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Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival
The Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival, held in a pretty harbor town on the Solway Firth in Scotland, features traditional Jazz genres - New Orleans, Dixieland and Swing.

North Devon Festival - A Little Bit of Everything All Over North Devon
UK Festivals in June - The North Devon Festival is an Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sports festival all over North Devon throughout the month of June.

Gardening Scotland
Gardening Scotland, in Edinburgh, is Scotland's biggest gardening and outdoor living annual event.

The Summer Solstice at Stonehenge
Watch the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge. Find out about how to spend all night and see the sun rise at Stonehenge

Glasgow International Jazz Festival - A Leading Event on Europe's Music Calendar
The Glasgow International Jazz Festival attracts artists from across the whole jazz spectrum - traditional, mainstream, blues, world, contemporary and improv.

Hampton Court Palace Festival - Music Under the Stars at Henry VIII's House
The Hampton Court Palace Festival spotlights the best in music - from classical and operative to blues, rock and pop - in a series of gala, open air concerts at Henry VIII's favorite palace.

A Taste of Edinburgh - Foodie Celebration in Scotland's Capital
A food and drink festival with a difference - 15 of Scotland's top chefs offer sampler portions of their signature dishes.

Glastonbury Festival - New Age Meets Folk-Pop-Rock-Blues
Glastonbury Festival is a huge Summer Solstice performing arts festival and celebration of summer for free spirits of all ages.

A Taste of Bath - Top Restaurants Offer Samplers in Bath's Foodie Fair
A Taste of Bath, sponsored by Channel 4, brings together the best restaurants and food producers from Bath and the Southwest.

Aldeburgh Festival - Music and Opera in June on The Suffolk Coast
The Aldeburgh Festival is a British celebration of music and opera founded by Benjamin Britten and held in June at beautiful Snape Maltings, near the Suffolk Coast.

Pembrokeshire Fish Week
Pembrokeshire Fish Week is a family festival in South Wales highlighting fishing, fish eating, fish cookery, coastal walks and more.

St Magnus Festival - Orkney's Midsummer Celebration of the Performing Arts
St Magnus Festival- Major artists of international stature - in music, dance, poetry and theatre, gather on Orkney for the midsummer celebrations of the St Magnus Festival

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Twenty five of the world's best classical singers compete for the top title.

Rock Ness
Rock Ness is an electronic, dance and rock music festival on the shores of Loch Ness. It bills itself as the only music festival with its own monster.

Xuberance Weekend - Extreme Sports and Relaxed Music in Wales
A weekend of extreme sports, break dancing and cool music in North Wales

Biggin Hill International Air Fair
Biggin Hill International Air Fair is a showcase of vintage civil and military aircraft as well as demonstrations of flying skills. It is the biggest show of its kind in Europe.

The Isle of Wight Festival - Top Acts and Legendary Headliners
The Isle of Wight Festival features top musical acts and legendary performers. The Who, David Bowie, REM and Coldplay have all been recent headliners and in 2007, the Rolling Stones perform live.

Battle of Bannockburn Re-enactment
The Battle of Bannockburn comes is fought again on the original field of glory as hundreds of re-enactors take part in celebrating Robert the Bruce's Victory over Edward I, called Longshanks.

Goodwood Festival of Speed - Motorsport's Ascot
The Goodwood Festival of Speed combines a wild uphill rally and Forest Road Rally with the world's biggest exhibition of classic racing and rally cars from every class and genre.

Bramham International Horse Trials - Four-Day Eventing in West Yorkshire
The Bramham International Horse Trials bring together top riders from all over the world for four days of show jumping, dressage, equestrian challenges and more. Zara Phillips, current World and European Equestrian Champion - and the Queen's granddaughter - will ride in 2007.

Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers, Arundel Cathedral
Corpus Christi Carpet of Flowers - Churchgoers at Arundel's Neo-gothic cathedral create a 90-foot long carpet of flowers down the central aisle for Corpus Christi.

3 Harbours Arts Festival
The 3 Harbours Arts Festival focuses on presenting visual and performing arts in ingenious spaces

The Ferry Fringe - South Queensferry's Arts Festival
The Ferry Fringe, in Edinburgh's South Queensferry district, is a combination performing arts festival, street market and CAMRA beer festival.

Dundee Jazz Festival
Dundee Jazz Festival is a mixture of international Jazz stars and top Scottish musicians.

Wimbledon Fortnight - Lawn Tennis's Biggest Grand Slam Tournament
Wimbledon Fortnight is the top competitive event in grass court tennis. All the world's top ranked tennis players compete in the All England Lawn Tennis Club Championships during the last week in June and the first week in July.

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