Godiva Festival 2010, Coventry 02-04 July 2010 02-04 July 2010 War Memorial Park, Coventry, West Midlands Entry: FREE The 2010 Godiva Festival is the UK's largest FREE ticketless family festival and is a celebration of music, fun, comedy and family entertainment. Held in Coventry's War Memorial...

Olympic Sport Zone at the 2010 Godiva Festival 04 July 2010 Noon - 5pm War Memorial Park, Coventry, West Midlands Entry: FREE Are you up for a challenge? Are you inspired by London 2012? Are you keen to try a new Olympic sport? With only two years to go until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games...

Birmingham Artsfest 11-13 September 2009 Centenary Square, Chamberlain Square, Broad St, Brindleyplace, Cambridge St, Victoria Square and the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham 11-13 September 2009 noon-midnight(ish) Cost: FREE Artsfest is Birmingham's biggest and most vibrant cultural festival, spread...

The Mayor's Thames Festival, London 12-13 September 2009 Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge, London Noon-10pm Cost: FREE The annual Mayor's Thames Festival takes place over a weekend on the River Thames, the riverside walkways, roads, bridges, docks and public open spaces from Westminster Bridge...

Blackpool has just unveiled an amazing, star-studded celebrity weekend on 4th and 5th September to launch this year's world famous Illuminations, which will shine until 8 November. In a major, new first for the resort, the ‘ Big Switch-On Weekend ' will see a whole series of concerts and live...

Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend 31 July - 02 August 2009 Cardiff Civic Centre, Cardiff CF10 3ND 31 Jul: 5-10.20pm 01 Aug: noon-11pm 02 Aug: noon-11pm Cost: FREE The 2009 Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend will be bigger and better than ever. Part of the Cardiff Festival, the Cardiff Big Weekend is centred around...

Spraoi Festival, Waterford, Ireland 31 July - 02 August 2009 Waterford, Ireland 31 Jul - 02 Aug 2009 Cost: FREE The annual Spraoi Festival is a riot of colour, energy and excitement, held over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Ireland, with an atmosphere that is unique among Irish festivals. Waterford...

Bristol Harbour Festival, 31 July - 02 August 2009 Bristol Harbour, Bristol 31 July - 02 August 2009 Cost: FREE The Bristol Harbour Festival is one of the best-loved festivals in the South West of England and one of the biggest free events in the country. Centred around Bristol’s beautiful historic city...

Croydon Summer Festival 01-02 August 2009 Lloyd Park, Coombe Road, Croydon, CR0 5RD 01 Aug World Party 1-8.30pm 02 Aug Croydon Mela 1-8pm Cost: FREE With an excellent and varied music lineup, four stages, kids area, workshops, global market, street theatre, funfair, green village and plenty of food and...

Hastings Free Beach Concert, Hastings, Kent 01-02 August 2009 Hastings Beach, Hastings, Kent 01 Aug 2-8pm 02 Aug 2-7pm Cost: FREE Hastings once again hosts a free beach concert over the weekend of 01 and 02 August. With proceeds going to the RNLI, there is a varied musical lineup, a supervised kids play...