1. The Festivals of Britain
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2. Festival of Britain
The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition in Britain in the summer of It was organised by the government to give Britons a feeling of recovery in the aftermath of war and to promote good quality design in the rebuilding of British towns and cities. The Festival's centrepiece was in London on the South Bank of the Thames. There were events in Poplar , Battersea, South Kensington and Glasgow

3. Festival celebrations took place in Cardiff, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Perth, Bournemouth, York, Aldeburgh, Inverness, Cheltenham, Oxford and elsewhere and there were touring exhibitions by land and sea. The Festival became associated with the post-war Labour government of Clement Attlee and was rapidly demolished by the incoming Conservative administration of Winston Churchill.

4. Dates of festivals Jan 1 New Year's DayBritain
Feb 18–23London Fashion Week London
Feb 19–27Jorvik Viking Festival (costumed warriors, battles)York, England
Feb 26–March 6 Bath Literature FestivalBath, England
April 22 Good FridayEngland & Wales
April 24–25 Easter Sunday and Monday Britain
April 29 Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton London
May 2 Early May Bank Holiday Britain
May 12–15Keswick Jazz FestivalKeswick, England
May 24–28Chelsea Flower ShowBath, England
May 25–June 5 Bath International Music Festival Bath, England
May 27– June 12 Bath Fringe Festival  (theater, walks, talks, alternative music)Bath, England May 30 Spring Bank Holiday
Dates of festivals

5. June 3–4 Keswick Beer FestivalKeswick, England June 11 Trooping the Colour (military bands and pageantry, Queen's birthday parade) London
June 14–18 Royal Ascot (horse races at Ascot Racecourse) near Windsor, England
June 21–July 4 Wimbledon Tennis Championship London
June 24–27 Royal Highland Show (Scottish county fair)Edinburgh, Scotland
July 6–11 International Eisteddfod (folk songs, dances)Llangollen, North Wales
July 8 –16Early Music FestivalYork, England
July 28–31 Cambridge Folk Festival (buy tickets early) Cambridge, England
Aug 29 Summer Bank Holiday

6. Sept 2–Nov 7 Blackpool Illuminations (waterfront light festival) Blackpool, England
Sept 16–25 York Food Festival York, England
Sept 16–24Jane Austen FestivalBath, England
Sept 17–22 London Fashion Week London
Nov 1 All Saints' Day Britain
Nov 5 Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night (fireworks, bonfires with effigy burning of 1605 traitor Guy Fawkes)

7. Nov 12 Lord Mayor's Show (horse drawn coach parade and fireworks) London
Nov 30 St. Andrew's Day Scotland
Dec 24–26Christmas holidays Britain
Dec 31–Jan 2 Hogmanay (Scottish New Year's celebration)

8. This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Great Britain. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
Many British towns have holiday festivals in late November and early December, with markets, music, and entertainment in the Christmas spirit. Two of these include York's St. Nicholas Fayre and Keswick's Victorian Fayre.

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