What's on

What's On in August 2008

• 25th July to 3rd August 2008 - Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
   
• 13 July to 8 September - BBC last night of the Proms
    
• 24th July to 31st August 2008 - Edinburgh Art Festival
   
• 1st to 23rd August 2008 - Edinburgh Military Tattoo 
   
• 3rd to 25th August 2008 - Edinburgh Festival Fringe
   
• Cowes Week is the worlds premier sailing regatta, with almost 1,000 yachts and 8,000 competitors taking part in some top-class sailing.
   
• 4 August 2008 - Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland only)
  
• 8th to 31st August 2008 - Edinburgh International Festival
   
• 9 to 25 August 2008 - Edinburgh International Book Festival
   
• 15th, 16th and 17th August 2008 - Bloodstock UK Festival - open air metal festival at Derby.
   
• 18 to 29 August 2008 - Edinburgh Film Festival
   
• August 2008 - Skegness Carnival  
   
• Reading & Leeds Festivals (see accommodation in Reading and Leeds) 
   
• Notting Hill Carnival has evolved into an event that reflects the best of Black Music. Sterling Betancourt, Russ Henderson and others were part of the first steelband and are still very much a part of Carnival playing in steelbands like Nostalgia and Pan Necktar.
   
• 25 August 2008 - Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August) England, Ireland and Wales
   
• 30 & 31 August 2008 - Edinburgh Mela annual multicultural arts festival celebrating the wide diversity of cultures in Scotland. Although Edinburgh Mela's roots are in South Asian cultures, this is a festival for everybody. Music, colour, dance, art, fashion, food, children's activities, the Mela bazaar and much more!
   
• Annual Bournemouth Open Bowls Tournament

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More what's on sites

• Superbreak: Cultural Events | Music Events | Sporting events | All events
• BBC last night of the Proms 
• Opera Holland Park see the website to for the latest season productions and book online or by telephone. The free Noticeboard ticket exchange facility on the website allows patrons to acquire, exchange or sell unwanted tickets at face value in a controlled way. Pre-bookable picnics, tables and other services are available. The site also includes lots of links to other events and attractions in Kensington and Chelsea.
• Festival Eye - camps, festivals and outdoor events around the United Kingdom
• What's On Wales art events in Wales - bilingual site.
• What's on York
• Speed Dating and Singles Events - provides speed dating events for single people to meet potential partners and new friends. It's the cool way to date.
• whats-on-in-london.com
• www.artshole.co.uk promotes the work of student and contemporary artists, as well as providing information on art exhibitions across the UK. Covering all genres from fine art to design, pottery to photography, film to fashion and animation to illustration
• Tickets & Travel on sale at eBay.co.uk Classifieds 
• Bank holidays in Scotland 
• Bank holidays in England

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