Guide to day festivals – no tent required

Day fes­ti­vals are becom­ing increas­ing­ly pop­u­lar – they give you the fes­ti­val expe­ri­ence with­out the need to take a whole week­end out of your sched­ule. There are lots of new­bies pop­ping up this year cov­er­ing a mul­ti­tude of gen­res, so you can get your fes­ti­val fix and col­lapse into your own cozy bed at the…

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Ultimate summer festival guide 2026

Here’s our fab­u­lous fes­ti­val guide to see you through from mid May to the end of Sep­tem­ber. The fes­ti­val land­scape has been chang­ing rapid­ly over the past few years and some events have strug­gled to keep afloat; we’ve said good­bye to a num­ber of much-loved ones. On the upside, new­bies are emerg­ing, with an increase…

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Ultimate summer festival guide 2025

It’s our favourite time of year… we’re dream­ing of fresh green fields, flags wav­ing in the gen­tle breeze, bands start­ing up on stage and a cosy tent to snug­gle into at night. Here’s our UK fes­ti­vals cal­en­dar with an empha­sis on inde­pen­dents – and many of them come with per­son­al rec­om­men­da­tions. On a sad note,…

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After Glastonbury: festivals to book

If you’ve arrived home from Wor­thy Farm feel­ing like you could do it all again (but on a small­er scale), or if four days of watch­ing Glas­to from your sofa has inspired you to get back in the fields, don’t fret. We’ve com­piled a roundup of fes­ti­vals with a few tick­ets still avail­able. Don’t hang…

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The lineup: 12 best festivals for 2019

Fes­ti­val sea­son is on its way! The sheer diver­si­ty of the UK fes­ti­val scene means you can tru­ly immerse your­self in music, dance, talks, lit­er­a­ture, art, nature… there’s bound to be a few which will tick all your per­son­al box­es. Here’s my pick of small(ish), well curat­ed events for 2019, some per­son­al favourites and a…

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