An eclectic and growing list of small, alternative and boutique festivals in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
While a few music festivals are included we tend to include more participatory events.
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January
February
March
April
May
- Space to Emerge 1-5 May, Lake District, England (CANCELLED)
- Spirit of the Marsh 7-10 May, Lincolnshire, England
- Gottwood Festival 12-14 May, Wales (CANCELLED)
- Small World Solar Stage 23-27 May, Kent, England
- Burning Nest 25-31 May, Exeter, England (CANCELLED)
- Fire in the Mountain Festival 29-31 May, Wales
- Next Festival etc 23-28 May, near Aberdeen, Scotland
June
- Pagan Tribal Gathering 4-7 June, Warwickshire, England
- Know Your Roots Tribal Gathering 5 – 7 June, Romford, England
- Anthropos Festival 11-15 June, near London, England
- Eden Festival 11-16 June, Raehill Meadows, Scotland
- The Beacon Festival 19-20 June, Oxfordshire, England – CANCELLED
July
- Glas-Denbury Festival 3-4 July, Devon, England
- Also Festival 3-5 July, Warwickshire, England
- Noisily Festival 9-12 July, Leicestershire, England
- Brainchild Festival 10-12 July, East Sussex, England
- Tropical Pressure Festival 17-19 July, Porthtowan, England
- Earthsong’s Harvest Camp 18-26 July, Tipperary, Ireland
- Farm Fest 24-25 July, England
- Green Gathering 30 July – 2 August, Wales
- Bimble Bandada 31 July – 2 August
- Barefoot Festival 31 July – 3 August
August
- Northern Green Gathering 13-16 August, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, England – (CANCELLED)
- All Above Love 19-25 August, Somerset, England
- Tribal Earth Summer Festival 20-23 August, East Sussex, England
- One Love Festival 21 – 23 August, The Hop Farm, Kent, England
- Lost Village 27-30 August, Lancashire, England
- Shambala Festival 27-30 August, Northamptonshire, England
- Between the Trees Festival 28-31 August, near Bridgend, South Wales
- Into the Wild 28-31 August, Sussex, England
September
- Field Maneuvers 4-6 September, just outside London, England
- Off the Tracks 4-6 September, Castle Donington, England
- Equinox Festival 18-20 September, Lincolnshire, England
- Shindig Festival 24-27 September, Dillington Estate, England