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Festivals and events

Enjoy some of the best festivals and events our region has to offer.
Travel to and from some events may be disrupted due to industrial action. For more details of how this might affect your plans, please visit www.gwr.com/strike.

July

A massed chorus in full voice at the Three Choirs Festival

Three Choirs Festival

A grand celebration of choral, vocal and classical music in all its forms!

Characters from Alice in Wonderland

Alice’s Day, Oxford

Alice’s Day is an eccentric, colourful and major citywide event that celebrates the city’s reputation as a world-centre of books and literature.
The starting line at Parallel Windsor

Parallel Windsor

Parallel Windsor is a national celebration of disability lifestyle, with entertainment and challenge events for everybody of all ages and abilities.
Photo of The Red Arrows in formation, flying over Swansea Bay for the Wales Airshow

Wales Airshow

Witness some of the world's greatest flying displays and performances at the Wales Airshow, over Swansea Bay.
Harbour in Penzance

Penzance LitFest

Head to the friendliest LitFest in the West!

An exhibition at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Photo credit: John Seaman.

National Gallery – National Treasures exhibition

Travel by train to Bristol, Oxford and London where some of the nation’s most iconic and well-loved paintings are being lent to venues across the UK.
Image of a toy model bus, plane and train on a red background

Are We Nearly There Yet? A History of Transport exhibition

Explore the history of transport at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum.

An instructor leads of group of people in Indian dance at Exmouth Festival

Exmouth Festival

A free festival of the arts across the seaside town of Exmouth.

South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year Exhibition

Enjoy the spectacular winning images from this year’s South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year Exhibition at Paddington Station.

Bristol Harbour Festival

Celebrate the city’s biggest and most diverse showcase of culture at Bristol Harbour Festival in 2024.
A Stuart Line cruise moving through the Exe Estuary in summer.

Stuart Line Round Robin Cruises

A round robin boat and train trip across the Exe Estuary is a great day out for all the family.

August

Hot air balloons rising over Clifton Suspension Bridge as part of Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Looking for an adventure? Then don’t miss the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta taking place at Ashton Court Estate.

Fireworks behind the Plymouth lighthouse

British Fireworks Championships

The UK’s No.1 pyrotechnic competition.

Falmouth festival

Falmouth Week

Whether a sailor or a landlubber there’s something for everyone.

Boardmasters Festival

Boardmasters Festival

Head to this year’s Boardmasters Festival to enjoy fantastic live music and a host of beach activities.

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