Tarragona hosts a biannual competition to form the tallest human tower
September 2024
Readers' travel tips
Autumn fun and feasting: 10 readers share their favourite seasonal events in the UK
‘A perfect place to build a film community’: a tour of Scotland’s island movie clubs
July 2024
The bucket and spade list: 10 new reasons to visit the British seaside this summer
From snorkel trails and seafood restaurants to maritime festivals and a ‘museum of fun’, here’s what’s new and exciting around the UK coast
June 2024
Tell us: will you be drinking at music festivals this summer?
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
How to nail your festival outfit? First, ditch the fairy wings
Brief letters
One Swift does not make a summer
Money hacks
Borrow a tent and bring food: how to cut the cost of UK summer music festivals
May 2024
A festival of music, film and spectacle: the best of Belfast 2024
A year-long celebration aims to start a new chapter for Belfast, forging better connections and conversations within communities through creativity and culture
April 2024
‘This place is a gem’: in remote Australia, a cultural festival thousands of years in the making
Combining hip-hop workshops, country music and campfire yarns with Ernie Dingo, Jamba Nyinayi festival is part of a new era of First Nations-led tourism on WA’s Ningaloo coast
February 2024
Sun, sea and rock’n’roll: how Torremolinos got its groove back
A February festival brings a touch of glamour to the Costa del Sol resort – and a welcome off-season tourism boost
December 2023
Bravo Toulouse, the French city hitting all the right musical and culinary notes
This newly-crowned Unesco City of Music in south-west France has historic and innovative cultural venues, and superb regional cuisine to boot
November 2023
Kendal Mountain Festival 2023 celebrates adventure for all
The rural network, Victoria
The 50th anniversary of jousting in Australia – in pictures
July 2023
Salmon, saunas and sopranos: Finland’s opera festival with a difference
Each July Savonlinna’s 15th-century fortress rings with song as music fans descend on this beautiful, lake-filled corner of south-east Finland
June 2023
Smoke on the water, and music in the air: the magic of Montreux, Switzerland
The town’s fabled music festival is just one side of a place that is framed by natural beauty to hike through – and wine heritage you can savour
Partying, but not for profit – 8 ethical music festivals in the UK and Europe
Put your music where your values are and check out festivals that support causes from preserving ancient cultures to saving monkeys
‘Festivals have to be slightly different and magical’: Orkney’s St Magnus festival
Gimme shelter: tips on how to survive camping, whatever the weather
