130 What’s on?
The warmer months might look a little different this year, but there’s plenty going on. Fill your calendar with our pick of the best outdoor events...
Our pick of the top
events you won’t want to miss out on this summer
24–27 JUNE
MOVIE MUNCHIES Grease is the word at Newcastle’s open-air cinema spectacular in Exhibition Park. Pack your camping chair to indulge in street food, live comedy and screenings of TheGreatest
Showman, PrettyWoman and more. Catch outdoor screenings at 14 other cities across the UK throughout summer. Tickets from £16.50, filmandfoodfest.com
25 JUNE ONWARDS PUB IN THE PARK
Join Tom Kerridge as he brings the joys of alfresco pub life to parks in Dulwich (25-27 June), Warwick (2-4 July), Tunbridge Wells (9-11 July), Chichester (24-25 July) and others in the UK. Expect gastronomic guests, live music and glorious food and drink. Tickets from £47.93, pubintheparkuk.com
26–27 JUNE
BLOOMNG GARDENS English Heritage properties Audley End Gardens in Essex, South Yorkshire’s Brodsworth Hall, and Witley Court, Worcestershire, celebrate summer blooms with weekends that include self-led tours, talks and plant sales. Book tickets in advance, english-heritage.org.uk
19 JUNE–30 AUGUST SCULPTURE AT BEAULIEU HAMPSHIRE’S MOTOR MUSEUM
Stroll around larger-than-life works from more than 55 renowned sculptors in the stately home’s grounds. Entry included in general admission tickets, from £21.50, beaulieu.co.uk
1–18 JULY
MANCHESTER MOMENT Head for the Manchester International Festival to catch a selection of global art and music. Patti Smith takes to the stage, while artwork Arcadia, a sound and light installation inspired by nature, includes recordings by Simon Armitage and Simon Russell Beale. Most events are free, but require tickets, mif.co.uk
2–4 JULY
TIMBER! The UK’s only sustainablycertified festival, The International Forest Festival, is a three-day camping bonanza of music, art and ideas centred in and around Feanedock, in the heart of the National Forest in Leicestershire. Day tickets from £26.50, timberfestival.org.uk
7-18 JULY
CHEF FLAVOURS Tuck into 10-days of feasting at the Taste of London festival in Regent’s Park, including cooking demos by GreatBritishMenu winner Roberta Hall-McCarron. Tickets from £23, tasteoflondon.co.uk
10 JULY
CONCERT AT THE CASTLE
A night of orchestral music returns to Leeds Castle in Maidstone. Book a ticket to listen to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dr John Rigby. Tickets from £49, leedscastleconcert.co.uk
13 JULY–26 SEPT
MAKING MISCHIEF The RSC
production of TheComedyofErrors is playing outdoors in the company’s new Garden Theatre on the riverbank in Stratford-upon-Avon this summer. Tickets from £20, rsc.org.uk
16–18 JULY
SQUEAKY CLEAN GRUB A new food festival for the West Country – hospitality heroes from across the UK are heading to Bath for a gourmet weekend with top chefs. Tickets from £12.50, fantasticfoodfestivals.co.uk
22–25 JULY
SUFFOLK ESCAPE Family-focused celebrations at Latitude are braving tempestuous waters to bring Bastille, First Aid Kit and Snow Patrol to Henham Park. Tickets, from £226.80, are selling fast – latitudefestival.com