What's On in November

• 5 November - Bonfire Night - the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot when a group of conspirators, included Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the House of Lords on November 5, 1605.
   
• St Andrew's Day - (Bank Holiday Scotland Only)
  

• National Pathology Week
   
• Sheffield Doc/Fest brings the international documentary family together to celebrate the art and business of documentary making for five intense days in November. Doc/Fest is a film festival, industry session programme and marketplace, offering pitching opportunities, controversial discussion panels and in-depth filmmaker masterclasses, as well as a wealth of inspirational documentary films from across the globe. (see Sheffield Hotels, South Yorkshire)
   
• Music Live the biggest and most respected Music event in the UK held at The NEC, Birmingham.
   
• Leeds International Film Festival
   
• The Aldeburgh Poetry Festival at Snape in Suffolk
   
• Folkestone Book Festival at Folkestone in Kent (see Folkestone, Kent accommodation)
   
• Bradford Animation Festival  - The UK's longest-running and biggest animation festival, with the highlight the annual BAF Awards. Held at the National Media Museum, Bradford, West Yorkshire
    
• Southwold Literature Festival is held in a small seaside resort in Suffolk. Part of the Ways with Words series of literature festivals.
   
• French Film Festival delivering the best of contemporary cinéma français from established auteurs to new talents. Events at Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Aberdeen, Dumfries, Dundee, Inverness, Stirling and Warwick.
   
• Tenby Blues Festival at Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
   
• Bath Mozartfest, nine days of concerts in some of the city’s most historic and atmospheric buildings
   
• London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 returns with a jam-packed programme that includes stars of the American jazz tradition and key players on the European scene through to free musical thinkers and the best of British - plus a whole raft of free concerts and opportunities to get involved in the music.
   
• Edinburgh's Christmas - events throughout December in Edinburgh
   
• Chorleywood Literary Festival, at Chorleywood, Herts
   
• Fiddle Festival Edinburgh
   
• Sligo International Choral Festival - Choirs from around the world compete in a variety of sections.
   
• Encounters Short Film Festival, at Bristol, showcasing new talent in filmmaking and providing a platform for emerging filmmakers to screen their work. Over 150 films in competition will be screened over five days with a chance of winning one of 12 awards and up to £15,000 of prizes. The films and animations are a selection of the best new dramas, comedies, music videos, documentaries and animation from 58 different countries.
   
• Marylebone Christmas Lights Switch On
   
• Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
   
• Tenbury Wells Annual Mistletoe Festival
   
• Hyde Park Winterwonderland
   
• Autumn Peak Festival - held annually in the Peak District National Park
   
• St Andrews Festival events and activities including concerts of traditional and classical music; exhibitions of arts and crafts; dance and drama. Set in the beautiful medieval town of St Andrews, to commemorate its namesake and Scotland's patron saint, Saint Andrew.
   
• London Song Festival Concerts 
     

• See what's on in December
   

More what's on

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• Steam Rallies - UK tractions engine rallies, steam rallies around the UK
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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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