Llanfaethlu, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Gottwood is an independent underground electronic music and arts festival staged in woodland on Anglesey. It is known for intimate forest stages, a carefully curated line-up and a boutique scale.
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
HACS Harrogate Music Festival is part of Harrogate International Festivals and presents concerts across multiple genres, from classical recitals to broader crossover work. The organiser describes it as a ten-day festival staged across venues in Harrogate.
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Greater London, England
Hampton Court Palace Festival is an annual summer concert festival staged in the Tudor courtyard at Hampton Court Palace. The official site describes an intimate open-air series with 3,000 seats per performance and a waitlist already open for 2027.
Llangollen Pavilion, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a major international music and cultural festival centred on choral, dance and performance traditions. It combines competitions, concerts and visiting artists, drawing performers and audiences from around the world.
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, Greater London, England
Meltdown is the Southbank Centre's long-running artist-curated music festival. Southbank Centre states it is the longest-running artist-curated festival in the world, typically spanning 10 or 11 days of concerts and performances across the site.
Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
TRNSMT is a large city-centre festival on Glasgow Green and one of Scotland's best-known mainstream music events. It is a non-camping festival with a broad line-up spanning indie, rock, pop, rap and dance.
Cardiff Castle and Bute Park, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales
Tafwyl is Cardiff's Welsh-language arts and culture festival, with a substantial live music programme alongside literature, comedy and family activities. It is one of the main annual celebrations of contemporary Welsh-language culture in the capital.
South Shields seafront, including Bents Park and Sandhaven Amphitheatre, Tyne and Wear, England
This is South Tyneside Festival is a long-running free summer festival programme centred on South Shields seafront. It includes concerts, live music at the amphitheatre, parade events, family entertainment and Proms-style programming across several months.
Kelburn Castle and Estate, Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Kelburn Garden Party is an independent music and arts festival set in the grounds of Kelburn Castle on the Ayrshire coast. It is known for an eclectic programme of underground music, visual art, woodland stages and a strong family-friendly atmosphere.
Bedford Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Live at Bedford Park is a four-day outdoor concert series bringing major live acts to Bedford Park. The event was previously branded as Bedford Summer Sessions and is operated by Cuffe & Taylor.
Ballymully Cottage Farm, Limavady, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Stendhal Festival is an independent outdoor music and arts festival near Limavady, set across multiple stages in the main arena, woodland and family areas. It mixes live music with comedy, spoken word, visual arts, workshops and activities for all ages.
Finsbury Park, London, Greater London, England
Embrace LDN is a newly announced London outdoor music event in Finsbury Park. Festival Republic lists it on its official events pages for 2-4 July 2027.
Glynde Place, near Lewes, East Sussex, England
Love Supreme is a large outdoor weekend festival centred on jazz, while also programming soul, funk, R&B and related contemporary sounds. It takes place in the South Downs at Glynde Place and is widely billed as Europe's largest outdoor jazz festival.
Upcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
2000trees is an outdoor alternative, rock and punk festival held at Upcote Farm near Cheltenham. It has built a strong reputation for curated line-ups, a relaxed independent feel and support for both established and rising heavy and alternative acts.
Henley-on-Thames riverside, near Leander Club, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Henley Festival is a five-day boutique music and arts event staged on the Thames at Henley-on-Thames. It is distinctive for its black-tie dress code and its mix of music, comedy, visual arts and fundraising through the festival's charitable programme.
Tynemouth Priory and Castle, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England
Mouth of the Tyne Festival is a seaside festival in Tynemouth combining major outdoor concerts with wider town-centre activity such as street arts, parade elements and smaller stages. Its headline shows take place in the dramatic setting of Tynemouth Priory and Castle.
Stuntney Estate, near Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Ely Folk Festival is a long-running independent camping festival near Ely, mixing established and emerging folk acts. Since 2022 it has been held at Stuntney Estate, a rural site a short distance from the city.
Moseley Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival is a three-day urban outdoor festival held in Moseley Park. Despite its name, it presents a broad contemporary bill spanning jazz, funk, soul and related styles in a woodland city setting.
Todd's Green, near Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Todd in the Hole is a family-friendly camping festival in the Hertfordshire countryside between Hitchin and Stevenage. It combines live music with food and drink traders, children's activities, cabaret and camping.
Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Lost Minds is a large one-day electronic festival in Newcastle focused on EDM, trance, hard dance and harder electronic styles. It targets a mainstream dance audience and has established itself as a significant North East event.
Heaton Park, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Parklife is a major city festival in Manchester with a line-up spanning dance, electronic, house, rap and pop. It is one of the UK's biggest non-camping music festivals and is closely associated with large-scale mainstream electronic programming.
Rostrevor, Down, Northern Ireland
Fiddler's Green International Festival is a long-running summer festival in Rostrevor focused on Irish music, arts and culture. It mixes concerts and outdoor music with crafts, walks and family-oriented events in and around the village.
Lews Castle Grounds, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland
HebCelt is a major summer festival in the Outer Hebrides, rooted in Celtic music while also featuring international artists and broader contemporary programming. It is staged in and around Stornoway, centred on Lews Castle Grounds.
Ashley Hall Showground, Altrincham, Cheshire, England
The Brit Fest is a multi-day music festival in Cheshire focused on established British live acts, with food, drink and lifestyle elements alongside the main music programme. Organisers billed the 2027 event as its fourth edition and described it as an independent festival expanding to four days.
Cardross Estate, Port of Menteith, Stirling, Scotland
Back Doune the Rabbit Hole is an independent family-friendly festival in Stirlingshire with music, arts and camping. Its programme spans bands, DJs, comedy and workshops, with an emphasis on creativity and a woodland festival atmosphere.
Various venues, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is a city-wide festival with more than a hundred performances spanning the history of jazz and blues, from classic styles to contemporary work. It also includes free outdoor events and large-scale community spectacles.
Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, England
Maid of Stone Festival is a three-day outdoor rock event in Kent. Its line-ups typically cover melodic rock, hard rock, blues rock, southern rock and some metal, with a family-friendly all-ages approach and a no-clash multi-stage format highlighted by the organisers.
Dockber Farm, Sawley, near Gisburn, Lancashire, England
The Beat-Herder Festival is an independent camping festival with a strong dance and underground electronic identity. Its line-up regularly covers house, techno, disco, jungle and drum & bass, while also mixing in reggae, folk and leftfield acts.
Tudor Grange Park, Solihull, West Midlands, England
Solihull Summer Fest is a two-day outdoor feelgood music festival in Tudor Grange Park. It programmes mainstream pop, soul and nostalgia-friendly live acts in a town-park setting.
Hatfield Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Folk by the Oak is a one-day festival of folk, roots and acoustic music set in the parkland of Hatfield Park. Its two-stage layout is designed so audiences can catch every set in a relaxed family-friendly setting.
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Buckingham Music Festival is a summer concert festival in Buckingham with a programme focused on classical music and recitals. The event is presented as a week of beautiful music in the town, with performances in local venues.
Henham Park, Beccles, Suffolk, England
Latitude is a major music and arts festival in Suffolk with a family-friendly, cross-arts identity. Alongside music, it programmes comedy, theatre, literature, wellness and children’s activities across the estate.
Hill Farm, Steventon, Oxfordshire, England
Truck Festival is a long-running Oxfordshire camping festival held at Hill Farm near Steventon. It focuses on indie, rock and alternative music, mixing established acts with newer names in a village-fete style setting.
Neston Park, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
WOMAD is Peter Gabriel's long-running World of Music, Arts and Dance festival. It brings together international music, arts, food and cultural activity across multiple stages and workshop areas in Wiltshire.
Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England
Deer Shed is a family-focused independent festival combining live music with comedy, arts, science, sport and activities for children and adults. It is held in the landscaped grounds of Baldersby Park in North Yorkshire and markets itself as a creative weekend for all ages.
Llanwrthwl, near Rhayader, Powys, Wales
Landed Festival is a family-friendly independent camping festival in mid Wales with live music stages, dance tents and children's entertainment. It presents a broad programme spanning bands, DJs and participatory activities.
Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, near Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales
Steelhouse Festival is a mountain-top hard rock and metal festival in south Wales. It is known for its scenic setting, camping format and line-ups that blend classic hard rock names with newer heavy bands.
Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, Chester, Cheshire, England
Together Again Festival is a family-friendly music and entertainment festival held in the grounds of Bolesworth Castle. It combines mainstream live music across multiple stages with family activities and camping in a large country estate setting.
Hillsborough Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Tramlines is Sheffield's biggest music festival and a major inner-city weekend event held in Hillsborough Park. It mixes indie, rock, pop, electronic and comedy programming, with a strong local identity.
Romilly Park, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
GlastonBARRY is a tribute music festival in Barry with family-oriented programming and a separate juniors day. Its line-up is built around tribute acts rather than original artist headliners.
Various venues, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast TradFest is a week-long celebration of traditional music, song and dance across Belfast UNESCO City of Music. Alongside concerts and pub sessions, it runs summer school classes, talks, céilís and community events with a cross-community traditional arts focus.
Belladrum Estate, near Beauly, Highland, Scotland
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival is a large family-friendly music and arts festival in the Highlands. It mixes mainstream and alternative live music with comedy, performance and extensive activities for children, and is one of Scotland's most established camping festivals.
Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth, Dorset, England
Camp Bestival is a four-day family festival held in the grounds of Lulworth Castle on the Dorset coast. It combines live music with comedy, theatre, circus, wellness, camping and extensive children's programming.
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Green Gathering is a small non-profit off-grid festival powered by renewable energy. Alongside intimate music stages it offers workshops, wellness, spoken word and a substantial family programme with dedicated kids' activities and family camping.
Lowther Deer Park, near Penrith, Cumbria, England
Kendal Calling is a large independent camping festival in the Lake District, blending indie, rock, pop, electronic music, comedy and family programming. Set in Lowther Deer Park, it is one of the North West's flagship multi-genre festivals.
Denny Lane, Chew Magna, Somerset, England
Valley Fest is a music, food and family festival held on an organic farm overlooking Chew Valley Lake near Bristol. It centres on music, local food, camping, community and conscious living.
Fields near Wickham, Fareham, Hampshire, England
Wickham Festival is a four-day music and arts festival held near the historic village of Wickham in Hampshire. It is known for a relaxed family-friendly atmosphere and line-ups that typically draw from folk, roots, world and classic rock-oriented acts.
Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the world's longest-running and best-known folk festivals. Organised by Cambridge City Council, it returns in 2027 as a three-day weekend at Cherry Hinton Hall, with additional city events around it.
Magna Science Adventure Centre, Templeborough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
RADAR Festival is an independent heavy music event with a focus on progressive metal, tech-metal and adjacent alternative sounds. Alongside live sets it has become known for music-industry and musician-facing elements such as workshops and masterclasses, and in 2027 it is moving to Magna near Sheffield.
Sidmouth, Devon, England
Sidmouth Folk Festival is a long-established not-for-profit seaside folk festival spread across the town of Sidmouth. It offers concerts, dance, workshops and one of the strongest family programmes in the UK folk calendar, including free daytime children's activities.
Blackpit Farm, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England
Stowaway is a deliberately independent boutique festival in the Buckinghamshire countryside. It balances electronic music and immersive stages with free activities for children and families, camping and wellbeing programming.
Various bars and hotels, Ballycastle, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballycastle Rock & Blues Festival is a town-based live music festival launched on the Causeway Coast in 2026. It presents dozens of gigs across local venues, with a focus on rock and blues performances and a largely free-admission format.
Near Usk, Monmouthshire, Monmouthshire, Wales
Big Love Festival is a fiercely independent and self-funded music and arts festival in the Monmouthshire countryside. Its programme spans DJs, live acts, circus, cabaret and family activities across multiple stages.
Venues across Birmingham and the West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival is a large regional festival spread across more than 100 venues in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. It is known for extensive free programming and is run by Big Bear Music.
Meadows Park, Dornoch, Highland, Scotland
Dornoch Music & Beer Festival is a growing family-friendly event in the Highlands combining live music with craft beer and food. It is staged in Dornoch's Meadows Park and has expanded from a newer local festival into a larger summer gathering.
Falls Road and wider west Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Féile an Phobail is Ireland's biggest community arts festival and includes a substantial live music programme within a wider arts, language and cultural offering. Based in Belfast's Gaeltacht Quarter, it presents headline concerts alongside comedy, literature, exhibitions, tours and family events.
Various churches and venues across Gower and Swansea, Swansea, Wales
The Gower Festival is a long-running summer music festival presenting internationally acclaimed musicians in venues across the Gower area. Its programming is principally classical and chamber music rather than a campsite-style outdoor festival.
Christchurch Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich Music Day is a free one-day event promoted as the UK's largest free one-day music festival. Organised by Ipswich Borough Council, it showcases local and regional artists across multiple stages in Christchurch Park.
Boston Manor Park, London, Greater London, England
Junction 2 is a London electronic festival brand known for heavyweight house and techno programming in a park setting. The official site confirms a summer 2027 return at Boston Manor Park, although exact dates were not yet announced.
Alexandra Palace and Park, London, Greater London, England
Kaleidoscope is a one-day London festival at Alexandra Palace and Park combining music, comedy, culture and family entertainment. The official site describes it as a boutique summer festival spread across the Palace and park grounds.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Greater London, England
Kew The Music is an annual week-long series of picnic concerts set in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The official site presents it as an outdoor concert festival with named official ticketing partners and multiple nightly performances.
Easton Farm Park, Easton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Maverick is an independent Suffolk festival centred on Americana and roots music, staged across indoor and outdoor spaces at Easton Farm Park. It is family-friendly, with child ticketing and camping options, and presents performances, dance demonstrations and music masterclasses.
Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England
Nozstock Presents Into The Valley is the smaller-format successor to the long-running Nozstock: The Hidden Valley. It continues on the Nosworthy family farm in Herefordshire, mixing live music, DJs and arts in a more compact grassroots format.
Venues across Ryedale, centred on Pickering, North Yorkshire, England
Ryedale Festival is a multi-venue summer music festival held across churches, halls and historic houses in North Yorkshire. It is best known for classical programming, but also includes song, chamber music, choral work, family events and occasional cross-genre projects.
Various venues, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales
Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau is a long-running bilingual town-centre festival built around folk and roots music. Performances take place across multiple venues and outdoor spaces in Dolgellau, alongside wider cultural activities.
Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA, Greater London, England
Somerset House Summer Series is an annual run of live music performances in the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court. Somerset House describes it as an essential live music festival presenting eclectic international talent in its open-air courtyard.
Crossapol, Isle of Tiree, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Tiree Music Festival is an island festival on Tiree with a reputation for showcasing Scottish live music in a relaxed Hebridean setting. It has won multiple awards and combines contemporary acts with a strong local identity.
Finsbury Park, London, Greater London, England
Wireless is a major London urban music festival centred on hip-hop, rap, R&B and adjacent mainstream genres. The 2026 edition was cancelled, but the official site has referenced Wireless Festival 2027 ticket promotions, indicating an expected return rather than a permanent end.
Pikehall, Derbyshire, England
Y Not Festival is an independent camping festival in the Peak District, centred on indie, rock and alternative music. It takes place on farmland near Pikehall and combines live music with comedy, food and family activities.
Across Belfast, main stage at Belfast City Hall, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the All-Ireland festival of traditional Irish music, song, dance and language, hosted in Belfast again in 2027. It is one of the largest music and culture events on the island, combining competitions, concerts, céilís, workshops and large-scale free public performances.
Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England
Bloodstock Open Air is a dedicated heavy metal festival in the Midlands and describes itself as the UK's biggest independent metal festival. It focuses on heavy rock and metal across several stages, with camping and a strong emphasis on emerging as well as established acts.
Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Malpas, Cheshire, England
Deva Fest is a family-friendly Cheshire festival combining live music with comedy, food, children's entertainment and camping. It takes place in the grounds of Cholmondeley Castle and markets itself as a broad weekend festival experience rather than a single-genre event.
Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Houghton is a boutique electronic music and arts festival held in the grounds of Houghton Hall in Norfolk. Curated by Craig Richards, it is known for underground house and techno programming and its round-the-clock music licence.
Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Rebellion Festival is a major indoor punk festival staged in central Blackpool. The event spans multiple stages and also includes literary, acoustic and market elements, while remaining strongly rooted in punk and alternative culture.
Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England
Wilderness is a boutique four-day festival at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire that combines live music with arts, wellbeing, talks and food. Its line-ups usually blend indie, pop and electronic artists with a broader cultural programme.
Venues around Broadstairs, Kent, England
Broadstairs Folk Week is a long-running town-wide folk festival spread across venues in Broadstairs. It combines concerts, dance, workshops, singarounds and family events, filling the Kent seaside town with folk activity for just over a week.
The Peel, Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Party at the Palace is a weekend outdoor music festival staged beside Linlithgow Palace. It focuses on accessible mainstream live music and attracts a broad family audience with a strong local following.
Hatfield Park, Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
The Great Fete is a family-oriented two-day music festival at Hatfield Park. Its format mixes nostalgia-led live music and dance acts with comedy, food traders, a kids' zone and fairground entertainment.
Matterley Estate, near Winchester, Hampshire, England
Boomtown is a large-scale immersive music festival with a strong electronic and bass-led programme alongside reggae, hip-hop and other styles. Its dance offering regularly includes drum & bass, jungle, house and techno across a large multi-stage site.
Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Lakefest is a family-friendly music and arts festival held in the grounds of Eastnor Castle Deer Park. It combines mainstream live music with family entertainment, camping and a broad appeal audience.
Heritage Pine Forest, Knock Mill Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Camp Kindling is a family-only summer camp and festival hybrid in Kent. It combines live music, DJs, comedy and stories with more than 100 activities, camping and a tightly curated family-focused environment.
Thoresby Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England
Gloworm Festival is a family-focused festival designed for children and parents, combining live music with entertainment, theatre, activities and rides. It takes place at Thoresby Park in Nottinghamshire and is aimed especially at families with younger children.
Todenham Manor Farm, near Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England
ArcTanGent is a specialist festival for progressive, experimental and technically adventurous heavy music. Its programme spans post-rock, math rock, metal, doom and related underground scenes, with 2027 marking its move to a new Gloucestershire site.
Glanusk Estate, near Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
Green Man is a major independent Welsh festival in the Black Mountains, known for adventurous programming across indie, folk and experimental music, plus arts and science. Its 2027 edition marks the festival's 25th anniversary.
Purbeck Valley Farm, Valley Road, near Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset, England
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival is a small farm-based festival on the Jurassic Coast with a strong reputation for being welcoming to families. It presents folk, roots and world music alongside workshops, camping and a substantial free children's programme once on site.
Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England
We Out Here is a four-day music and culture festival curated by Gilles Peterson. Held in Dorset, it celebrates jazz, soul, hip-hop, house, electronica and global sounds alongside wellness, family and cultural activities.
Bentley Estate, near Lewes, East Sussex, England
One Love / One Sun is a boutique East Sussex festival combining roots reggae, dub, sound-system culture, ambient and jungle across distinct areas. The 2027 return has been announced with a first wave including Aba Shanti-I, Saxon Sound System and O.B.F.
Daresbury Estate, Daresbury, Cheshire, England
Creamfields is one of the UK's biggest electronic music festivals and will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2027. Announcements for the next edition confirm a return to Daresbury over the August bank holiday weekend, with early headliner reveals already under way.
Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds Festival is the northern counterpart to Reading and one of the UK's biggest camping festivals. It presents a broad mainstream line-up covering rock, indie, alternative, pop, rap and electronic music.
Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England
Lost Village is an immersive music and arts festival set in woodland and disused village surroundings in Lincolnshire. It is known for electronic music, large-scale set design, dining experiences, wellness programming and theatrical elements.
Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading Festival is one half of the long-running Reading and Leeds twin-site event and is among the UK's most recognisable major festivals. Its line-up now spans rock, indie, pop, hip-hop and dance across a large multi-stage site.
Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England
The Long Road is a country, Americana and roots festival set around Stanford Hall. Although larger than many boutique events, it has a well-developed family offer with dedicated kids' areas, family tickets and family-centred programming across the site.
Alex James' Farm, Kingham, Oxfordshire, England
Big Feastival is a family-friendly bank holiday festival at Alex James' farm in the Cotswolds, combining live music with food and drink programming. Alongside major music acts, it features chefs, street food, family activities and camping.
Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England
Found Festival is a not-for-profit boutique festival of around 2,000 people in Buckinghamshire. It combines grassroots live music with dance, comedy, wellness, craft workshops and a dedicated family programme, and is run as a Community Interest Company.
West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury Folk Festival is a four-day August Bank Holiday festival with multiple stages, camping and a family programme. It combines folk, Americana and world music in a well-established showground setting.
Southsea Common and Castle Field, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Victorious is a large seafront festival in Portsmouth, spread across Southsea Common and Castle Field. It is known for a broad family-friendly programme spanning rock, indie, pop, electronic music and comedy.
Victoria Park, London, Greater London, England
All Points East is a multi-day outdoor music festival staged in Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets. The official site describes it as a festival in Victoria Park, London, with ticketed headline shows and the free midweek In The Neighbourhood programme.
Escot Park, near Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Beautiful Days is the Levellers' family music festival, held at Escot Park in Devon since 2003. It mixes live music, theatre, crafts and family entertainment, and is organised by DMF Music.
Botanic Gardens and other venues, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast Mela is Northern Ireland's leading celebration of cultural diversity, with global music and dance central to its programme. The festival spans multiple sites and culminates in Mela Day at Botanic Gardens, featuring stages, food stalls, workshops and family activities.
Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast Vital is an annual large-scale outdoor live music event series at Boucher Road Playing Fields. It presents major headline artists in Belfast and operates more like a multi-night festival than a camping weekend event.
Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall, England
Boardmasters is a major Cornish festival combining live music with surfing and coastal culture across Newquay. The event uses Watergate Bay for the main music site and Fistral Beach for surf competition and beach programming.
Ragley Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Camper Calling is a family-friendly camping festival at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire. Its line-up spans indie, pop and folk-leaning acts, with a strong emphasis on camping, family activities and a boutique atmosphere.
Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Emerge is a large outdoor electronic music festival in Belfast centred on dance music headliners and local club talent. It takes place over a weekend at Boucher Road Playing Fields and has been described as Northern Ireland's largest electronic music festival.
Secret location, Norfolk, Norfolk, England
Field Maneuvers is a small underground electronic camping festival known for carefully curated DJ-led programming. It focuses on house, techno and bass music, with the exact site typically revealed only to ticket holders.
Albert Park, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Middlesbrough Mela is a large multicultural festival built around music, dance, arts, food and community celebration. It is one of the North East's biggest events of its kind and takes place in Albert Park.
Various venues, Bangor, Down, Northern Ireland
Open House Festival is a month-long music and arts festival in Bangor, using venues across the seaside city including Bangor Castle Walled Garden and the seafront. It is run by an independent non-profit charity that also operates The Court House venue and reinvests surpluses into community projects.
The Foundry, The Attic and The Apple & Parrot, Torquay, Devon, England
Burn It Down Festival is an indoor multi-venue alternative festival in Torquay. It has developed a niche around hardcore, punk, metalcore and heavier alternative sounds, using compact town-centre venues rather than a camping format.
Moseley Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Moseley Folk & Arts Festival is an intimate, family-friendly non-camping festival in Moseley Park. It focuses on contemporary folk, arts and crafts, while also welcoming indie and acoustic audiences in a woodland city setting.
Various venues, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester Psych Fest is a one-day multi-venue city festival dedicated to psychedelic, indie and alternative music. It typically uses venues around Manchester's live music district and pairs live bands with a broader cultural programme.
Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Mangata Festival is a one-day heavy music event in Nottingham city centre. It is rooted in grassroots alternative culture and showcases rock, metal and related underground scenes in an intimate urban venue setting.
Sherdley Park, St Helens, Merseyside, England
Retrospective Festival is a one-day St Helens event from the team behind Reminisce, focused on 80s, 90s and 00s nostalgia. It combines pop and dance throwback programming in an outdoor park setting.
Sherdley Park, St Helens, Merseyside, England
Reminisce Festival is a one-day outdoor nostalgia dance festival in St Helens. It specialises in old-school club anthems and heritage dance acts, aimed at an adult audience.
Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, England
End of the Road is an independent camping festival known for carefully curated indie, folk and alternative line-ups. It takes place in the Victorian gardens and woodland of Larmer Tree Gardens on the Wiltshire-Dorset border.
Beal Farm, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
Lindisfarne Festival is a coastal camping festival in Northumberland known for its party atmosphere and broad line-up across live bands, dance music and alternative entertainment. The festival describes itself as an end-of-summer event with multiple stages and a strong independent identity.
Various venues, Worcester city centre, Worcestershire, England
Worcester Music Festival is a metropolitan charity festival supporting emerging artists. It takes place across more than 20 venues in Worcester city centre and typically presents around 250 acts over three days.
Various venues in Hockley and Sneinton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Hockley Hustle is a Nottingham music and arts charity festival spread across independent venues. It presents a broad programme of live music and cultural events, with profits supporting charitable causes and youth music work.
Whitby Pavilion, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
Musicport is an indoor festival in Whitby dedicated to world music and global cultural exchange. Its programme combines international live acts with workshops, DJs, dance, arts activity and family elements at Whitby Pavilion.
Various venues, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales
Sŵn is an award-winning multi-venue new music festival in Cardiff focused on discovery and emerging artists. It is organised by the team at Clwb Ifor Bach and runs alongside the Sŵn Connect music industry conference.
Various venues, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Wild Paths is a multi-venue music festival spread across Norwich, presenting emerging and leftfield artists alongside conferences, club nights and special events. It is run by a local collective of promoters, designers and musicians rooted in Norwich's independent music scene.
BEC Arena, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Damnation Festival is an indoor extreme music festival focused on metal and heavier underground genres. It has grown into one of the UK's best-known heavy indoor weekenders, presenting bills that span extreme metal, hardcore and experimental heavy acts.
Ben's Yard, Stuntney Estate, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge Rock Festival is a long-running Cambridgeshire rock event focused on classic rock, blues and prog. The organisers describe it as fan-run and explicitly independent of major corporate backing.
