Something Different?

Festivals are a popular weekend away, drawing millions of music lovers, old and young dance, rock and generally enjoy themselves. If loud music and mud, isn't your thing, though, you're still spoiled for choice when it comes to the festival scene.

Dragon boat racing has become popular in the UK and the fastest growing watersport. In Ancinet China, Dragon boat racing was a significant festival, After the poet Chu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 B.C. the boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are traditional customs to attempts to rescue the patriotic poet.
Nowadays, and in the UK, dragon boat racing days are held to raise money for charity. They often have Live music, food and drink, entertainment and even funfairs, as well as boat races. Teams can often enter online, with no experience, and even no boat, as they may be provided for you
Visit www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk/

Historical festivals
Don't dismiss these as a boring weekend of antiques. Medieval festivals are gaining popularity, and often have a host of things to keep the kids entertained, as well as the adults.
JOUST is the biggest and most popular Medieval festival in the UK. It takes place at Berkerley Castle, Gloucestershire over the last two weekends in July. Included on the list of activities are Archery, Swordmanship and Fortune telling, and displays of Jousting, Cannons, and Medieval dancing among other things.
To find a Medieval faire near you, Check your local historical society's Website.

Fringe Festivals
Everyone's heard of the Edinburgh fringe, but there are hundreds more across the UK. Fringe is a celebration of arts. Auduble, Visual, Dance, Comedy, Acting, Poetry, in fact, you name it, it happens. Fringe festivals showcase new and exciting talent in the arts, as well as those who are a little more alternative in their approach to performance.
Fringe events vary in price from free to around £10, and it's usually a case of choose the event from the programme and pay when you get there.
The most popular fringe festivals in the UK are Edinburgh and Bath