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DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260904
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104
SUMMARY:Blackpool Illuminations 2026
LOCATION:Blackpool Promenade\, Blackpool
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Blackpool Illuminations season began on Friday 4 Septe
 mber and runs until Sunday 3 January 2027\, along the full traditional rou
 te of the Promenade from Starr Gate to Red Bank Road. The display includes
  six miles of traditional festoons\, tableaux and interactive features. Vi
 sit Blackpool calls it “the greatest free light show on Earth”. Lighti
 ng-up times change through the season (on 3 October 2026\, for example\, t
 he lights were listed as on from 7.15pm until midnight) — check the offi
 cial switch-on times before you go.\n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/ev
 ents/blackpool-illuminations-2026/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/blackpool-illuminations-2026/
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UID:event-8@eventhome.co.uk
DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
SUMMARY:Alexandra Palace Fireworks & Drone Festival 2026
LOCATION:Alexandra Palace Park\, London
DESCRIPTION:Alexandra Palace’s Fireworks & Drone Festival takes place on 
 Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026 in Alexandra Palace Park. Gates open
  at 4pm. This year there’s a new weekend format: Saturday is the full fe
 stival night\, with an outdoor DJ set from Eats Everything and a German Bi
 er Festival\, while Sunday is an earlier\, family-focused day. Both days i
 nclude a giant bonfire\, funfair rides\, ice skating and a fireworks and d
 rone show.\n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/alexandra-palace-fir
 eworks-drone-festival-2026/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/alexandra-palace-fireworks-drone-festiva
 l-2026/
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UID:event-9@eventhome.co.uk
DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
SUMMARY:Diwali in Leicester 2026
LOCATION:Golden Mile\, Belgrave Road\, Belgrave Road\, Leicester LE4 6AS\, 
 Leicester
DESCRIPTION:Visit Leicester\, Leicester City Council’s visitor website\, 
 lists Diwali in Leicester on Sunday 8 November 2026 on the Golden Mile\, B
 elgrave Road. The celebrations bring the city together for the festival of
  light. The 2026 Diwali guide had not been published when we checked (3 Oc
 tober 2026)\, so programme details and times are still to be confirmed —
  please check the official page nearer the day.\n\nDetails: https://eventh
 ome.co.uk/events/diwali-in-leicester-2026/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/diwali-in-leicester-2026/
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UID:event-10@eventhome.co.uk
DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104
SUMMARY:Cardiff's Winter Wonderland 2026
LOCATION:Cardiff Castle and City Hall lawns\, Cardiff
DESCRIPTION:Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland is open from Thursday 12 November
  2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027 across two city-centre sites: Cardiff Castl
 e and City Hall. Attractions include seasonal ice skating\, a family funfa
 ir\, winter food and drink and free family entertainment. Entry to both si
 tes is free\, but you need tickets for the attractions you want to try. It
 ’s closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Daily opening times for 2026 
 had not been published when we checked (3 October 2026).\n\nDetails: https
 ://eventhome.co.uk/events/cardiffs-winter-wonderland-2026/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/cardiffs-winter-wonderland-2026/
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DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART:20261114T110000Z
SUMMARY:Lord Mayor's Show 2026
LOCATION:City of London (from Mansion House)\, Mansion House\, City of Lond
 on\, London
DESCRIPTION:The Lord Mayor’s Show procession sets off from Mansion House 
 at 11am on Saturday 14 November 2026 and fills most of the City of London.
  The 698th Lord Mayor of London will be Alderman Bronek Masojada. The orga
 nisers suggest being near Bank Station\, St Paul’s or Fleet Street in go
 od time for the 11am start\, or heading to the Embankment and Queen Victor
 ia Street from 1pm onwards to watch the return leg. The organisers say the
  Show is free to all.\n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/lord-mayo
 rs-show-2026/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/lord-mayors-show-2026/
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UID:event-12@eventhome.co.uk
DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART:20261126T093000Z
DTEND:20261129T170000Z
SUMMARY:Festive Good Food Show 2026
LOCATION:NEC\, National Exhibition Centre\, Birmingham\, Birmingham
DESCRIPTION:The Festive Good Food Show takes place at the NEC\, Birmingham\
 , from Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 November 2026\, with live entertainment\, 
 cooking demonstrations\, shopping and tastings. Thursday to Saturday: 9.30
 am to 5.30pm Sunday: 9.30am to 5pm Tickets are for a specific date.\n\nDet
 ails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/festive-good-food-show-2026/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/festive-good-food-show-2026/
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UID:event-13@eventhome.co.uk
DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART:20261126T100000Z
DTEND:20261213T180000Z
SUMMARY:Bath Christmas Market 2026
LOCATION:Bath city centre\, around Bath Abbey\, Bath
DESCRIPTION:Bath Christmas Market runs from Thursday 26 November to Sunday 
 13 December 2026 in Bath’s historic city centre\, with chalets selling g
 ifts\, food and drink among landmarks such as Bath Abbey. Opening hours Mo
 nday to Wednesday: 10am to 7pm Thursday to Saturday: 10am to 8pm Sunday: 1
 0am to 6pm\n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/bath-christmas-marke
 t-2026/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/bath-christmas-market-2026/
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DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
SUMMARY:Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2026/27
LOCATION:Edinburgh city centre\, Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Edinburgh’s Hogmanay runs over four days from 29 December 202
 6. 29 December: the Torchlight Procession (starts 6.30pm) 30 December: the
  Night Afore Party with The Fratellis in Princes Street Gardens (6pm) 31 D
 ecember: the Street Party (from 8pm) alongside Hogmanay in the Gardens wit
 h Underworld 1 January: First Footin’\, a free\, unticketed live music t
 rail across Edinburgh venues\n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/ed
 inburghs-hogmanay-2026-27/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/edinburghs-hogmanay-2026-27/
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UID:event-15@eventhome.co.uk
DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270127
SUMMARY:Up Helly Aa 2027
LOCATION:Lerwick town centre\, Shetland\, Hillhead\, Lerwick\, Lerwick
DESCRIPTION:Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa fire festival is on Tuesday 26 January 
 2027 — the last Tuesday in January. The Guizer Jarl’s squad marches an
 d makes visits through the day from 8.15am. In the evening the torch-lit p
 rocession lights up at 7.30pm on the Hillhead\, below the Town Hall\, and 
 ends with the burning of a galley.\n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/eve
 nts/up-helly-aa-2027/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/up-helly-aa-2027/
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DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270426
SUMMARY:TCS London Marathon 2027
LOCATION:Streets of London\, London
DESCRIPTION:For the first and only time\, the TCS London Marathon will take
  place across two days — Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2027 — with 1
 00\,000 runners on the streets of London. Start times and the route were n
 ot on the page we checked (3 October 2026). For anyone who missed the ball
 ot\, the organisers point to charity places and international tour operato
 rs.\n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/tcs-london-marathon-2027/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/tcs-london-marathon-2027/
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DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270620
SUMMARY:Royal Ascot 2027
LOCATION:Ascot Racecourse\, Ascot
DESCRIPTION:Royal Ascot takes place at Ascot Racecourse from Tuesday 15 to 
 Saturday 19 June 2027. Public tickets are sold for the Windsor Enclosure\,
  which has no formal dress code and allows picnics\, and the Queen Anne En
 closure\, which includes Grandstand access and Parade Ring viewing. The Ro
 yal Enclosure is only open to members and their guests.\n\nDetails: https:
 //eventhome.co.uk/events/royal-ascot-2027/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/royal-ascot-2027/
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DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270628
SUMMARY:Glastonbury Festival 2027
LOCATION:Worthy Farm\, Worthy Farm\, Pilton\, Somerset\, Pilton
DESCRIPTION:Glastonbury Festival returns to Worthy Farm from Wednesday 23 t
 o Sunday 27 June 2027. The organisers announced that general admission tic
 kets go on sale at 9am on Sunday 4 October 2026. Tickets are non-transfera
 ble and only people who pre-registered can book. A ticket covers more than
  4\,000 performances across over 100 stages\, plus five nights’ camping.
 \n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/glastonbury-festival-2027/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/glastonbury-festival-2027/
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DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270802
SUMMARY:Cambridge Folk Festival 2027
LOCATION:Cherry Hinton Hall\, Cambridge
DESCRIPTION:Cambridge Folk Festival holds events throughout July 2027\, end
 ing with the main festival at Cherry Hinton Hall from Friday 30 July to Su
 nday 1 August 2027. Full-festival tickets for Cherry Hinton Hall went on s
 ale on 2 October 2026\; camping and caravan tickets are sold separately.\n
 \nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/cambridge-folk-festival-2027/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/cambridge-folk-festival-2027/
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DTSTAMP:20261003T014748Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270831
SUMMARY:Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2027
LOCATION:Venues across Edinburgh\, Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:The 80th Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs from 6 to 30 August 202
 7. Performers appear on hundreds of stages across the city\, with shows ra
 nging from big names in entertainment to unknown artists building their ca
 reers.\n\nDetails: https://eventhome.co.uk/events/edinburgh-festival-fring
 e-2027/
URL:https://eventhome.co.uk/events/edinburgh-festival-fringe-2027/
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