What's On in August

• Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland only - first Monday in August)
   
• Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August) England, Ireland and Wales
   
• Stokes Bay Festival
   
• Pickering Steam Traction Engine Rally
   
• The Big Chill at Eastnor Castle Deer Park (Herefordshire).
   
• Torbay Steam Fair - (Devon).
   
• Edinburgh Mela - An annual multicultural arts festival celebrating the wide diversity of cultures in Scotland. Although Edinburgh Mela's roots are in South Asian cultures, this is a festival for everybody. Music, colour, dance, art, fashion, food, children's activities, the Mela bazaar and more.
   
• One Love Festival - Reggae music festival at Hainault Forest Country Park, Fox Burrow Road, London.
   
• Broadstairs Folk Week - (Kent).
   
• Edinburgh Military Tattoo - Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is held annually at the Edinburgh Castle.
   
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe the biggest arts festival in the world, with something for everyone: theatre, comedy, music, dance, exhibitions, and more.
   
• Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival
   
• Skegness Carnival - games, competitions, galas Carnival Procession - A whole week of family fun!
   
• Shrewsbury Flower Festival
   
• Saltburn Folk Festival
   
• Bloodstock UK Festival - Open air metal festival at Derby, (Derbyshire).
   
• Edinburgh International Festival
   
• Edinburgh International Book Festival - The festival began in 1983 and includes a programme of over 700 events.
   
• Tribfest - An annual music festival featuring tribute bands. Beverley Polo Club, Tickton, (East Yorkshire).
   
• Driffield Folk Festival - East Yorkshire
   
• Limetree Music and Arts Festival
   
• Solfest - An annual music festival in Cumbria.
   
• Shrewsbury Folk Festival - (Shropshire).
   
• Rudgwick Steam Show held between Guildford & Horsham on the Surrey, West Sussex border.
   
• England's Medieval Festival - Herstmonceux Castle, (East Sussex).
   
• The County of Salop Steam Engine Rally held just outside of Shrewsbury at Onslow Park (August Bank Holiday Weekend) See more Steam & Traction Engine Rallies
   
• Crieff Highland Gathering - Perthshire, Scotland.
   
• Reading & Leeds Festival - An annual rock music festival that first began in 1961 as a jazz festival (see accommodation in Reading). 
   
• Notting Hill Carnival has evolved into an event that reflects the best of Black Music. Sterling Betancourt, Russ Henderson and others were part of the first steelband and are still very much a part of Carnival playing in steelbands like Nostalgia and Pan Necktar.
   

• See what's on in September

More what's on

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• Submit your events!  - request free listings for non-profit, community events, steam rallies and festivals.

More what's on sites

• BBC last night of the Proms 
• What's On Wales art events in Wales - bilingual site.
• www.artshole.co.uk promotes the work of student and contemporary artists, as well as providing information on art exhibitions across the UK. Covering all genres from fine art to design, pottery to photography, film to fashion and animation to illustration
• Bank holidays in Scotland 
• Bank holidays in England
• RNIB Big fun runs around the UK

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