Top events in England 2026
The events worth planning around in England in 2026 — the biggest and best-known first, with people to go with.
3756 events
31 Oct 2025 – 8 Sep 2028
213 free
Highlights: UK Metals Expo, York Christmas Market, The Piece Hall Christmas Market
Any time
Today14This weekend14This month1281Next month2376Free319Highlights3847Festivals242Christmas markets44Halloween199Date night2697With kids1472On your own2259With friends399After-work & aperitivo108With a view3Birthday44Hen and stag parties115Volunteering5Pumpkin patches23Christmas lights18Fireworks58Late-night food1Fruit picking5Foraging7Autumn foliage15Stargazing7Rainy day2037Street food12Oktoberfest4Pantomime25Day of the Dead6
UK Metals Expo
4 Nov 2026 · Solihull
York Christmas Market
12 Nov 2026 · York
Market / fair
The Piece Hall Christmas Market
13 Nov 2026 · Halifax
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
19 Nov 2026 · London
Other
London Build Expo
25 Nov 2026 · London
Sports event
London International Horse Show
17 Dec 2026 · London
London Marathon
24 Apr 2027 · London
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
28 Apr 2027 · Cheltenham
Festival
Blenheim Palace Food Festival
29 May 2027 · Witney
Other
Blenheim Palace Flower Show
11 Jun 2027 · Witney
Festival
Three Choirs Festival
24 Jul 2027 · Worcester
Festival
JORVIK Viking Festival
February · York
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Runs every yearWightwick Manor and Gardens
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Runs every yearRuns every yearTickets
3
Runs every yearTicketsVictoria Cloisters Apartments
4
Runs every yearTicketsOxford Castle Prison
5
Runs every yearTicketsTyneside Cinema
6
Runs every yearTicketsNorwich Theatre Royal
7
Runs every yearTicketsBlack Country Living Museum
8
Runs every yearTicketsBeaulieu National Motor Museum
9
Runs every yearTicketsThackray Museum Of Medicine
10
Runs every yearTicketsYork s Chocolate Story
Questions
Top events in England 2026: what's on?
3,756 events between 25 Oct – 8 Sep 2028. Among them: UK Metals Expo · York Christmas Market · The Piece Hall Christmas Market.
What is the next event in England?
SEASONS GREETINGS on 25 Oct in Cockermouth.
Which events in England are free?
213 events are free, for example Sunday Session Live Music: Barney Kenny at The… · Sunday Jazz · Themed Tour: A Victorian Vision of Japan.
What are the biggest events in England?
The named events of the place: UK Metals Expo (4 Nov) · York Christmas Market (12 Nov) · The Piece Hall Christmas Market (13 Nov) · Hyde Park Winter Wonderland (19 Nov).
Where in England is most going on?
Most events are in London (451) · Leicester (77) · Manchester (75).