Events & Festivals

London event highlights - April

From the Tour de France Grand Depart to aural art on the Underground and innovative sculpture on city rooftops – London's coming events are as diverse as ever this spring and summer.

London's transport icons in new museum

Some of London's renowned transport icons – including the original Underground map, the double-deck Routemaster bus and the famous 'roundel' logo – will take pride of place in a new London Transport Museum opening in October. The museum, in Covent Garden, has been closed since autumn 2005 but reopens with added attractions, in its renovated Victorian Flower Market building, following a £21 million makeover.Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Rose spectacular at Sussex garden

The Special Rose Weekend (June 16-17) at Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst- winner of the Christie's Garden of the Year Award-will include guided walks led by a representative from Peter Beales Roses, winner of 15 Chelsea Gold Medals.Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Yorkshire hosts Indian film academy awards

The bright and the beautiful of the Indian film industry, as well as international celebrities, will travel to Yorkshire this summer for the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA). The event will be broadcast to nearly 500 million viewers in 110 countries. It is part of a four-day celebration of South Asian culture and creativity (June 7-10) including events in five Yorkshire cities.Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Latitude Festival: July 12th – 15th 2007

The award-winning and ground-breaking Latitude Festival is returning to the sunrise coast of Suffolk for it's amazing second year. Hosted once again in the breathtaking grounds of Henham Park Estate, Southwold, organisers Mean Fiddler are promising an even more spectacular event. Latitude's arrival last year re-wrote the rulebook on traditional festivals and provided a well-needed breath of fresh air.Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Trio of outdoor Lakeland festivals

The Lake District in North West England is the focus for a month of adventure this May, with three festivals highlighting all that is great about this scenic region.Monday, March 26th, 2007

Welsh tournament reborn 500 years on

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the last great jousting tournament in Wales, at Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire and to celebrate the castle will be recreating this five day event with a series of re-enactments, storytelling and concerts (May 2-7). Monday, March 26th, 2007

The Who at new festival in Liverpool

A new, two-day rock festival in Liverpool has been added to England's burgeoning festival circuit. The Knowsley Hall Music Festival (June 23-24) is set in 2,500 acres of landscaped parkland surrounding the ancestral home of the Earls of Derby.Monday, March 26th, 2007

Centenary Du Maurier Festival in Cornwall

The centenary of the birth of author Daphne du Maurier is being marked this spring in her home county of Cornwall with the Centenary Daphne du Maurier Festival of Arts and Literature. The festival (May 10-19) grows in popularity each year. Monday, March 26th, 2007

Highlights of 2007 in Britain

The composer Elgar, writer Daphne du Maurier and the Merseyside city of Liverpool all have anniversaries being marked in Britain in 2007. They join events, exhibitions and new attractions galore in what is promising to be a year of culture, music and fun. Here are some of the highlights to look forward to over the coming months.Monday, March 26th, 2007