Broadway Market Saturday Market
On Now!Broadway Market, London E8 4PH
3 Jan 2026 - 26 Dec 2026
One of London's best Saturday markets — artisan food, specialist coffee, and Hackney's creative community out in force along a gorgeous street.
Markets, Food & Drink
Free
The Boat Race 2026
Putney Bridge to Mortlake, London SW15 1LB
29 Mar 2026
The world's most famous university boat race — 4 miles on the Thames, 200 years of rivalry, and half a million people lining the banks for free.
Sports & Fitness
London Pride 2026
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
27 Jun 2026
One of Europe's largest Pride celebrations — a joyful explosion of colour, music, and solidarity filling the heart of London.
LGBTQ, Festivals & Fairs
Free
UK Black Pride 2026
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 2ST
9 Aug 2026
Europe's largest Pride event for LGBTQ+ people of colour — a powerful, joyful celebration of intersectional identity. Free and all welcome.
LGBTQ, Community
Free
Tar Barrel Rolling — Ottery St Mary 2026
Ottery St Mary, Devon EX11 1AA
5 Nov 2026
Men carry flaming tar barrels through packed streets on their backs — the most thrilling, terrifying Bonfire Night tradition in England.
Quirky & Unusual, Community
Free
Remembrance Sunday 2026
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET
8 Nov 2026
The nation falls silent — wreaths at the Cenotaph, poppies on every lapel, and a two-minute stillness that honours the fallen.
Community
Free
Manchester Christmas Markets 2026
Albert Square, Manchester M2 5DB
14 Nov 2026 - 22 Dec 2026
The UK's largest Christmas markets outside London — 300 stalls, mulled wine rivers, and Manchester wrapped in festive lights.
Markets, Food & Drink
Free
Edinburgh Christmas Market 2026
East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh EH2 2HG
20 Nov 2026 - 4 Jan 2027
Christmas beneath Edinburgh Castle — markets, ice skating, and the most spectacular festive setting in Scotland.
Markets, Kids & Family
Free
Winter Wonderland 2026
Hyde Park, London W2 2UH
20 Nov 2026 - 4 Jan 2027
London's biggest Christmas spectacular — rides, markets, ice skating, and festive overload in the heart of Hyde Park. Free entry.
Kids & Family, Festivals & Fairs
Free
Burning the Clocks Brighton 2026
Brighton Seafront, Brighton BN1 1NB
21 Dec 2026
Thousands of handmade lanterns parading through Brighton to a beach bonfire — the most magical winter solstice celebration in Britain. Free.
Quirky & Unusual, Community
Free