Evenitto's guide · the UK

Music festivals in the UK

From Celtic Connections in Glasgow in January to the fields of the summer: the music festivals of the UK, with dates as their organisers announce them.

The festivals to know

The festivals people plan their summer around, with the month they usually take place. Dates change every year, so check the festival's own site.

Usually: January

Celtic Connections

Glasgow

A music festival presented by Glasgow Life, with events across venues in the city.

Usually: May

Sound City

Liverpool

A festival for new music in Liverpool city centre.

Usually: July

Latitude

Henham Park

A multi-arts festival in the grounds of Henham Park in Suffolk.

Usually: August

Green Man

Wales

A music, arts and science festival in Wales.

Usually: August

Reading Festival

Reading

A festival at Richfield Avenue in Reading.

Usually: August

Creamfields

Daresbury

A music festival in Daresbury, Cheshire.

Festival shows on the calendar141

K-MUSIC FESTIVAL: Dongyang Gozupa – Rich Mix
11Nov

Wed 19:30 · Rich Mix · London

K-MUSIC FESTIVAL: Dongyang Gozupa

£15.00

The Great Escape Festival present The First Fifty 2026 – Oslo
12Nov

Thu 19:00 · Oslo · London

The Great Escape Festival present The First Fifty 2026

Black History Wales Music Festival 2026 – Y Plas Cardiff Students' Union
13Nov

Fri 18:00 · Y Plas Cardiff Students' Union · Cardiff

Black History Wales Music Festival 2026

From £0.00

Vicente Magalhães Octet - EFG Jazz Fest – Grow
13Nov

Fri 20:00 · Grow · London

Vicente Magalhães Octet - EFG Jazz Fest

From £6.74

Light + Flight Festival – Finchley Lakeside
14NovFree

Sat 12:00 · Finchley Lakeside · London

Light + Flight Festival

Free

Indiepalooza! Indie Tribute Festival – Camp and Furnace
14Nov

Sat 18:00 · Camp and Furnace · Liverpool

Indiepalooza! Indie Tribute Festival

£28.75

Caravan Palace – British Airways ARC
14Nov

Sat 18:30 · British Airways ARC · London

Caravan Palace

With Caravan Palace

From £40.48

Zamar-Eden - EFG London Jazz Festival 2026 – Morocco Bound Bermondsey
14Nov

Sat 19:00 · Morocco Bound Bermondsey · London

Zamar-Eden - EFG London Jazz Festival 2026

£15.00

15Sunday 15 November7

  1. 13:30Anastasia Donna – EFG London Jazz FestivalAnastasia DonnaLadbroke Hall · London£11.00
  2. 14:00FaustDanny L HarleHackney Picturehouse · LondonFrom £14.00
  3. 15:00Manu Delago x Max ZT: 3pmManu Delago, Max ZTStone Nest · LondonFrom £12.65
  4. 17:00Hannah Brine at the EFG London Jazz FestivalThe Crazy Coqs at Zedel · London£20.00
  5. 18:00Manu Delago x Max ZT: 6pmManu Delago, Max ZTStone Nest · LondonFrom £11.50
  6. 19:00Live: Lox, Noa Lauryn & Emilia Anastazja EFG London Jazz FestivalLOX, Noa Lauryn, Emilia AnastazjaThe Lower Third · LondonFrom £13.50
  7. 19:00Mario Bakuna - Tribute to João Gilberto - EFG London Jazz FestivalMario BakunaBull's Head · London£17.03

16Monday 16 November2

  1. 19:00Flow Rea TrioFlow ReaToulouse Lautrec · London£16.69
  2. 19:00Kora Williams - EFG London Jazz Festival 2026Morocco Bound Bermondsey · London£15.00

17Tuesday 17 November4

  1. 18:002026 EFG London Jazz Festival: Sabina DesirSabina Désir, Winston Clifford, Jason YardeiGOLI Bar · London£33.49
  2. 18:30Bálint Gyémánt TrióBálint Gyémánt TrióWorld Heart Beat Embassy Gardens · London£22.71
  3. 18:30EFG London Jazz FestivalYemi BolatiwaSoul Mama Angel · LondonFrom £11.36
  4. 19:00Aly Berry + DariaPiano Smithfield · London£16.50

18Wednesday 18 November2

  1. 18:002026 EFG London Jazz Festival: Sabina DesirSabina Désir, Winston Clifford, Jason YardeiGOLI Bar · London£33.49
  2. 19:30Naná Rizinni + Ria Moran (EFG Jazz Festival)Naná Rizinni, Ria Moran, Lewis MoodyPaper Dress Vintage · LondonFrom £8.00

19Thursday 19 November4

  1. 18:30Global Soul Takeover - London Jazz Festival SpecialSoul Mama Islington · London
  2. 19:00LIVE JAZZ JAM W/ STRATOS - EFG JAZZ FESTGrow · London£6.12
  3. 19:00TC + The Groove Family, EFG LDN Jazz Festival ShowTC & The Groove FamilyFox And Firkin · London£18.17
  4. 19:30EFG London Jazz Festival: Soweto Kinch – TrilogyBarbican Centre · London

20Friday 20 November1

  1. 18:00The Emo Festival Comes to Nottingham!The Nest · NottinghamFrom £16.99

21Saturday 21 November11

  1. 13:00Capital Death FestNew Cross Inn · London£33.00
  2. 13:00Divine Schism’s Oh CommunityGichard, Lou Terry, PleisuredSignature Brew Haggerston · LondonFrom £12.00
  3. 14:00World of Echo presents... Expected Music 2.0Walthamstow Trades Hall · London£48.03
  4. 15:00Loud & ClearCamp and Furnace · Liverpool£30.00
  5. 15:00Loud & Clear FestivalCamp and Furnace · Liverpool£30.00
  6. 15:00RnB Mania - Brighton's R&B FestivalQuarters · Brighton£15.57
  7. 15:00RNB MANIA | Brighton's R&B FestivalQuarters · BrightonFrom £11.20
  8. 16:30Haruki Murakami’s Jazz at Peter CatJunko Onishi Trio, Sachi Hayasaka Quartet, Yoshio Suzuki’s The BlendBarbican Centre · LondonFrom £37.39
  9. 17:00R&B Lovers - Saturday 21st November - Boxpark LondonBoxpark Wembley · LondonFrom £28.33
  10. 19:00RYBES - EFG London Jazz Festival 2026RYBESMorocco Bound Bermondsey · London£15.00
  11. 20:30AJO – GËRSHETAT - EFG London Jazz Festival 2026Grand Junction · London£28.05

22Sunday 22 November1

  1. 19:30Caroline Cooper's Pulse Quartet Celebrate the EFG London Jazz FestivalGeorge IV · London£18.00

26Thursday 26 November1

  1. 17:00Ground Truth(s) Deep Time: a festival of new musicFruitmarket · EdinburghFrom £0.00

27Friday 27 November2

  1. 18:00Indiepalooza - 6 Tributes FestivalThe Clapham Grand · London£32.02
  2. 18:00Indiepalooza Festival: Kopycat Killers v Scam Fender v Subarctic Monkeys v Oasis96 v Kasabiaint v Kaiser CheatsThe Kopycat Killers, Scam Fender, Subarctic MonkeysThe Clapham Grand · LondonFrom £32.00

28Saturday 28 November5

  1. 12:00Novacaine Festival 2026Corporation · Sheffield£30.00
  2. 12:00SOHO ELECTRONIC 2026All Is Joy · London£22.00
  3. 12:30Gin & Rum Festival - Sheffield - 2026Trafalgar Warehouse · Sheffield City CentreFrom £11.24
  4. 14:00The Cause: Public AssemblyThe Cause at 60 Dock Road · LondonFrom £10.70
  5. 15:00The Road to NashvilleElectric Studios · Sheffield
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