As Summer season continues to convey lengthy heat days and excessive spirits, England is all set to have a good time the August Financial institution Vacation weekend (Saturday 27 – Monday 29 August 2022) with a number of occasions and experiences throughout the nation – a lot of that are free to attend. Festivals going down vary from Kent’s White Cliffs Strolling Competition (25 – 30 August) to Liverpool Worldwide Beatleweek (24 – 30 August), with an entire host of meals festivals in between.
From carnivals bringing vibrant parades to metropolis streets, to family-friendly open-air theatre performances and knights’ tournaments, listed below are some ideas to get out and benefit from the lengthy weekend.
Carnivals and road parades
Hereford River Carnival, Herefordshire (Free) – 26 – 27 August 2022
Hereford River Carnival has grown to grow to be Herefordshire’s greatest group occasion – and it stays completely free for the general public. The occasion sometimes attracts 20,000 folks to sing, dance, make masks and carnival costumes, eat nice native meals and have enjoyable on the Wye. This yr’s theme is Make Waves with the goal to convey the seaside to Hereford by way of music, dance, sport, arts, crafts and old school video games.
Manchester Pleasure, Manchester (Free) – 27 August 2022
Rocking rainbow-flag capes and glittery face artwork (biodegradable, please!), be a part of a loud and proud celebration of LGBTQ+ folks, tradition and expression at Manchester Pleasure. There might be a wide range of occasions – some free, some ticketed – devoted to queer folks and their allies. Select from the full of life out of doors Homosexual Village Get together, family-friendly festivities centred round enjoyable, wellness and studying and a candlelit vigil to honour those that have been misplaced to HIV and AIDs. The spotlight of the weekend is The Parade, a vibrant procession of hundreds of individuals marching collectively for equality.
Ryde Carnival, Isle of Wight (Free) – 27 August – 3 September 2022
The UK‘s oldest carnival, courting backing to 1887, Ryde Carnival is all-inclusive and joyous parades of color and light-weight marking the tip of summer season. Three parades will happen throughout the week, with one Most important Carnival on 1st September, the Illuminated Carnival on third September and a Youngsters’s Carnival Day on twenty seventh August, which is able to embrace numerous actions and culminate in a Youngsters’s Parade alongside Ryde’s excessive road.
Notting Hill Carnival, London (Free) – 27 – 29 August 2022
One of many world’s greatest celebrations, Notting Hill Carnival returns to the streets of West London in 2022 for the primary time since 2019. For 2 years, festivities have been strictly digital, however now it’s time to be again on the street to see the colorful world of Mas, Soca, Calypso, sound methods and a lot extra in splendid actual life. Throughout “Carnival”, because it’s recognized by locals, the streets of Notting Hill come alive with music, outrageous floats and jaw-dropping costumes.
Leeds West Indian Carnival, Leeds (Free) – 29 August 2022
Europe’s longest working Caribbean Carnival parade, Leeds West Indian Carnival, is returning to Potternewton Park in Leeds this August. With vibrant costumes, tropical music, and mouth-watering meals, it is a true celebration of West Indian tradition in Leeds.
Unbelievable meals festivals
African and Caribbean Meals Competition, Leeds (Free) – 27 August 2022
Leeds’ greatest African & Caribbean Meals Competition is returning to Leeds Kirkgate Market the place guests are invited to discover Caribbean cuisines, showcased by a number of the best impartial culinary cooks and rising meals distributors. This free occasion gives meals tastings and a spread of actions for the entire household, together with dwell performances, face portray, dwell performances and a kids’s craft nook.
Harvest Seasonal Market, Raby Citadel, County Durham (Free) – 28 – 29 August 2022
Raby is no doubt some of the spectacular intact castles within the North of England. Constructed within the 14th Century by the highly effective Nevill household, it has a protracted historical past and makes for an exquisite time out within the Durham Dales. Over the August Financial institution Vacation, the fort is internet hosting its standard Harvest Seasonal Market. This can be a free occasion with a spread of native suppliers together with meals, drinks, jewelry, ceramics and homeware.
Hereford Indie Meals at The Yard, Herefordshire – 27 – 28 August 2022
Within the coronary heart of Hereford metropolis, Hereford Indie Meals is an indulgent weekend to shut summer season. The occasion brings road meals, artistic cocktails and native ciders with chilled music by day and world class DJs by evening. Add in stalls with native crafts folks (corresponding to knife makers, ceramicists) and producers (cheese, bread, espresso) on this cool nook of town and you’ve got all of the components for an excellent weekend. Tickets value £18.
Fork to Fork Meals and Drink Competition at Goodnestone Park, Kent – 28 August 2022
Fork to Fork brings collectively a spread of native producers, artisans, and craftspeople to have interaction attendees in the entire lifecycle of foods and drinks manufacturing. The pageant could have native foods and drinks producers plus interactive workshops within the walled backyard and dwell music within the night.
Malton Meals Lovers Competition, North Yorkshire (Free) – 27 – 29 August 2022
Set throughout the streets of Yorkshire’s foodie capital, Malton Meals Lovers Competition is a three-day celebration of Yorkshire’s best produce and cooking. Over 150 artisan stalls and road meals distributors take over the village whereas superstar cooks showcase their expertise in demo tents with dwell music – from buskers to brass bands – offering the soundtrack.
Reside music and performing arts
Worldwide Beatleweek, Liverpool – 24 – 30 August 2022
A weeklong celebration of the most important band on this planet takes place in Liverpool over the August Financial institution Vacation weekend. The annual Worldwide Beatleweek brings Beatles tribute bands from world wide to the well-known Cavern Membership the place all of it started. The Beatles performed the Cavern Membership practically 300 occasions, serving to it grow to be essentially the most well-known dwell music venue on this planet.
Sandwell and Birmingham Mela, Birmingham – 27 – 28 August 2022
Europe’s greatest South Asian Music Competition returns to Birmingham this summer season bringing a number of the greatest British and Worldwide names to Victoria Park. Guests can get pleasure from performances from up-and-coming and main artists alongside road theatre, visible arts, craft and dance workshops and a world meals village.
Greenwich+Docklands Worldwide Competition, London (Free) – 26 August – 11 September 2022
Greenwich+Docklands Worldwide Competition is London’s free theatre and performing arts pageant, that tells compelling tales in spectacular model. This yr anticipate Charon, a monumental 32ft excessive rotating zoetrope initially from the world-renowned Burning Man pageant, a tidal wave of multi-colored foam at Greenwich Peninsula and a Royal Ballet collaboration with disabled dancer Joe Powell-Most important. The programme will embrace a complete of 25 premieres by a report variety of worldwide artists, from international locations together with Spain, Germany, Flanders, Italy, France, The Netherlands and the US.
tenth Rye Worldwide Jazz & Blues Competition, Herefordshire – 25 – 29 August 2022
With a stellar line-up that includes jazz and blues artists from world wide, this yr the Rye Worldwide Jazz Competition celebrates its tenth anniversary. Artists corresponding to Curtis Stigers, Stanley Jordan, Imelda Could and the Roberto Fonseca Trio will grace the levels at venues across the city, and there can even be a number of free music and fringe occasions going down. Quite a lot of ticketed and non-ticketed occasions are on supply all through the weekend.
Victorious Competition, Portsmouth – 26 – 28 August 2022
The three-day Victorious Competition overlooking the ocean returns to Southsea Frequent this August. Headliners are Stereophonics, Paolo Nutini and Sam Fender, who play alongside Bastille, Anne-Marie, Sugababes, Primal Scream and The Libertines. There’s additionally a big household area providing dwell music, actions and performances.
Household enjoyable
Exeter’s Gone Wild Competition, Devon – 25 – 28 August 2022
Nature Valley Gone Wild, the last word enjoyable household pageant, will return to Powderham Citadel in Devon in late August. Created in partnership with Bear Grylls, the pageant gives dwell music from The Script, All Saints and Sophie Ellis-Bextor and talks from well-known explorers corresponding to Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Thrilling out of doors actions embrace an impediment course, stand-up paddle boarding and bushcraft ability workshops. The pageant raises cash for RMA – The Royal Marines Charity, proudly supporting serving and former Royal Marines and their households.
Nice Dorset Steam Honest, Dorset – 25 – 29 August 2022
The Nice Dorset Steam Honest is alleged to be the world’s largest heritage occasion showcasing Britain’s industrial, agricultural and leisure historical past. Catch a glimpse of age-old steaming giants being put by way of their paces, watch genuine Victorian selection reveals, admire the fabulous showman’s steam engine line-up and discover the biggest travelling fairground of its kind within the UK, the place most of the rides are powered by show-stopping steam engines.
Geronimo Household Competition, Cheshire – 26 – 29 August 2022
Geronimo Household Competition is again this summer season at Arley Corridor in Cheshire for a enjoyable packed weekend with tenting and glamping obtainable. Geronimo has a children’ area like no different pageant, catering solely to kids and permitting households to attach for a fairytale weekend of enjoyable and frolics.
Roman’s Return – Large Birthday Bash, Vindolanda, Northumbria – 27 – 28 August 2022
The world-famous Ermine Avenue Guard might be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary yr at Vindolanda, certainly one of Europe’s most necessary Roman archaeological websites. A part of Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Competition, the occasion gives household pleasant actions together with Roman military college.
Jousting Event, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds – 27 – 29 August 2022
The Royal Armouries Museum is delighted to convey live-action jousting to the center of Yorkshire this August financial institution vacation weekend. The museum’s spectacular jousting area in Leeds will resound to the cheers of crowds and the conflict of lances on armour, as knights battle it out in an genuine Elizabethan-themed match. The twice-daily reveals will characteristic knights and horses, plus loads of pomp and pageantry match for Queen Elizabeth I herself, who might be in attendance along with her courtiers when our courageous knights do battle for trophies and honours. Tickets priced from £5 – £20.
Kynren – An Epic Story of England, Bishop Auckland, County Durham – 27 August 2022
Rebellions, wars, magic, majesty, celebration and heartache are vividly dropped at life in an outdoor-theatre spectacular. Kynren is a spellbinding, family-friendly expertise that includes Boudicca’s battles with the Romans, two world wars, Vikings, Tudors, Stuarts, Queen Victoria and the Industrial Revolution.
David Walliams Terrible Auntie Outside Theatre – The Alnwick Backyard, Northumberland – 29 August 2022
Terrible Auntie by David Walliams, tailored for the out of doors stage by Heartbreak Productions, is a very thrilling story. Owls, ghosts, chases, escapes, bike rides and tiddlywinks all fill Stella’s days as she evades her menacing aunt and saves the household residence. Be sure that to convey a blanket or chair to take a seat on, weather-appropriate gear, and a picnic, as the story might take a while to inform, and storytelling will be hungry work! Tickets value £13 per individual.
One thing somewhat completely different
White Cliffs Strolling Competition, Kent – 25 – 30 August 2022
Discover the historic treasures of cities and villages on a wide range of walks over the financial institution vacation weekend. There’s a wide range of walks to go well with pursuits and talents, from a mild countryside stroll with an ice cream pit cease to an informative stroll taking within the historical past and archology of Dover. Many of the walks are free to hitch, however reserving is crucial to make sure there are not more than 40 folks per stroll.
Telford Balloon Fiesta, Shropshire (Free) – 26 – 28 August 2022
Telford Balloon Fiesta will return to Telford City Park and QE11 Area for 3 days of free enjoyable over the Financial institution Vacation weekend. Celebrations kick off on the Friday with a heat up night that includes dwell music. Saturday brings extra dwell music and leisure in addition to the favored Night time Glow, and Sunday gives a day of household leisure and have-a-go actions together with crafts and circus performances. Individuals throughout Telford and additional afield will have the ability to see sizzling air balloons travelling across the county all through the weekend.
Gin Cruise on The Ouse, York – 26 – 28 August 2022
Metropolis Cruises is partnering up with York Gin to host a sequence of gin cruises throughout the August Financial institution Vacation weekend. For a date evening with a twist, to blow-off-steam after work, or to spherical up some buddies to get pleasure from York from the water, the two-hour cruise across the iconic Minster metropolis and past is complemented with gin-based drinks combined on board the boat. Tickets value £34.50, protecting the cruise and a collection of free drinks, with extra in the stores on board.
Witches & Wizards Supper, Newcastle – 26 August 2022
Blackfriars Restaurant celebrates all issues witches, warlocks and wizards within the environment of its thirteenth Century medieval friary. Cooks might be prepared with cauldrons to fire up a mystical three-course menu served within the Banquet Corridor. Fancy costume is actively inspired to get visitors within the temper for a magical night with leisure. £75 adults / £35 kids together with a drink on arrival, dinner and occasional.
Bridgerton-style Unique Backyard Get together at The Alnwick Backyard, County Durham – 27 August 2022
This horticultural paradise at The Alnwick Backyard might be aglow on the night of the twenty seventh August the place jaunty dancing, fireplace performers and traditional garden video games will engulf Alnwick society for an evening of sophistication and class. With prosecco upon arrival, scrumptious and dainty bites and leisure in abundance, this evening is to not be missed. Ticket value is £29.95 per individual.
