Aberdeen Country Fair
Aberdeen
Every Saturday throughout the Year

Hundreds of visitors visit Belmont Street each year to browse the booths set up by local farmers and crafters, which are overflowing with tasty treats and beautiful souvenirs. Shoppers can find anything from beer and beef to fish from the harbor and handy crafts, proving useful at home. Whatever your shopping list entails, it’s all waiting for you at the amazing Aberdeen Fair!

Jorvik Viking Festival
York
February 11 - February 19, 2012

Join in the celebration of the 26th Annual Jorvik Viking Festival, by visiting the York region this upcoming February. For seven full days, visitors of all ages can participate in fun arts and crafts activities, visit the medieval fair, and listen to war stories told by expert historians dressed in full costume. The most popular attraction to the festival however, has to be the staged combat scenes, which reenact the ruthless battles between the people of York, and the merciless Vikings. This event alone is more than enough reason to visit the UK this year!

Move It!
Olympia
March 9 - March 11, 2012

This enormous celebration combines numerous styles of dance, jazz, jive, ballet, street, salsa, ballroom, tap, AND bollywood, to mention a few, in a spectacular weekend of vigorous entertainment. Watch some of the world’s best compete for limited and extremely coveted positions in renowned dance companies, and cheer on daring audience members that venture on stage to perform for a welcoming audience. Whether you’re a professional, or have two left feet, this annual event will surely jump start your dance fever!

International Comedy Festival
Glasgow
March 15 - April 1, 2012

Thousands of people visit Glasgow every year for this side splitting, knee slapping, hilarious good time! Last year’s festival was the largest so far, selling 75,000 tickets, and featured over 300 live acts throughout the city; 2010’s event is predicted to be even bigger! The best comedian and comediennes from all over the UK are just dying to try out their new material on you! No pity laughs necessary, these professionals are VERY FUNNY!

Easter Beer Festival
Margate
April 6 - April 7, 2012

Winter Gardens will host this year’s CAMRA rally, which presents itself as one of the largest beverage celebrations in the region. Excite your palette by sampling over 180 “real” ales and sweet ciders, and enjoying the most decadent food imaginable. Adding live musical entertainment to the mix, this event is a delightful end to the solemn Lenten season.

Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
Speyside
May 3 - May 7, 2012

Speyside celebrates the "water of life" with an annual festival that showcases the regions best malt, and single malt whisky. There are around 100 distilleries in the area, many of which produce some of the world’s finest whisky. There is no single main area for this celebration, but rather the distilleries open up their doors to the public for tasting, tours and appreciation. Its remote location offers the perfect setting for a relaxing stay, especially at one of the many bed and breakfasts in the area.

Etruria Canal Festival
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
June, 2012

This delightful festival is found on the banks of the Trent, Mersey, and Caldon Canals, which is an ideal background for this summer event. Stroll through the booths of delicious local foods, partake in vessel-painting activities, and finish the day with a relaxing boat ride down the soothing river. This is the perfect place to visit during your vacation to the UK!

Highland Games
Glasgow
June, 2012

Scotland gears up for their own version of a Strongman competition in 2012’s Highland Games. Amateurs and professionals alike compete against one another in ultimate tests of strength, skill, and technique, and challenge themselves with various games like Stone Toss and Weight throw, not to mention numerous wrestling matches. Live Celtic music is provided by a plethora of different entertainers, and the famous Scottish kilts are worn by most participants. Delve deep into Scottish tradition, by visiting this exciting UK event this upcoming June!