10/06/2026
Everyone knows about the Edinburgh Fringe, but the UK's festival calendar runs all year and goes far beyond it! Here's your guide to some of the best, city by city.
🎭 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh - August: Over 3,000 shows across hundreds of venues from comedy and theatre to spoken word and circus. There is genuinely something for everyone.
🎤 InverNess Fringe Festival, Inverness - September–October: A brand new, independent festival bringing theatre, comedy, and live music to the heart of the Highlands with a strong programme of free events.
🎶 Celtic Connections, Glasgow - January: The perfect antidote to the January blues. This acclaimed folk and world music festival fills Glasgow's venues with unique collaborations you won't hear anywhere else.
🎭 Greater Manchester Fringe, Manchester - July: A month-long celebration of independent performance spread across the city from artists you'll want to follow long after it ends.
🎨 Camden Fringe, London - August: One of London's most accessible arts festivals, championing emerging and fringe talent with affordable tickets and a brilliantly eclectic programme.
⛵ Bristol Harbour Festival, Bristol - July: Free to attend - it's three days of live music, street food, sailing displays, and waterfront entertainment right in the heart of the city.
Planning a trip around any of these? We run tours out of all of these cities, so if the festival crowds get too much, the countryside is never far away. 🌿 Which UK festival is on your list?