Sights and sounds of summer: readers' festival photos from around the world
Bestival 2015 takes place this weekend as the summer festival season is drawing to a close. Here is a selection of your festival experiences from around the world
Guardian photojournalist Christopher Thomond immerses himself in the distinctive Welsh festival that describes itself ‘as a bespoke banquet of music, arts and culture’
Berlin Atonal festival review – serious techno worship and dumb fun
As a cathedral to techno music this ex-power station is unbeatable: some DJs conjured epic sounds through its huge structure. And those that didn’t wore wigs
Afropunk 2015 review – punk spirit prevails as Grace Jones steals the show
The festival’s punk tendencies may have been questioned in recent years with R&B headliners, but an inclusive ethos and groups such as Death Grips ensure the Brooklyn event keeps headbanging
Afropunk: the festival that takes black punk pride worldwide
Having started out as a free, small-scale music festival, Afropunk has grown into a conduit for black activism and community action. On the eve of this year’s event (with acts such as Kelis and Grace Jones) its organizers explain its appeal
Beyond the main stage at Wilderness Festival 2015 - in pictures
This year’s sun-soaked Wilderness Festival in Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire featured headliners Björk, George Clinton and Ben Howard but beyond the main stage there was plenty to see and do for young and old alike.
Supernormal, Tusk, Supersonic: the UK's new wave of DIY music festivals
As festivals surrender to selfie sticks, glamping and ambush marketing, there’s a counter movement of grassroots events focusing on unbridled art, inclusivity and eclecticism
The first Guardian children's literature festival is on its way
News flash! See Sarah McIntyre, Philip Reeve and their pugs of the frozen north plus Paul Stickland, Emer Stamp, Michael Grant and Joseph Coelho in a teepee for free in London on 29 August 2015
I was commissioned to write a play about finance. Then I met Cookie, the psychic
Lally Katz
Lally Katz’s documentary Stories I Want to Tell You premieres at Melbourne International Film Festival this week. But it’s not the film she set out to make
Lovebox 2015 review – dance festival adds variety but dilutes its core ethos
There’s something for everyone at the 13th edition of Groove Armada’s dance festival – but there’s also a sense that some of its original spirit is being lost
Flamenco firebrand Israel Galván: 'I was probably dancing inside the womb'
Israel Galván is the dance maverick who has reinvented flamenco, pitching it into dark, experimental territory. Will Lo Real, his work about the Holocaust, cause as much outrage at the Edinburgh festival as it did in at its Madrid premiere? And just what is ‘crazy dancing’?
Arootsakoostik: at the edge of the Maine wilderness, a music scene thrives
Portland grabs all the headlines, but in the remote northern county of Aroostook Travis Cyr is working to bring musicians and fans both local and abroad to ‘park on a quaint little hill and bask in sunshine and music all day’
The Immortal/Mark Simpson review – a blazingly original oratorio
Simpson’s new occult-obsessed oratorio, with Melanie Challenger’s libretto about the founder of the Society of Psychical Research, asks the existential question: is anybody there?
Love Supreme festival review – edgy jazz with a heart of soul
Big crowds and a diverse lineup of big names, including Neneh Cherry, Chaka Khan and Joshua Redman, round out a shrewd – and powerful – lineup
Wireless festival review – Drake an easy favourite from bold-faced lineup
The Canadian rapper leaves punters euphoric, while Kendrick Lamar wins them over with crowd-pleasers at this headliner-heavy festival
