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Christmas Around the UK (21) What's on in January (11) The Edinburgh Festivals (12) What's on in July (8) What's On in April (19) What's On in June (33) What's On in August (12) What's On in March (17) What's On in December (26) Whats On In May (29)

UK Easter Egg Hunts and Egg Rolls
Easter Egg Hunts and Easter Egg Rolls are a big tradition in the UK. The rolling lawn of a stately home is an irresistable temptation for Easter Egg rollers. Here are some of the best places for the family fun of Easter weekend in the UK.

February Festival and Events Roundup
UK Festivals and Events for February. Read about Chinese New Year in the UK, loads of Beer Festivals and the snowdrops are out. Plus February weather in the UK.

Celebrate Thanksgiving in the United Kingdom - Turkey Day in the UK
Celebrate Thanksgiving - Where to find Thanksgiving Dinners and Celebrations in the UK.

Guy Fawkes or Bonfire Night
Bonfire Night in the UK, also called Guy Fawkes, is a combination of commemoration of a foiled plot against king and parliament and an ancient Celtic fire festival. Throughout the UK, bonfires are lit, fireworks set off and Guy Fawkes burned in effigy.

Guy Fawkes: The Early Years - Landmarks in York, Guy Fawkes Home
Guy Fawkes was born and educated in York. His school and the church where he was baptized are still local landmarks that can be visited.

National Holidays in the United Kingdom
A list of national holidays, called bank holidays, in the United Kingdom. What to expect on a bank holiday in the UK.

Newly Discovered Photos From The Beatles' HELP! Era on Exhibition
Newly discovered photos by Michael Peto show the young Beatles on the brink of megastardom during the filming of HELP!

July Festival and Events Roundup
UK Festivals and Events for July. Read about great sports events, world class tennis, rowing and racing, plus a roundup of music festivals, flower shows, heritage festivals, and some wacky ways to enjoy the long summer days.

June Festival and Events Roundup
UK Festivals and Events for June. Read about great music festivals, The Queen's Favorite horse race, sports events, art shows, flower shows, heritage festivals, air shows and more.

May Festival and Events Roundup
UK Festivals and Events for May. Read about top music festivals, antique fairs, horse shows, sports events, art shows, flower shows, heritage festivals and hobbyist fairs.

April Festival and Events Roundup
UK Festivals and Events for April. Read about music festivals, food and drink fairs, sports events, art shows, flower shows, heritage festivals and hobbyist fairs.

Wacky Race and Weird Traditions - Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire
Cheese-rolling is a wacky annual race and bizarre Cotswolds tradition in Gloucestershire. Participants throw themselves down a steep hill to chase a cheese. They've been doing it for hundreds of years.

What's On at The Glyndebourne Festival in 2007
Find out what's on at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 2007. Read about how to book tickets for Glyndebourne.

The Jane Austen Festival UK
The City of Bath celebrates one of its most famous adopted daughters during the Jane Austen festival during the last week in September. Read about the Regency costumed parade, the Grand Georgian Ball and other celebrations of Jane Austen Day in the city where she set Persuasion and Northanger Abbey.

Highland 2007 - A Year Long Celebration of Highland & Island Culture
Heading for the Highlands? Find out about all sorts of special events, festivals and deals that are part of Highland 2007, a year-long celebration of Highland culture.

Highland 2007 Calendar -- A Schedule of Highland & Island Events
Follow this link for a regularly updated schedule of Highland 2007 events, festivals and fairs. Find out what's happening, day-by-day in Scotland's year long celebration of Highland and Island culture,arts, heritage, language, science, sports and more.

Jorvik Viking Festival
The UK City of York celebrates its Viking heritage with battle reenactments, encampments, arts and crafts, saga-telling, river events and more. For more than 22 years, the Jorvik Viking Festival, held in February, spreads madness, mayhem and fun in the streets of York.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
What started out as a sideshow to the official Edinburgh International Festival, in 1947, has become the biggest performing arts festival in the world. In 2006 there were 28,000 performances in 261 venues - comedy, drama, one-person shows, performance art, happenings. Find out what's coming to the Edinburgh Fringe next August.

Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival presents classical music, theatre, opera and dance in six major theatres and concert halls and a number of smaller venues, over three-weeks in late summer each year. Established companies from all over the world are showcased and tickets go quickly.

The Glastonbury Festival
An almost impossible to describe and enormous festival of contemporary performing arts, Glastonbury combines folk, rock, New Age, mime, story telling, dance and more. The biggest festival of its kind in the world, it takes place in June. With the English rains, Glastonbury's tent city in a West Country greenfield site, famously becomes a mud bath for one and all.

The National Eisteddfod of Wales - Singing and Poetry Competition
This annual Welsh festival of music and poetry has roots in Bardic gatherings that date back to 1176. The Gorsedd of Bards ceremonies honor the finest free verse poets. This is an opportunity to participate in the Welsh language revival and to hear this strange and beautiful language spoken.

Stinging Nettle Eating Championships
At the Dorset Pub, the Bottle Inn, locals and visitors compete every year to see who can eat the most stinging nettles (really). They're aiming for a Guiness record this year. It's all part of Summer Solstice madness.