February Festivals
Pancake Tuesday: also known as Shrove Tuesday, this is the day before the beginning of the Christian period of Lent. People eat pancakes with lemon and sugar as a throw back to old traditions of using up perishable items before a period of abstinence. March Festivals
Mother’s Day: also known as Mothering Sunday, Mother’s Day falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent and is a chance for all English families to pay respect and tribute to their maternal figures. Typically, florists are busy making deliveries and restaurants across the country are filled with those enjoying Mother Sunday lunches. May Festivals
Chelsea Flower Show: visitors in their thousands descend on the suburban district of Chelsea in London for what is popularly considered one of the world’s most prestigious celebrations of gardening and horticulture. June Festivals
Glastonbury Festival: hailed as one of Europe’s biggest annual music and live performance festivals, Glastonbury sees big names assemble to showcase their talents before literally tens of thousands of enthusiastic revellers. The festival lasts for three days officially. August Festivals
Reading Festival: the city of Reading in the county of Berkshire, hosts this large scale annual music festival. For three days, revellers climb out from their tents to enjoy a packed line-up of some of the world’s biggest names in rock and pop music. Notting Hill Carnival: hailed as Europe’s biggest annual street party, Notting Hill Carnival is a two-day cultural extravaganza featuring ethnic music, dancing and colourful parades. November Festivals
Bonfire Night: on 5 November (and often the closest weekend to that date), England and the rest of the UK celebrate Bonfire or Guy Fawkes night, an event that remembers the infamous plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London. Fireworks are set off and effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on big bonfires. December Festivals
Christmas: the Christmas period is celebrated enthusiastically across England. Cities, towns and village switch on their Christmas lights in the run-up to the big day, religious services are held and families come together to enjoy the festive spirit. | 
