England Events 2024, 2025 and 2026

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2024, 2025 and 2026 events in England

Depending on where you are in England, there are multiple regional events available for you to attend. These cover a range of activities from sporting events to county shows, music festivals and LGBTQ+ parades. For the most part, regional events throughout England are very popular and regularly attended. Royal Ascot in Berkshire is a popular event for racegoers, and though many people won't actually take part, it’s a newsworthy event with many people looking on to check out the outfits and horses.

Many other sporting events are also popular throughout England. The ongoing rivalry between the Cambridge and Oxford boat race teams is a permanent fixture enjoyed by the entire country, and is battled out every year on the Thames river. Then, depending on the location, summer brings in some of the big county shows such as the impressive Royal Cheshire County show. Here you can taste local produce, check out farm animals, watch sheepdog displays and much more. What better way to immerse yourself in local and traditional English culture.

Finally, there are many music festivals throughout England. Some of these are more notorious than others with Glastonbury being hugely popular among students who camp at the site for the duration of the event. Other festivals, such as the Isle of Wight festival, see some of the biggest names in the music industry perform. Kite festivals (Lancashire), aerial displays (Duxford), and Dickens and Shakespeare days all take place throughout the year, the latter taking place in the home towns of these renowned authors. In short, all major regional events tend to focus on food, music, sports or writers meaning there’s something for everyone.

Photo credits: Garry Knight / Flickr CC-by (Autumn / Winter London Fashion Week) ; Carine06 from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Cheltenham Festival) ; Magnus D / Flickr CC-by (The Boat Race) ; vegaseddie / CC-by (The Grand National) ; Geoff Henson / Flickr CC-by-nd (London Marathon) ; St George's Day Parade 2017 by Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (St. George's Day) ; Gary Hodge, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Cheltenham Jazz Festival) ; Phil King / Flickr CC-by (Liverpool Sound City) ; Andy Li, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (Brighton Festival) ; Karen Roe, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Chelsea Flower Show) ; Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons (RideLondon) ; michael warren / CC-BY 2.0 (Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake) ; monkeywing from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Epsom Derby) ; Jon, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Trooping the Colour) ; Tomorrow Never Knows, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Round the Island Race) ; M.o.B 68 / Flickr CC-by-sa (Royal Ascot) ; Liz Murray, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Isle of Wight Festival) ; Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Glastonbury Festival) ; Justin Smith / Flickr CC-by-sa (Wimbledon Tennis Championships) ; Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Hampton Court Garden Festival) ; Oliver Ayala / Flickr CC-by (Alice’s Day) ; Shawn Spencer-Smith / Flickr CC-by-nd (Bristol Harbour Festival) ; mike george from London, UK & NL, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Camp Bestival) ; Cowes Week 2014 by Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Cowes Week) ; karen_roe / Flickr BB-by (Bristol International Balloon Fiesta) ; Seemann, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Reading and Leeds Festivals) ; Leighroy4, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Creamfields) ; GDIF (Photo taken by Ray Gibson), CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Greenwich+Docklands International Festival) ; angelganev / CC-by (Summer bank holiday) ; Matthew Lewis / CC-by (Blackpool Illuminations) ; © Heritage Open Days (Heritage Open Days) ; Conor Lawless, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Great North Run) ; Garry Knight / Flickr CC-by (Spring / Summer London Fashion Week) ; Rob Bogaerts / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (Roald Dahl Day) ; Andrew_Writer / Flickr CC-by (Jane Austen Festival) ; The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Open House London) ; ssongki / CC-by-nd (London Design Festival) ; © eventwaterltd / instagram (Cheltenham Literature Festival) ; Bex Walton from London, England, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (BFI London Film Festival) ; XCalPab / CC-by-sa (World Conker Championships) ; © Bath Pizza Co / Instagram (FilmBath) ; © 子小金金金宜丶 / instagram (Leeds International Film Festival) ; Andy Newcombe / CC-by (London Jazz Festival) ; MrT HK / CC-by (Hyde Park Winter Wonderland) ; © Michael Slater / instragam (Kendal Mountain Festival)