Festivals and Events

An online preview of events, leisure and entertainment in Somerset this summer

This year we will be celebrating the House of Cider turning five and what better way to celebrate our birthday than with a traditional May Day event on 2nd May.

Our event will include craft stalls, meet the makers, live music and activities for the whole family.

An historic hotel popular with Royals and heads of state is set to host a recreation of Her Majesty’s 1953 coronation state banquet to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.

Get set for a jumbo experience this summer as North Somerset see's the arrival of part of the world's largest elephant-themed art collection at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm.

Bossington has to be one of the most beautiful places on Exmoor. At once rugged and romantic, with windswept open moorland, and far reaching views to Devon and beyond, this is countryside where the national park appears to drop into the sea. The pebble beach seems to go on for miles and boasts almost intact WW2 Pillboxes.

Our glamping Canvas Studios and Suites offer the best places to stay in the South West, or choose to spend an out-of-this-world sleepover in the iconic Futuro House.

Have you ever wanted to know more about the bees in your garden? Well, now’s your chance.

Join Bee champion, author and award winning writer, Jean Vernon for a bee safari around the Yeo Valley Organic Garden. Jean will introduce you to some of our fabulous bumblebees and solitary bees. Her bee safari will also help you understand how to garden to support all of our bees and other essential pollinators.

Our Organic Garden is open to visitors. It’s six and a half acres of ornamental and edible plants in a seasonal patchwork has been constantly evolving since we started more than 18 years ago

England’s smallest city’s big weekend of
stand-up returns 27-29 May 2022

To celebrate the Jubilee, Haynes Motor Museum are launching a brand new family trail and exclusive Jubilee offer for ‘One’ goes free for the Jubilee!