Unusual Events and Festivals

Here is a run down of the UK's more unusual festivals that might take your fancy!

African Drum Village Festival - Dundee

Early August, Entry £175

African musicians have come together to teach and perform in the only African music, arts and dance festival in Scotland.

Celtic Connections Festival - Glasgow

Mid Jan - Feb, Free - £20

One of Scotland's most predominant mid-winter music festivals, which attracts the Celtic and World music talent from around the globe, with more than 150 acts performing around the city of Glasgow.

Crufts Dog Show - Birmingham

Early March, £50

With nearly 28,000 healthy, happy dogs enjoying the thrills and excitement of Best In Show with their owners, there's no better place than dfs Crufts to experience and learn about the wonderful world of dogs.

FutureEverything - Manchester

Mid May, £130 Full Pass

FutureEverything offers world premieres of artworks, a city-wide music programme, and visionary thinkers from around the world across 4 festival strands - Art, Music, Ideas and events which will take place at various venues, clubs in Manchester and Salford.

Great British Beer Festival - London

Early August, Entry £8

The Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court, Britain's biggest beer festival, once again brings together a wide range of real ales, ciders, perries and international beers.

Porthcawl Elvis Festival - Swansea/Cardiff

Late Sep, Entry £5 - £99

Claiming to be Europe's biggest gathering of Elvis artistes and their fans, this event offers three days of fun and music all over the normally sleepy seaside town of Porthcawl, roughly halfway between Cardiff and Swansea, near to Bridgend.

RHS Flower Show - Chelsea, Tatton Park, Hampton Court

End May-End July, Entry £14

The royal Horticultural Society Flower shows are internationally renowned. With dsiplays and exhibitions from around the globe, it's not to be missed for gardening enthusiasts.

Run to the Sun - Newquay

Late May, £80

Run to the Sun (RttS) held it's first event way back in 1987 and has grown into one of the largest Custom Car, VW and dance festivals in Europe since its conception.

Singing Sticks Didgeridoo Music Festival - Northampton

Late July, £40

The Northamptonshire Singing Sticks Didgeridoo Music festival for people interested in the didgeridoo and other related musical entities.

Summer Solstice at Stonehenge - Salisbury

June 21st, Free

English Heritage are again expected to provide "Managed Open Access" to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice. There's likely to be casual entertainment from samba bands & drummers but no amplified music is allowed.

The Shires Show - Shropshire

Mid June, £30

The Shires is predominantly a bike custom show, which this year offers three days of live music.

Towerfest - North Yorkshire

Mid June, Unknown

An annual country music festival held in the grounds of Drax Power Station, in Yorkshire. Offering festival goers the chance to relive the wild wild west for three days.