Festivals

Guy Fawkes Night

Season or date: November 5

Celebrating the Gunpowder Plot's failure with bonfires and fireworks.

Notting Hill Carnival

Season or date: Final weekend of August

Large-scale Caribbean cultural parade in West London.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Season or date: August

The world's largest arts festival with theater and comedy citywide.

Glastonbury Festival

Season or date: June

Premier outdoor music festival in Somerset.

Wimbledon Championships

Season or date: Late June to early July

The oldest tennis tournament, famous for strawberries and cream.

Trooping the Colour

Season or date: Second Saturday in June

Military parade celebrating the monarch's official birthday.

Remembrance Sunday

Season or date: Second Sunday in November

War memorial with red poppies and silence for the fallen.

Highland Games

Season or date: Summer

Traditional competitions and music festivals throughout Scotland.

Henley Royal Regatta

Season or date: July

World-renowned boat racing event on the Thames.

Bristol Balloon Fiesta

Season or date: August

UK's largest balloon festival with mass ascents.

Public holidays

  • New Year's Day
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday
  • May Bank Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday
  • Christmas
  • Boxing Day