Here in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead we are lucky to have very different types of events that fit under the 'festival' heading embracing not just literature, music and the arts but food and drink too! Explore a wide range of festival events taking place.
Kite Festival, 4 September 2022
Round off the summer holidays with this fun afternoon filled with kite making, food and drink stalls from local vendors, entertainment and, of course, kite flying. Norden Farm's Kite Festival is an annual event and entry is free.
Windsor Festival, 17 September - 2 October 2022
Celebrating music, literature and the arts across two weeks, the Windsor Festival Autumn Festival is dedicated to delivering high-calibre performances in magnificent venues.
Windsor Fringe Festival, September to October 2022
The Windsor Fringe is the second oldest fringe in the UK after Edinburgh. Run by volunteers, it offers an innovative and affordable programme of music, dance, comedy, drama and art with a passion for being a platform for promoting new talent.
Ascot Beer Festival, 30 September - 1 October 2022
Thrilling racing and a fantastic selection of beers combine to guarantee excitement on tap as the popular Ascot Beer Festival in association with CAMRA returns. Expect a range of over 160 beers, lagers, real ales, ciders and perries from local producers exhibited in the outside area of the Grandstand concourse alongside diverse offerings from an exceptional array of food vendors.
Cliveden Literary Festival, 15-16 October 2022
Cliveden is the magnificent English country house with a unique and extraordinary history of politics and intrigue, aristocracy and espionage, sex and scandal. Time and again, Cliveden itself has become a character in the story of these isles. Ever since 1666, the house has also been known for its literary salon, helping to inspire writers from Alexander Pope and George Bernard Shaw, Jonathan Swift and Lord Tennyson to Sir Winston Churchill. The Cliveden Literary Festival evokes the spirit of the great writers and potentates who stayed here and continues the tradition of the house as a sanctuary for lovers of literature.
Let’s Rock the Moor, 20 May 2023
Known as The Retro Festival, this family-friendly celebration of the 80s takes place at Marsh Meadow in picturesque Cookham. Let's Rock the Moor features household name headline acts, local bands, children’s entertainers, a circus, children’s rides, an 80s-themed children’s play area and multiple bars.
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