Posts Tagged festival
June 24th, 2010
The fourth season of the Musica Reale international festival of chamber music will take place between the 9th and 15th of July. This year’s event will host the internationally acclaimed pianist Ronald Brautigam (highly praised for his Beethoven interpretations) and the prominent documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky.
June 19th, 2010
The medieval ruined castle of the bustling market town of Ludlow in Shropshire, is home each summer to the thriving Ludlow Festival. Festival highlight is always the open air Shakespeare within the castle grounds, which ends under a starry night sky.
June 10th, 2010
Aruba rolled out the red carpet this last weekend for the kick off of the first ever Aruba International Film Festival. The inaugural Film Festival is showcasing 28 films over the course of the week, of which the majority will be independent films of special interest.
June 8th, 2010
Denmark’s capital becomes Europe’s jazz capital during the annual 10-day Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Highlight of this year’s festival will be performances by Herbie Hancock, Martha Wainwright, Caetano Velaso, Diana Krall and many others.
October 29th, 2009
Tenby’s fourth Blues Festival takes place in Pembrokeshire over the weekend of 13 – 15 November with an exciting and varied line-up, plus new events such as the Blues Quiz and Open Mic sessions. The main venue is the Chevron Stage in the De Valence Pavilion.
September 24th, 2009
Now in its third year the Wimbledon Bookfest has become a firm fixture in the booklovers’ diary. The book festival encompasses fiction and non-fiction, political history and poetry, popular and literary novels, books on sport, music, gardening, books for experts and for infants.
August 29th, 2009
The fourth Tenby Blues Festival takes place in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales over the weekend of Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November 2009. With ticket prices pegged at last year’s level, an exciting and varied line-up, plus loads of new events such as the Blues Quiz and the Open Mic Sessions, this year’s festival looks like being the best ever.
August 20th, 2009
The first Padstow Arts Festival celebrates the life and works of two former eminent Padstow residents, Sir Malcolm Arnold and Sir John Betjeman. Both were among the most vital and creative spirits in post-war Britain, with a real genius for engaging with their audiences.
August 10th, 2009
The Jane Austen Festival will be making its annual return to the city of Bath this September, attracting people from around the world to celebrate the popular author’s writing, life in Bath and all things Regency. With all kinds of events taking place the highlights for the 2009 festival include a Guinness World Record attempt and a real-life Regency marriage!
April 15th, 2009
With guaranteed entertainment for all the family and an extravaganza of diverse events, there really is something for everyone at Exeter Summer Festival! One of the South West’s leading festivals features another exciting line up of over 40 events.