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Festivals in April 2026

Looking for a festival in April 2026? We've pulled together the 21 UK festivals taking place this month, from big names like Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival, Nantwich Jazz Festival, Lakeland Trails to smaller weekenders worth the drive. Filter by genre, region, size and camping to find the one that fits your April.

21 festivalsApril 2026Biggest: Terminal V (40,000 cap)Jazz · Electronic · Jazz & Soul · Family
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24-25 Apr 2027

Avoncroft Living History Festival

West Midlands
Festival

Two-day living-history festival with historical re-enactors, activities and a themed market at Avoncroft Museum.

Living history and heritage festival
17 Apr 2027

Butcombe Trail Ultra

South West
Festival

Self-navigation trail ultra event in the Mendip Hills, organised by Town and Country Harriers, with optional race-weekend camping.

Ultra trail running
Festival

World Endurance Championship race weekend at Silverstone, with spectator tickets and event camping at The Ridings.

Motorsport
30 Apr - 2 May 2027

Into the Valley

Driffield
Festival

Bike rally at Driffield Showground, East Yorkshire, run by MAP Events. Live music and comedy, with tent camping included in the t...

Motorcycle rally
24-25 Apr 2027

Offset Show

South West
Festival

Two-day automotive show at the Royal Cornwall Events Centre with vehicle displays and optional Saturday-night camping.

Automotive show
24 Apr 2027

Three Peaks Race

Yorkshire
Festival

Yorkshire fell race across the Three Peaks, with entry restricted to adults who meet the published race requirements.

Fell running
23-25 Apr 2027

VW Spring Social

East Midlands
Festival

VW weekend at Thoresby Park with show cars, traders, live music, family entertainment and two nights of camping.

VW vehicle festival
2026 edition · finished

Nantwich Jazz Festival

Nantwich
Festival10,000 cap

The Nantwich Jazz, Blues & Music Festival takes place over the Easter weekend in the historic market town of Nantwich, Cheshire....

Jazz / bluesA vibrant multi-venue jazz
2026 edition · finished

Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival

North West
Festival

Easter food and drink festival in Chester; April 3-5; renamed Cheshire and North Wales Food and Drink Festival with live music st...

daytime, city, familyEaster weekend food and drink festival at Chester Racecourse with artisan stalls👨‍👩‍👧
Featured
5-6 Jun 2027

Terminal V

Glasgow
Featured40,000 cap

Sara Landry, I Hate Models & Robert Hood headlined Terminal V's final Edinburgh edition. Relocating from Royal Highland Centre fr...

Electronictechno
23-25 Apr 2027

Brick Lane Jazz Festival

London
Festival

Brick Lane Jazz Festival takes over around a dozen venues on and near Brick Lane in East London each spring, mixing jazz with hip...

JazzSoul
2027 tickets
2026 edition · finished

BTCC Donington Park April 2026

Derby
Festival

The 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship opening round at Donington Park runs 18-19 April with on-site camping, full su...

Motorsport
28 Apr-3 May 2027

Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Cheltenham
Festival

Jessie J, Van Morrison, Jack Savoretti & Joss Stone headlined the 30th edition. Six days of jazz, blues and soul in Montpellier G...

Jazz & Soulsoul👨‍👩‍👧
Apr-May 2027

La Linea

London
Festival

La Linea is London's longest-running Latin music festival, staged across multiple venues in the capital including the Barbican an...

WorldJazz

Lakeland Trails

North West
Festival

Trail running festival series across Cumbria's Lake District (May-October 2026). Nine weekend events offering 5k to 100k ultramar...

Trail running races (festival feel)
26-28 Mar 2027

Manchester Punk Festival

Manchester
Festival

Manchester Punk Festival is an independent, volunteer-run multi-venue festival spanning seven venues across Manchester city centr...

PunkSka
2027 tickets
29 Apr - 2 May 2027

Shetland Folk Festival

Lerwick
Festival

Shetland Folk Festival is the UK's most northerly folk festival, held in Lerwick and villages across the Shetland Isles each spri...

FolkWorld
27 Mar 2027

Stockton Calling

Stockton-on-Tees
Festival

Stockton Calling is a multi-venue new-music day festival held across seven venues in Stockton-on-Tees town centre on Easter Satur...

IndieRock
2027 tickets
Festival

A three-day international horse trials running 3-5 April 2026 at Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire, anchoring the British Eventing s...

Equestrian
Festival

A two-day heritage transport event on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, running 11-12 April 2026, featuring steam a...

Steam & Vintage
17 Apr 2027

York Blues Festival

York
Festival

York Blues Festival is a one-day blues festival held at The Crescent Community Venue in York. The 2026 edition took place on 18 A...

Blues

FAQs

Which festivals are on in April 2026?

21 UK festivals in the Fezzy directory run in April 2026, including Butcombe Trail Ultra, FIA World Endurance Championship - 6 Hours of Silverstone, VW Spring Social, Avoncroft Living History Festival, Offset Show and 16 more.

What is the biggest festival in April 2026?

Terminal V is the biggest April 2026 festival in our directory, with a capacity of around 40,000.

How many UK festivals are happening in April 2026?

Fezzy lists 21 UK festivals and outdoor events in April 2026. New events are added as they are announced, so this count can grow.