Liverpool Sound City 2026
On Now!Baltic Triangle, Liverpool L1
1 May 2026 - 3 May 2026
Liverpool's new music festival — 300 artists across the Baltic Triangle. The bands you'll be hearing about next year, playing to 50 people tonight.
Music, Festivals & Fairs
From £55.00
Brighton Festival 2026
Coming Up!Brighton (citywide), BN1
2 May 2026 - 24 May 2026
England's largest curated arts festival — theatre, dance, and spectacle across Brighton for three weeks in May.
Art & Exhibitions, Theatre, Music
From £15.00
Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2026
Coming Up!Pilton Working Men's Club, Pilton, Somerset BA4 4BY
9 May 2026
Glastonbury's annual hunt for the next big thing — unsigned acts competing for a main-stage slot and a £5,000 prize.
Music
From £10.00
BBC Proms 2026
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
17 Jul 2026 - 12 Sep 2026
Eight weeks of world-class music at the Albert Hall — standing tickets from £8 make this the most accessible classical festival on earth.
Music
From £8.00
Kendal Calling 2026
Lowther Deer Park, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2HG
30 Jul 2026 - 2 Aug 2026
A music festival in a Lake District deer park — proper headliners, fell views, and fancy dress chaos among the ancient trees.
Music, Festivals & Fairs
From £190.00
Boomtown Fair 2026
Matterley Estate, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1HR
12 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 2026
An entire fictional city built for a festival — immersive theatre, every genre of music, and the most creatively ambitious event in the UK.
Music, Festivals & Fairs, Quirky & Unusual
From £280.00
Green Man Festival 2026
Glanusk Park, Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1LP
20 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2026
Music, mountains, and magic in the Brecon Beacons — folk, indie, and electronica in the UK's most beautiful festival setting.
Music, Festivals & Fairs
From £225.00
Victorious Festival 2026
Southsea Common, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 3PB
28 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
A proper music festival on the actual seafront — headliners, sea views, and castle backdrops at one of the UK's best-value festivals.
Music, Festivals & Fairs, Kids & Family
From £45.00
End of the Road Festival 2026
Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, Salisbury SP5 5PY
3 Sep 2026 - 6 Sep 2026
Folk, indie, and magic in a Victorian pleasure garden — one of the UK's most beloved independent festivals, with peacocks.
Music, Festivals & Fairs
From £220.00
Whitby Goth Weekend 2026
Whitby Pavilion, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3EN
30 Oct 2026 - 1 Nov 2026
Hundreds of magnificently dressed goths descend on Dracula's hometown — Victorian costumes, darkwave music, and the most photogenic weekend in Whitby.
Quirky & Unusual, Music
From £20.00