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102 arts and culture festivals across the UK that food traders, caterers and bars can apply to. 20 have confirmed dates and 8 have a trader application link. The busiest months are September, June and July. Towns with the most events: Bath (5), Edinburgh (5), Bristol (3), London (3).
102events listed
20with confirmed dates
8with a trader application link
28with a full guide
| Event | When | Trader link |
|---|---|---|
| Bridport Literary FestivalArts & cultureBridport | Usually Novembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Kendal Mountain FestivalArts & cultureKendal | Usually Novembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Lumiere DurhamArts & cultureDurham | Usually Novembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Leicester Comedy FestivalArts & cultureLeicester | 3 February to 21 February 2027 | Website |
| Bristol Light FestivalArts & cultureBristol | Usually Februarynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Fort William Mountain FestivalArts & cultureFort William | Usually Februarynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Jorvik Viking FestivalArts & cultureYork | Usually Februarynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Glasgow Comedy FestivalArts & cultureGlasgow | 10 March to 28 March 2027 | Website |
| Cambridge FestivalArts & cultureCambridge | Usually Marchnot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Oxford Literary FestivalArts & cultureOxford | Usually Marchnot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Bath Comedy FestivalArts & cultureBath | Usually Aprilnot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Stratford Literary FestivalArts & cultureStratford-upon-Avon | Usually Aprilnot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Brighton FringeArts & cultureBrighton | 7 May to 6 June 2027 | Website |
| Fowey FestivalArts & cultureFowey | 7 May to 15 May 2027 | Website |
| Perth Festival of the ArtsArts & culturePerth | 20 May to 30 May 2027 | Website |
| How The Light Gets In HayArts & cultureHay-on-Wye | 28 May to 31 May 2027 | Apply |
| Machynlleth Comedy FestivalArts & cultureMachynlleth | Expected May 2027 | Website |
| Bath Fringe FestivalArts & cultureBath | Usually Maynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Blackpool Dance FestivalArts & cultureBlackpool | Usually Maynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Bury St Edmunds FestivalArts & cultureBury St Edmunds | Usually Maynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Sheffield Doc/FestArts & cultureSheffield | 9 June to 14 June 2027 | Website |
| Lyme Regis Fossil FestivalArts & cultureLyme Regis | 12 June to 13 June 2027 | Apply |
| Borders Book FestivalArts & cultureMelrose | 17 June to 20 June 2027 | Website |
| First Light FestivalArts & cultureLowestoft | 19 June to 20 June 2027 | Apply |
| Blackburn Festival of MakingArts & cultureBlackburn | 26 June to 27 June 2027 | Website |
| Big Burns SupperArts & cultureDumfries | Next dates to be announced | Apply |
| Bovey Tracey Craft FestivalArts & cultureBovey Tracey | Usually Junenot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Bristol Comedy GardenArts & cultureBristol | Usually Junenot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Cheltenham Science FestivalArts & cultureCheltenham | Usually Junenot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Hebden Bridge Arts FestivalArts & cultureHebden Bridge | Usually Junenot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Macclesfield Barnaby FestivalArts & cultureMacclesfield | Usually Junenot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Frome FestivalArts & cultureFrome | 2 July to 11 July 2027 | Website |
| Ledbury Poetry FestivalArts & cultureLedbury | 2 July to 11 July 2027 | Website |
| Winchester Hat FairArts & cultureWinchester | 3 July to 4 July 2027 | Website |
| Buxton FestivalArts & cultureBuxton | 7 July to 25 July 2027 | Website |
| National Eisteddfod of WalesArts & cultureMachynlleth | 31 July to 7 August 2027 | Website |
| North Berwick Fringe by the SeaArts & cultureNorth Berwick | Expected July 2027 | Website |
| Buxton Festival FringeArts & cultureBuxton | Usually Julynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Holt FestivalArts & cultureHolt | Usually Julynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| KynrenArts & cultureBishop Auckland | Usually Julynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Penzance Literary FestivalArts & culturePenzance | Usually Julynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Ways With WordsArts & cultureTotnes | Usually Julynot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Edinburgh Festival FringeArts & cultureEdinburgh | 6 August to 30 August 2027 | Website |
| Royal Edinburgh Military TattooArts & cultureEdinburgh | 6 August to 28 August 2027 | Website |
| Arundel FestivalArts & cultureArundel | Expected August 2027 | Website |
| Open House Festival BangorArts & cultureBangor | Expected August 2027 | Apply |
| Billingham International Folklore FestivalArts & cultureBillingham | Usually Augustnot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Edinburgh International Book FestivalArts & cultureEdinburgh | Usually Augustnot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Greenwich and Docklands International FestivalArts & cultureLondon | Usually Augustnot checked yet | Not found yet |
| St Ives September FestivalArts & cultureSt Ives | 11 September to 25 September 2027 | Website |
| Arts by the Sea FestivalArts & cultureBournemouth | Expected September 2027 | Apply |
| Derby FestéArts & cultureDerby | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Edinburgh International FestivalArts & cultureEdinburgh | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Appledore Book FestivalArts & cultureAppledore | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Bath Children's Literature FestivalArts & cultureBath | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Budleigh Salterton Literary FestivalArts & cultureBudleigh Salterton | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Chiswick Book FestivalArts & cultureChiswick | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Gloucester History FestivalArts & cultureGloucester | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Jane Austen FestivalArts & cultureBath | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Marlborough Literature FestivalArts & cultureMarlborough | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Out There FestivalArts & cultureGreat Yarmouth | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Tenby Arts FestivalArts & cultureTenby | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Totally ThamesArts & cultureLondon | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Wigtown Book FestivalArts & cultureWigtown | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Wirksworth FestivalArts & cultureWirksworth | Usually Septembernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Royal National MòdArts & cultureStornoway | 8 October to 16 October 2027 | Website |
| Belfast International Arts FestivalArts & cultureBelfast | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Bewdley FestivalArts & cultureBewdley | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Birmingham Comedy FestivalArts & cultureBirmingham | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Canterbury FestivalArts & cultureCanterbury | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Cheltenham Literature FestivalArts & cultureCheltenham | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Dorchester Literary FestivalArts & cultureDorchester | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Durham Book FestivalArts & cultureDurham | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Lowender PeranArts & cultureNewquay | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Wells Festival of LiteratureArts & cultureWells | Usually Octobernot checked yet | Not found yet |
| Bath FestivalArts & cultureBath | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Battle of Hastings Re-enactmentArts & cultureBattle | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Bollington FestivalArts & cultureBollington | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Brighton FestivalArts & cultureBrighton | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Colchester Medieval FestivalArts & cultureColchester | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Edinburgh Science FestivalArts & cultureEdinburgh | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Folkestone TriennialArts & cultureFolkestone | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Glasgow Merchant City FestivalArts & cultureGlasgow | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Grassington FestivalArts & cultureGrassington | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Harwich FestivalArts & cultureHarwich | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Hay FestivalArts & cultureHay-on-Wye | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Hexham Abbey FestivalArts & cultureHexham | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Hull Freedom FestivalArts & cultureHull | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Ilkley Literature FestivalArts & cultureIlkley | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| King's Lynn FestivalArts & cultureKing's Lynn | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Lichfield FestivalArts & cultureLichfield | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Manchester International FestivalArts & cultureManchester | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Norfolk and Norwich FestivalArts & cultureNorwich | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Salisbury International Arts FestivalArts & cultureSalisbury | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Saltaire FestivalArts & cultureSaltaire | Next dates to be announced | Apply |
| Stamford Georgian FestivalArts & cultureStamford | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Stockton International Riverside FestivalArts & cultureStockton-on-Tees | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Tewkesbury Medieval FestivalArts & cultureTewkesbury | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Timber FestivalArts & cultureMoira | Next dates to be announced | Apply |
| Underbelly Festival SouthbankArts & cultureLondon | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| UpfestArts & cultureBristol | Next dates to be announced | Website |
| Urdd EisteddfodArts & cultureVarious | Next dates to be announced | Website |
“Not checked yet” means the event is on our list with the month it usually runs, but we haven't yet checked next year's dates on the organiser's site. Events with no full guide have no trader page we could find yet. Always confirm with the organiser before you apply or pay.
By region
- Arts and culture festivals in the South West28
- Arts and culture festivals in Scotland14
- East of England9
- South East8
- East Midlands7
- Yorkshire & Humber7
- Wales6
- North West6
- North East6
- West Midlands5
- London4
- Northern Ireland2
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- Air and motor shows29
- Beer festivals16
- Carnivals41
- Christmas markets81
- Community festivals88
- Country fairs15
- Fairs23
- Family and community events17
- Food and drink festivals391
- Garden shows17
- Markets6
- Music festivals172
- Pride events65
- Sporting events146
- Trade shows12
- Vintage and steam rallies31
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