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April Calendar of UK Festivals and Events

Find out what's happening as the UK begins to warm up in April. Read about What's On Where in the United Kingdom during April.
The English Riviera Cream Tea Festival - A Giant Tea Party in Devon
English Cream Tea Festival, in April, celebrates all things English on the Devon Coast. The English Riviera has a gigantic tea party. Plus Fish and Chips Day and Morris Day.
April Festival and Events Roundup
UK Festivals and Events for April. Read about music festivals, food and drink fairs, sports events, art shows, flower shows, heritage festivals and hobbyist fairs.
Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival
The Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival, an April event in England's top Tudor town.
Stratford-upon-Avon Celebrates Shakespeare's Birthday
Shakespeare's birthday - Join in the April festivities, to celebrate Shakespeare's 440+ birthday in his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday at London's Globe Theatre
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London celebrates Shakespeare's birthday, traditionally April 23, with three days of events, most of them free. Find out how to take part in the free festival at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival, Cheshire
Find out about top Jazz Acts and loads of free music performances at the Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music Festival in Cheshire.
Isle of Wight Jazz Festival - Cool Jazz in England's Deep South
Read about the Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival. Jazz musicians from around the world head for the island across the Solent from Portsmouth and Southampton for this annual Jazz Weekend. In 2007, the theme is Jazz Divas and features top female talent, including Cleo Laine.
The Scottish National Scale Model Show
The Scottish National Scale Model Show and the Scottish National Model Championships is a two day event for avid model-makers, traders and other model hobbyists.
The Edinburgh International Science Festival
The Edinburgh International Science Festival will turn the whole of this city in Scotland into a science family fun fair. At least 133 different events over 12 days, many of them free!
The Harrogate Spring Flower Show
The Harrogate Spring Flower Show is the North of England's big flower event. At least 100 nurseries exhibit along with professional designers and colleges.
RHS Cardiff Flower Show
The Royal Horticultural Society's April Flower Show in Cardiff is the start of the English gardening show season.
The Beltane Fire Festival - A Celtic Celebration of Summer
The Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh, is a modern revival of an ancient Celtic celebration of the start of summer. Join thousands on Calton Hill in Edinburgh for a costumed parade, pageantry and pagan ritual.
The Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering - Find out how to take part in a heritage festival that celebrates the traditions of the Northeast of England. The Morpeth Gathering includes Morris, Sword and Clog dancing, street performances, craft and food stalls and more.
St. Andrews Golf Week in Scotland
St. Andrews Golf Week in Scotland, Six Rounds of Golf, plus luxury accommodation, dinners and awards banquets in the birthplace of golf.
The Grand National - The Greatest Steeplechase in the World
The Grand National, a horserace at Aintree, near Liverpool, is the greatest Steeplechase race in the world. More than 100,000 watch at the track and millions watch around the world. Find out how to attend the Grand National race meet and, if you are lucky, the Grand National itself.
The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race
The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race is one of Rowing's great challenge matches. Find out what it's about and where to watch it from.
East Anglian Beer Festival
The East Anglian Beer Festival features more than 60 real ales exclusively from local brewers. Find out about this April event, run by CAMRA, in Bury St. Edmunds
Maltings Beer Festival - 140 West Country Ales in a Real Victorian Mal
Taste 140 different West Country Ales in a traditional Victorian Malthouse at the Maltings Beer Festival in Newton Abbot's Tuckers Maltings
Lomond & Clyde Springfest
The Lomond & Clyde Springfest celebrates the blooming of Helensburgh's cherry blossoms with a festival of music, dance, art, heritage, food, drink and gardening on the Clyde.

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