Events in United Kingdom: visitor guides for every big weekend

62 event guides in United Kingdom, across 15 cities: trade shows and tech, religious and seasonal, rugby, film, art and culture, marathons, football finals and tournaments. Day plans for the free hours, where to stay by budget, tours and rainy-day backups.

Cities

BirminghamCambridge (UK)CardiffDurham (UK)EdinburghGlasgowGlastonbury and SomersetLeedsLiverpoolLondonManchesterNewcastleOxfordSilverstone and NorthamptonshireSt Andrews

Upcoming events

3 Nov 2026*World Travel Market
London, United KingdomTrade show14 Nov 2026*Edinburgh Christmas
Edinburgh, United KingdomSeasonal20 Nov 2026*Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
London, United KingdomSeasonal30 Dec 2026*Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Edinburgh, United KingdomSeasonal31 Dec 2026*New Year's Eve in London
London, United KingdomSeasonal20 Jan 2027*Bett
London, United KingdomTrade show6 Feb 2027*Six Nations weekend in London
London, United KingdomRugby6 Feb 2027*Six Nations weekend in Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United KingdomRugby6 Feb 2027*Six Nations weekend in Cardiff
Cardiff, United KingdomRugby18 Feb 2027*London Fashion Week
London, United KingdomCulture9 Mar 2027*London Book Fair
London, United KingdomTrade show3 Apr 2027*The Boat Race
London, United KingdomCulture8 Apr 2027*Grand National Festival
Liverpool, United KingdomCulture9 Apr 2027*Manchester Marathon
Manchester, United KingdomMarathon23 Apr 2027London Marathon
London, United KingdomMarathon14 May 2027*FA Cup Final
London, United KingdomFootball18 May 2027*RHS Chelsea Flower Show
London, United KingdomCulture28 May 2027*Edinburgh Marathon
Edinburgh, United KingdomMarathon1 Jun 2027The Ashes 2027 in London
London, United KingdomCricket1 Jun 2027The Ashes 2027 in Birmingham
Birmingham, United KingdomCricket1 Jun 2027The Ashes 2027 in Leeds
Leeds, United KingdomCricket1 Jun 2027The Ashes 2027 in Manchester
Manchester, United KingdomCricket12 Jun 2027*Parklife
Manchester, United KingdomFestival12 Jun 2027*Trooping the Colour
London, United KingdomCulture14 Jun 2027*London Tech Week
London, United KingdomTrade show17 Jun 2027*Royal Highland Show
Edinburgh, United KingdomCulture21 Jun 2027*University of Glasgow Summer Graduations
Glasgow, United KingdomGraduation23 Jun 2027*Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury and Somerset, United KingdomFestival25 Jun 2027*BST Hyde Park
London, United KingdomFestival28 Jun 2027*Wimbledon
London, United KingdomTennis28 Jun 2027*University of St Andrews Graduation Week
St Andrews, United KingdomGraduation28 Jun 2027*University of Edinburgh Summer Graduations
Edinburgh, United KingdomGraduation28 Jun 2027*Durham University Summer Congregation
Durham (UK), United KingdomGraduation30 Jun 2027*University of Cambridge General Admission
Cambridge (UK), United KingdomGraduation2 Jul 2027British Grand Prix
Silverstone and Northamptonshire, United KingdomF13 Jul 2027*Tour de France 2027 Grand Départ (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh, United KingdomCycling3 Jul 2027*Pride in London
London, United KingdomCulture5 Jul 2027*UCL, King's and Imperial summer graduations
London, United KingdomGraduation9 Jul 2027*Wireless Festival
London, United KingdomFestival9 Jul 2027*TRNSMT
Glasgow, United KingdomFestival12 Jul 2027*The Open 2027 (St Andrews)
St Andrews, United KingdomGolf12 Jul 2027*LSE Summer Graduation
London, United KingdomGraduation12 Jul 2027*University of Manchester Summer Graduations
Manchester, United KingdomGraduation6 Aug 2027*Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh, United KingdomCulture13 Aug 2027British MotoGP (Silverstone)
Silverstone and Northamptonshire, United KingdomMotoGP27 Aug 2027*Leeds Festival
Leeds, United KingdomFestival27 Aug 2027*All Points East
London, United KingdomFestival29 Aug 2027*Notting Hill Carnival
London, United KingdomCulture10 Sept 2027*Great North Run (half marathon)
Newcastle, United KingdomMarathon14 Sept 2027*DSEI
London, United KingdomTrade show18 Sept 2027*London Design Festival
London, United KingdomCulture1 Oct 2027*Great Scottish Run
Glasgow, United KingdomMarathon1 Oct 2027*Cardiff Half Marathon
Cardiff, United KingdomMarathon13 Oct 2027*Frieze London
London, United KingdomTrade show29 Oct 2027*MCM Comic Con London
London, United KingdomTrade show9 Jun 2028Euro 2028 in London
London, United KingdomFootball9 Jun 2028Euro 2028 in Manchester
Manchester, United KingdomFootball9 Jun 2028Euro 2028 in Liverpool
Liverpool, United KingdomFootball9 Jun 2028Euro 2028 in Newcastle
Newcastle, United KingdomFootball9 Jun 2028Euro 2028 in Birmingham
Birmingham, United KingdomFootball9 Jun 2028Euro 2028 in Glasgow
Glasgow, United KingdomFootball9 Jun 2028Euro 2028 in Cardiff
Cardiff, United KingdomFootball

* Expected date, following the usual pattern. Not yet confirmed by the organiser.