You know what they say about eating garlic in company: either everyone does it or no-one does. In other words, you'll be forced to indulge when you visit this festival in Lautrec.

Ireland's multi award-winning extravagaza, Spirit of the Dance visits Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre.

The Spitz, one of London's leading live music venues, presents the Spitz Jazz Collective in Bishops Square (next to Spitalfields market). The band are generously playing a series of free…

Roundhay Park in Leeds plays host to an open-air cinema with a difference - the Shloer Summer Screening. Dirty Dancing is shown in celebration of its release two decades ago, while the Shloer…

Angel Delight is a monthly superclub for ladies only, held on the top floor of The Venue in Edinburgh. Resident DJ Michelle is joined by special guests each month for a night of feminine charm…

Returning after its inaugural season last year, the latest Proms innovation are the Proms Saturday Matinées, which, in 2007, allows various Proms themes to come to the fore, including…

Prince is coming to London on The Earth Tour, playing several nights at The O2 Arena.

It's party time at Queen every first Saturday of the month, when international stars come to the Parisian club for guest nights and themed nights for a predominantly gay crowd.

Due to public demand and in the interests of human decency, Inside Out residents Simon Foy and Alan Belshaw have been given free musical reign to showcase their turntable wizadry. On the first…

One of Reading's busiest clubs, complete with leather sofas and a lot of red velvet, this is a night for serious musos and serious dancing. Resident Carl Nicholson and guests play a mixed bag…

Jools Holland performs with his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at Audley End in Saffron Walden. This concert features Gilson Lavis and guest vocalists Lulu, Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall.

Ben Musgrave is the youngest-ever writer to receive a production at the Royal Exchange Theatre, with Pretend You Have Big Buildings.

Trogir's International Tenor Competition gives young singers from around the world the opportunity to perform in front of an international audience. The highlight of the competition is the…

UK superclub Cream bring their award-winning formula to Leicester University's Students' Union for a monthly residency on the first Saturday of every month.

Following its initial sell-out tour, Alan Plater's Blonde Bombshells of 1943 is visiting venues around the country throughout the summer. Directed by Mark Babych and featuring a band of…

Every year the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival presents top-quality performers in venues around the city. Founded in 1978 when jazz guitarist Mike Hart booked a weekend of bands, it is now the…

Need to re-stock your bookshelves? With over 850 stalls along the banks of River Ijssel and in the historic city centre of the city, you're bound to find something you like at the annual…

Dating back to 1715, when 700 Croats defeated 60,000 Turkish soldiers at the Battle of Sinj, the three-day Alka festival (also known as the Tilters Tournament) takes over the tiny town every August.

The spectacular Collectif A.O.C opens Circus Front, the first-ever circus season at London's Roundhouse.

Collectif Acrobatique de Tangier play a dazzling part in Circus Front, the first-ever circus season at London's Roundhouse.