9 h. ago Blockbuster ‘Night at The Movies’ Bonfire Spectacular returns to Edinburgh this November

Following a sell-out first year, Scotland’s biggest bonfire night celebration, Fawkes Festival, is to make a blockbuster return to the Royal Highland Centre this November as it brings together thousands of families and friends for a one-day-only spectacular of live entertainment, dazzling performances, and a firework display like no-other. General ticket sales are now available.

Events

55 h. ago The tiny eastern European village overrun by Chinese tourists for its famed snack

Momchilovtsi hosts an unique festival annually celebrating its local yoghurt

Politics

5 d. ago Thousands of redheads celebrate their strands at a festival in the Netherlands

Thousands of redheads from all over the world are gathering in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg for a once-a-year festival to celebrate their flaming locks

Culture

6 d. ago Balfron set to host book bonanza as annual festival prepares to welcome visitors

The festival celebrates books and storytelling in the Stirlingshire village - with a diverse line-up of authors lined up for talks and presentations.

Culture

6 d. ago The Spanish town that becomes Scotland for a few days to honour heroic warrior

A town in Andalusia hosts the annual festival, celebrating a legendary Scottish knight and attracting thousands of visitors.

Events

7 d. ago Ex rugby international faces sexism storm after lifting up an influencer's miniskirt as she danced on a table top during festival in France

In footage shared on social media, Charline Pradeau can be seen dancing in a bar in Dax during Feria de Dax - a festival celebrating bullfighting, folk music and sporting events.

Sport

7 d. ago From Cate Blanchett to Heidi Klum: The best looks from the Venice Film Festival 2025

The Venice Film Festival officially opened on Wednesday (27 August), attracting Hollywood royalty.

Culture

8 d. ago ‘My sister, my God. It’s a visceral pain that never goes away’: Miriam Toews on a memoir of suicide and silence

Having fled the strictures of her Mennonite upbringing, the Canadian author searches for meaning in her older sister’s death: ‘She taught me how to stay alive’Long before she became one of Canada’s most celebrated authors, Miriam Toews was an 18-year-old with a restless streak, set on fleeing the strictures of her conservative Mennonite community. Toews’s family descended from Russian Mennonites and spoke Plautdietsch, an unwritten language. They grew up in a world with little privacy, many unofficial rules and the threat of excommunication. Toews and a boyfriend had planned a bike trip across Europe, one in which they would sit on the grave of John Keats and smoke too many cigarettes.Before she left, her older sister Marj asked a favor: would Toews write letters to her while she was away? Marj, then 24, had recently moved back home and was in a period of deep depression. She had stopped talking, but she would still write. “She was so sick,” says Toews, sitting across from me at a p...

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8 d. ago Irvine care home celebrates Marymass Festival with residents and families

HC-One Scotland’s Fullarton Care Home in Irvine joined in the town’s historic Marymass Festival with a joyful celebration for residents, relatives, and colleagues.

Society

9 d. ago Tickets for Europe’s largest indoor funfair in Glasgow go on sale this week

The carnival is celebrating its 106th year this festive season.

Politics

9 d. ago Creamfields 2026: 15 acts who could headline the festival as they celebrate 20 years at Daresbury Estate

Alison Wonderland, John Summit and The Chemical Brothers - our picks who could headline Creamfields in 2026

Culture

1 week ago Colourful floats and glamorous outfits bring 'a piece of the Caribbean to London' on the second day of Notting Hill Carnival

Revellers of Notting Hill Carnival paraded the streets in glamorous and eccentric outfits alongside colourful floats to celebrate the annual Caribbean festival.

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1 week ago Photos show thousands celebrating Caribbean culture at London's Notting Hill Carnival

Revellers are parading in colorful costumes through the streets of Notting Hill, in west London, for the annual carnival which started in 1966 and is one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe celebrating Caribbean culture.

Culture

1 week ago ‘I was at Leeds Festival 2025 – but it wasn’t Hozier who took me to church’

Leeds Festival has been the staple of my summer for the past four or five years (I’ve lost count), but every year, it never fails to disappoint me – here’s what I really thought

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1 week ago Ukrainians in London celebrate Independence Day at city's first Ukrainian festival

Ukrainians in London celebrate Independence Day at city's first Ukrainian festival  CBC

Culture

1 week ago Colourful costumes and music fill streets for Notting Hill Carnival

The festival began early on Sunday with the J’ouvert celebration where people covered each other in paint, coloured powder and chocolate.

Politics

1 week ago Victorious Festival share new statement after The Mary Wallopers set was cut

Irish band The Mary Wallopers had their set cut while performing at the Portsmouth festival on Friday after bringing a Palestine flag on stage

Culture

1 week ago Leeds Festival: Inside luxury backstage area as VIP guests treated like royalty

EXCLUSIVE: Leeds Festival 2025 is on its final day, with Sheffield icons Bring Me The Horizon headlining on Sunday night after an amazing weekend

Politics

1 week ago Notting Hill Carnival revellers dance on the top of a bus stop as thousands kick off celebrations at dawn

From 6am, festival-goers gathered in west London for J'Ouvert celebrations, which means opening of the day, as they paraded through the streets and sprayed brightly coloured paints and powders.

Culture

1 week ago Leeds Festival: Inside swanky backstage area with private bars and luxury dining options

EXCLUSIVE: The Mirror has revealed what those lucky enough to be in the Guest, VIP and backstage areas of Leeds Festival 2025 can get up to

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