I speak with the director of the Rotterdam Unlimited Festival to find out what goes on behind the scenes and why he thinks it’s so important for the city.
Into the Wilderness
To call Wilderness Festival a music festival is to undersell it. This is an escape from busy London in a fairytale world of music and wellness,
Winds of change
The Isle of Wight’s Cowes Week might be about the races but head along and you’ll find there’s a lot more to the festival than just the races.
It’s about the festival as much as the arts
It’s one of the premier arts events in Europe – so what is it like to spend a few days at the Galway International Arts Festival?
Artistic mutations
The works of Australian Patricia Piccinini were the clear highlight of the art exhibitions at this year’s Galway International Arts Festival. Here’s why:
On the Isle of Wight’s fringe
In a small coastal community on the Isle of Wight, a group of young locals set up a festival for something to do. In five years, it’s grown into a premier event.
The Garlic Festival
It seems odd at first – an entire festival dedicated to a cooking ingredient. But when you start to learn more, it all makes sense…
Dance away the spider’s bite
This is pretty much the biggest music event in Italy with more than 100,000 people gathering to drink, sing and dance like their lives depend on it!
Food from a melting pot
Cultures from across Europe and North Africa have congregated in Gibraltar over the years. It makes for a diverse – and delicious – food festival each year.