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It's extra exciting because it is a Scottish exclusive with MacMoray. This will be huge for the local economy and business." Britain’s largest annual celebration of visual art, Edinburgh Art Festival attracts a diverse and vibrant programme of exhibitions and events at the city’s galleries and museums. Cúirt International Festival of Literature Apr 17-23: Authors and events bringing emerging and established names in contemporary literature to Galway for a week of innovative thinking and world-class writing. cuirt.ie This year will see a digital version of the ultimate fashion industry event, where the world’s top designers showcase their latest collections via catwalk shows, plus curated talks, designer shopping and trend presentations. Irish Association of Youth Orchestras Feb 11: Young musicians from all over Ireland perform in Dublin’s National Concert Hall: Junior Cork Youth Orchestra, Major Minors Junior Orchestra, Musica Fusion Community Orchestra, Presto Players, Cork ETB Youth Orchestra, Fidil – Maoin Ceoil na Gaillimhe, Mayo Youth Orchestra and Sligo Academy of Music Sinfonietta. iayo.ie
Insider tip: Head to the boogaloo woodland stage for a change of scene – expect VR workshops, pub quizzes and lectures on the history of punk is past years are to go by. Feel free to bring pooches along also – the festival is largely dog-friendly. Walks for all ages and abilities, expert guides, children’s treasure hunts, moorland hikes, afternoon tea strolls and steam train rides characterise this walking festival in the beautiful North York Moors National Park. This annual contest is held at The Bridge Inn pub in Santon Bridge, a hamlet of the Lake District. The competition is held in honour of 19th-century Bridge Inn landlord Will Ritson, who was famous for his incredible stories. Competitors are given five minutes to impress the judges with an outrageous but convincing lie.Belfast International Arts Festival Oct 12-29 (provisional): Northern Ireland’s leading contemporary arts festival in venues across Belfast, promising a mix of family-friendly entertainment, challenging topics and provocative live performances. belfastinternationalartsfestival.com Insider tip: head to the outer space area when other action winds down to immerse yourself in otherworldly audiovisual artwork Hogmanay is what the Scots call New Year's Eve and the arrival of the New Year is always celebrated in style across the country. Fireworks, open-air concerts and street parties make Hogmanay Scotland’s biggest party of the year.
Liverpool Sound City is an annual international music festival and industry conference taking place over the weekend. The event welcomes global stars, local artists and key industry figures. The festival has provided a platform for many future stars early on in their careers, including the likes of Ed Sheeran, Alt J and Calvin Harris. One of the largest film events in the UK, Leeds International Film Festival presents an incredible selection of the best new and classic films from around the world. Each year, audiences are invited to step in from the cold autumn weather and enjoy the power of cinema at some of the city’s favourite venues, including Leeds Town Hall, The Hyde Park Picture House and Everyman Leeds. Don’t miss: the piano stage, hidden away in trees – acts aren’t announced in advance, but just turn up
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The Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall. Founded in 1895, each season traditionally consists of more than 70 concerts, with a wide range of classical music to choose from, at affordable prices, in an informal atmosphere. The famous Last Night performances include BBC Proms in the Park. Spirited, inspiring, Scottish – this festival puts on hundreds of whisky-inspired events over six days. Discover the passion behind the world’s finest whiskies at this virtual event in spring, with the chance to enjoy some of the Scottish spirit in real life, at a later festival scheduled in November. This Belfast-based festival covers theatre, dance, classical and roots music, visual, film and digital arts and literature in the capital of Northern Ireland. The town of Caerphilly comes to life as people of all ages come to The Big Cheese, a free extravaganza including street entertainers, living history encampments, music, dance, traditional funfair, folk dancing, falconry, fire eating, minstrels, troubadours and much more. Held close to the lovely Regency town of Cheltenham, this National Hunt race meeting attracts prize money second only to the Grand National. Famous for the roar arising from the stands as the tape is raised for the start of the first race, the excitement continues to build until its climax with Friday’s signature Gold Cup – one of the greatest of all jump-racing events. This year’s event will be held as a televised event due to Covid-19 restrictions.
With a virtual event scheduled for 16 April and a three-day in-person event promised in September, Arabica aficionados can celebrate London coffee culture at this dedicated festival, which brings together a range of coffee-related activities under one roof, as well as art and food spin-off events.Cork International Film Festival Nov 9-19: The 68th CIFF, Ireland’s first and largest film festival, showcasing the latest and best Irish and international features and shorts, plus classic films in a themed retrospective, culinary cinema, Green Screen, Guilty Pleasures, and film strands for family, schools and mental wellbeing. corkfilmfest.org Insider tip: come prepared for the Sunday carnival. There’ll be a theme announced and attendees are encouraged to make their own costumes from recyclable material Galway Film Fleadh Jul 11-16: International film festival for feature films and shorts, bringing audiences and filmmakers from around the world together. Plus Junior Film Fleadh screenings and events. galwayfilmfleadh.com The show is visible along the entire five-mile stretch of Swansea Bay with spectacular views of the air displays that feature some of the world’s best military and civilian aviation display teams. Ground attractions include an interactive military village, trade stands, children’s entertainment, funfair and lots more.
Scotland’s biggest multi-cultural festival lights up Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park every summer in a kaleidoscope of colours, with music, dance, performance and tastes from around the globe. Don’t miss: hopefully, the return of Area 404, a space introduced in 2019 modelled around a futuristic industrial quadrant, with plenty of partiesKnown as the little sister of the now sadly defunct Bestival and dreamt up by the same creative minds (DJ Rob da Bank and wife Josie), Camp Bestival leaves behind some of the chaos of its elder sibling and goes in big on family vibes, but still with lots to offer revellers of all ages. Acts in previous years have included Jess Glynne, The Human League, DJ Yoda and Sister Sledge. As you’ll have guessed, there’s also an incredible amount of activities available to children, making it a firm family favourite. The theme for 2023 is Animal Snap!, transforming the glorious grounds of Lulworth Castle into a magical menagerie – wild fancy dress outfits at the ready. Regarded as an iconic dance music festival, every year this legendary event near Warrington showcases superstar DJs and artists from the music genres of EDM, house, trance, drum and bass and grime.
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