Summer Festival Guide Event Calendar 2013

The Summer Festival Guide presents your personal calendar for the 2012 season of summer festivals.  Click through to your favourite festivals and setup reminders so you know when and where your favourite festivals are taking place.

 

Events

Event StartEvent EndTitleDescription
22 May 2013 26 May 2013 Primavera Sound Barcelona's beach-side Parc del Forum auditorum hosts a Typically eclectic line up over 3 days including Blur, Nick Cave and MBV.

24 May 2013 25 May 2013 Recurring Event: until 5/24/2015 (total 3 events) Sónar São Paulo Anhembi will again be the venue of the 2013 Brazilian edition of the Festival of Advanced Music and New Media Art.

24 May 2013 25 May 2013 Sonar São Paulo The second Sonar São Paulo, the festival's Latin American experience and the largest of all the events organized by Sonar outside Barcelona.

24 May 2013 27 May 2013 Noisily Festival A woodland playground packed full of electronic music, interactive performance and art Coney Woods, Noseley Hall, Noseley, Leicestershire.

24 May 2013 26 May 2013 OsFest Bringing you a multitude of acts over the 3 days in Oswestry, Shropshire

24 May 2013 26 May 2013 Cabourne Folk & Blues Festival The festival is situated on a beautiful wooded farm located in the Lincolnshire Wolds, not far from Caistor, Market Rasen, and the East Coast.

24 May 2013 26 May 2013 Dot to Dot Festival Long established multi-venue city centre festival across 3 days in Manchester (Friday 24th), Bristol (Saturday 25th), and Nottingham (Sunday 26th). Featuring over 100 bands playing across each city centre and including hottly tipped Ben Odell, Lucy Rose and promising local bands from each city.

25 May 2013 25 May 2013 Love Saves the Day Castle Park, Bristol hosts this event which brings together some of the best DJ's and Live Acts in the world.

25 May 2013 25 May 2013 Field Day Entering its seventh year, Field Day will be returning to the leafy green surroundings of Victoria Park, London.

26 May 2013 27 May 2013 Evolution Festival Takes place on the banks of the River Tyne.

30 May 2013 02 Jun 2013 Sunrise: Another World Festival Sunrise: Another World will take place on a beautiful new site, replete with forest and features, close to the border of Somerset and Wiltshire.

30 May 2013 02 Jun 2013 Love System Festival A brand new European festival taking place just outside the beautiful Croatian town of Petrcane.

30 May 2013 01 Jun 2013 Primavera Sound Barcelona's Parc del Forum hosts this music festival.

30 May 2013 02 Jun 2013 Optimus Primavera Sound Boasting a similar line up to Barcelona's Primavera, the second Optimus Primavera takes place at the Parc da cidade, near Porto.

31 May 2013 02 Jun 2013 Wychwood Festival Returing to Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire for the 2013 edition with a massive lineup to boost.

02 Jun 2013 09 Jun 2013 SunSplash Antalya Festival Returning for a 5th sun soaked year to the the dazzling Turkish Riviera

06 Jun 2013 09 Jun 2013 Echo Festival With a luxurious but intimate community setting, this festival provides you with a broad selection of underground electronic artists

07 Jun 2013 09 Jun 2013 RockNess A monster festival in the beautiful surroundings of Loch Ness in Scotland.

07 Jun 2013 09 Jun 2013 Long Division Festival Multi venue festival based in 8 of Wakefield's venues. Featuring over 80 bands including The Fall, Ghostpoet, Post War Glamour Girls and Middleman.

08 Jun 2013 09 Jun 2013 Parklife Weekender Now in it's 4th year, Parklife returns to Manchester with a change of venue to Heaton Park.  A weekend of DJs and bands including Plan B, Jurassic 5, Johnny Marr and The Horrors

13 Jun 2013 15 Jun 2013 Sonar Barcelona The 20th anniversary of Sonar Barcelona will take place on the 13th, 14th and 15th June 2013.

13 Jun 2013 14 Jun 2013 Hampton Court Palace Festival Set in the stunning Hampton Court Palace, this Jazz and Blues event is one not to be missed.

14 Jun 2013 16 Jun 2013 Download Festival Download returns to Donnington for its 11th installment.

14 Jun 2013 16 Jun 2013 Isle of Wight Festival Set on the Isle of Wight, this festival hosts one of the biggest lineups in the UK.

20 Jun 2013 24 Jun 2013 Beach Break Live The UK’s favorite student festival has now set the date for their 7th festival.

20 Jun 2013 22 Jun 2013 United Island Festival A multi-genre music festival which is held annually in the beautiful city of Prague

20 Jun 2013 23 Jun 2013 Gottwood Festival This small, boutique, wholly independent and beautiful festival is nestled in the charming woods of the Carreglwyd Estate and backing onto the sandy beaches of the Irish Sea.

21 Jun 2013 23 Jun 2013 HellFest HELLFEST have a stellar line up across 6 stages over 3 days from in Clisson, France.

21 Jun 2013 23 Jun 2013 Whitehaven Festival The festival takes place around the beautiful working harbour of Whitehaven and confirmed headline acts include McFly, The Sweet, Slade and more!

21 Jun 2013 23 Jun 2013 3 Wishes Faery Fest Takes place in Cornwall, near the Devon border

21 Jun 2013 23 Jun 2013 Hurricane & Southside Festivals Germany's long established sister festivals in the north and south of the country respectively, return in 2013 with a strong line up.

26 Jun 2013 01 Jul 2013 Glastonbury After a year off Pilton's Worthy Farm will once again host the legendary Glastonbury Festival

29 Jun 2013 29 Jun 2013 High Definition Festival High Definition returns for a third year to the fantastic site on a farm in Essex.

29 Jun 2013 30 Jun 2013 Hard Rock Calling Moving to its new home at Queen Elizabeth's Olympic Park in London, Hard Rock will continue to deliver the massive lineups as they have over the past years.

29 Jun 2013 30 Jun 2013 Open Source Festival The 8th edition takes place at the Horse Race Course (Galopprennbahn) in Düsseldorf. The Race Course is just the right place for an unforgettable event.

01 Jul 2013 01 Jul 2013 Bushstock Festival A multi-venue, one day festival taking place in the heart of Shepherds Bush is a celebration of new music.

02 Jul 2013 05 Jul 2013 Rock for People Providing the highest quality music in a peaceful and friendly atmosphere. It takes place in Festivalpark near Hradec Králové.

04 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Rock Werchter Rock Werchter returns to Festival Park in Werchter for 2013.

04 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Blissfields Festival The 13th edition of Blissfields takes place at Woodmancott, Hampshire

05 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Love Supreme Jazz Festival The UK’s first three day green-field Jazz Festival will be located at Glynde Place, East Sussex!

05 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival The Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival will be returning to the beautiful setting of Moseley Park, Birmingham.

05 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Maverick Festival Set in the picturesque Victorian farm buildings of Easton Park Farm, in the idyllic Suffolk countryside.

05 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival Showcasing some of the UK’s hottest jazz and blues acts in the most stunning, magnificent and serene of surroundings

05 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Beat Herder Festival We welcome back 3 days of beats and barminess in the Ribble Vally, Lancashire

05 Jul 2013 08 Jul 2013 Brainchild Festival A grassroots multi-arts project which will be building on the success of our debut last year and taking over Merton Farm

05 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 This Earth's Gathering An event for women and our children to come together to feed our souls with colour, music, laughter, dance, ceremony and all the things that make us glad to be alive on this earth today.  Featuring sessions on dance, singing, meditation, laughter yoga, astrology, drumming, sound healing, ceremony in Radford Mill Farm, Somerset, UK

05 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Sportbeat Festival of Music An action-packed weekend full of music, sport and fun, it's an event for all the family to enjoy hosted at the newly named Oxstalls Sports Park.

05 Jul 2013 07 Jul 2013 Colourfest Offering a collection of amazing events, workshops, performances and chill-outs designed to bring people together in 5000 acres of private land in the heart of the Dorset countryside.

06 Jul 2013 06 Jul 2013 The Rolling Stones - British Summer Time The Rolling Stones take over London's Hyde Park with a huge supporting lineup! 

10 Jul 2013 14 Jul 2013 The Henley Festival The Henley Festival is set against the stunning backdrop of the River Thames.

10 Jul 2013 14 Jul 2013 Exit Festival Taking place in the magical Petrovaradin Fortress, Serbia, the 2013 edition will be extended to five days

10 Jul 2013 13 Jul 2013 Fresh Island Festival Taking place in the beautiful Zrće Beach, Croatia is this hip hop music festival.

11 Jul 2013 13 Jul 2013 2000Trees Festival This festival is set in an amazing location and offers up some of the best underground british music around.

11 Jul 2013 13 Jul 2013 Bilbao BBK Live Taking place in Bilbao, Spain this music festival delivers a huge lineup!

12 Jul 2013 14 Jul 2013 T in the Park The 20th anniversary of Scotland's T in the Park returns to Balado

12 Jul 2013 14 Jul 2013 NASS NASS returns to the Bath and West Showground, Somerset

12 Jul 2013 13 Jul 2013 Ultra Europe Ultra Music Festival comes to Split, Croatia for the first time in 2013 with a hugh electronic dance lineup

12 Jul 2013 14 Jul 2013 T in the Park One of Scotland's largest festivals celebrates for its 20th anniversary

12 Jul 2013 13 Jul 2013 Wireless Festival Wireless Festivals relocates this year to the new Stratford Olympic Park in London.

12 Jul 2013 14 Jul 2013 LeeFest Entirely run by volunteers and ensuring that all its revenue is used to build the event and support local charities, this festival takes place at Highams Hill Farm, Warlingham, Surrey

13 Jul 2013 14 Jul 2013 Magic Summer Live Bryan Adams and Jamiroquai are confirmed as headliners for 2013, taking place for the first time in Guildford’s Stoke Park this summer!

13 Jul 2013 13 Jul 2013 Legends Rugby Festival Legends Rugby has launched a brand new festival in South London this July

18 Jul 2013 21 Jul 2013 Latitude Festival Latitude returns next year for a spectacular eighth edition to the beautiful surroundings of Henham Park, Suffolk

18 Jul 2013 22 Jul 2013 Soundwave Croatia Europe’s most beautiful festival in the heart of the Dalmatian Coast…

18 Jul 2013 21 Jul 2013 Benicassim Festival One of Spain's premier festivals returns after a year off with a number of huge acts already confirmed.

18 Jul 2013 20 Jul 2013 Super Bock Super Rock The 19th edition of the festival takes place in Meco, a coastal resort just outside of Lisbon, Portugal.

19 Jul 2013 21 Jul 2013 Melt! Festival Germanys Melt Festival returns back to Ferropolis for another year!

19 Jul 2013 20 Jul 2013 Chagstock Festival Set in 45 acres of farmland on the northern edge of Devon's beautiful Dartmoor, Chagstock returns for 2013

19 Jul 2013 21 Jul 2013 Deer Shed Festival This independently run festival takes place at Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire

19 Jul 2013 21 Jul 2013 Longitude Festival Brand new non-camping festival held at Marley Park in the Dublin suburbs. Boasts Kraftwerk in 3D, Hot Chip and Foals amongst it's acts.

20 Jul 2013 21 Jul 2013 Truck Festival Taking place in Hill Farm, Oxford, this annual independent festival returns.

20 Jul 2013 20 Jul 2013 Summer Sound Festival Gloucester City Council presents it's one-day music festival.

20 Jul 2013 20 Jul 2013 Electric Daisy Carnival London The world-famous electric music event heads to London for the first time this year.

25 Jul 2013 28 Jul 2013 Secret Garden Party One of the best kept secrets returns to Nr. Huntingdon, Cambs.

26 Jul 2013 27 Jul 2013 Farmfestival The little independent boutique festival takes place once again on the usual farm spot in Bruton, Somerset.

26 Jul 2013 28 Jul 2013 Tomorrowland One of the biggest electronic dance festivals in the world takes place in Boom, Belgium

26 Jul 2013 28 Jul 2013 Kendall Calling An independent music festival based in the Lake District.

26 Jul 2013 28 Jul 2013 Nozstock This is a small family-run event set in a beautiful rural part of Herefordshire

26 Jul 2013 29 Jul 2013 Rock Ridge Round Up A marquee based festival held on a large farm within County Durham
26 Jul 2013 27 Jul 2013 Global Gathering One of the years biggest electronic music festivals returns to Long Marston Airfield in Stratford Upon Avon

27 Jul 2013 28 Jul 2013 Planet Rock's Steelhouse Festival The Welsh International Classic Rock Festival with headliners: Saxon & Michael Schenker

01 Aug 2013 04 Aug 2013 Camp Bestival One of the UK's best family festivals is back in at the wonderful Lulworth Castle in Dorset.

01 Aug 2013 04 Aug 2013 Stop Making Sense Four days and four nights in paradise, dancing in the sun, by the sea and under the stars – a celebration of electronic music and a holiday in one in Tisno, Croatia.

02 Aug 2013 04 Aug 2013 Eastern Electrics Festival 2013 will see Eastern Electrics Festival take place at a stunning outdoor location just 40 mins from central London.

02 Aug 2013 04 Aug 2013 Standon Calling Takes place in the grounds of Standon Lordship Manor House

02 Aug 2013 04 Aug 2013 Off Festival The eighth edition of Katowice's alternative music celebration returns in 2013.

02 Aug 2013 04 Aug 2013 Y Not Festival Taking place in the Peak District with a huge lineup to boost.

02 Aug 2013 04 Aug 2013 Rock Ridge Rumble A marquee based festival held on a large farm within County Durham.   The festival features over 10 of the top UK rockabilly bands including Carmen Ghia & The Hotrods, Jack Rabbit Slim and more!

03 Aug 2013 04 Aug 2013 Audley End Concerts Summer Concerts at Audley End House and Gardens featuring the likes of Kim Wilde, ABC, Go West and more!

05 Aug 2013 12 Aug 2013 Sziget Hungary's biggest music festival returns to Budapest for another massive year. 

07 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Boardmasters Cornwall’s Festival, celebrates surf culture bringing you World Tour Surfing, skate, BMX and a totally unique music festival site overlooking miles of glorious Cornish coastline

08 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Bloodstock Open Air BOA is back at Catton Park with Antrax already announced as headliners for 2013

09 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Strawberry Fields Festival Taking place in Heather, Leicestershire, Strawberry Fields is back for 2013.

09 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Boomtown Fair Boomtown Fair returns to Matterly Estate, Winchester.

09 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Flow Festival Helsinki's Suvilahti will once again host Flow Festival.

09 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Lakefest Croft Farm Waterpark hosts this year's music and cider festival.

09 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Wilderness Festival Wilderness returns to Cornbury for 2013!

09 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Greenstage Free Festival Held in Plough and Fleece, Horningsea, Cambridge. Over 50 bands plus workshops over three days!

09 Aug 2013 10 Aug 2013 Blackdown Beer Festival Set in the heart of the gorgeous Blackdown Hills on the Somerset/Devon border providing an amazing selection of local beers, ciders, great food and fantastic music.

10 Aug 2013 11 Aug 2013 Audley End Concerts Summer Concerts at Audley End House and Gardens hosting Ronan Keating and more!

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