With so many events scheduled for this year, visiting the UK will be an exciting new experience every time. Let us explore annual events in 2025.

chinese new year uk

Chinese New Year

2025 will be celebrated as the Year of the Snake. Chinese dance, martial arts performances, firework displays are held at Trafalgar Square.

Date : 29 Jan 2025

Timing : To be announced

Price : Free

Location : Trafalgar Square, Chinatown and across the West End.

Bath Rebalance Festival 2025

Bath Rebalance Festival

Rebalance Bath, the Festival of Wellbeing is the perfect venue to start 2025 with enjoyable activities that help improve your mental and physical health.

Date : 30 Jan – 23 Feb 2025

Timing : 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm

Price : £ 10

Location : Walcot House

Glasgow Film Festival

Glasgow Film Festival is dedicated to promoting Scottish artists and young talent.

Date : 26 Feb – 9 March 2025

Timing : To be announced

Price : To be announced

Location : Glasgow Film Theatre, Scotland

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 2025

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

The Boat Race is one of the oldest sports events where two powerful teams of athletes will compete against one another.

Date : 13 April 2025

Timing :  Women Race at 1.21 pm, Men race at 2.21 pm.

Price : Free

Location : London Rowing Club, Embankment, London Borough of Wandsworth, Embankment

The Great Escape Festival 2025

The Great Escape Festival

The Great Escape Festival is held in over thirty locations which promises an action-packed weekend.

Date : 13 to 17 May 2025

Timing : 10 am to 11 pm

Price : Starting £ 195

Location : Various Brighton Venues, Brighton, BN1 1EE, Great Britain

Emirates FA Cup Final 2025

The Emirates FA Cup Final

The FA Cup, the oldest domestic cup competition in football is one of the most important sporting events in the UK where teams from across England compete to lift the trophy.

Date : 17 May 2025

Timing : To be announced

Price : Tickets will be sold via the relevant competing clubs.

Location : Wembley Stadium, London, England

Betfred Derby Festival 2025

Betfred Derby Festival

Betfred Derby Festival is the most well-known flat race in the world where riders and owners will compete for one of the richest rewards in British history.

Date : 6 to 7 June 2025

Timing : 6 June – First race at 2 pm, 7 June – First race at 1.25 pm

Price : To be announced

Location : Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, south-east England

Isle of Wight Festival 2025

Isle of Wight Festival

Watch well-known performers perform at the annual music festival, Isle of Wight, held on the well-known island off the south coast of England.

Date : 19 to 22 June 2025

Timing : The arena is open from 2 pm to midnight on Friday, 11 am to midnight on Saturday, and 11 am to 11 pm on Sunday.

Price : Starting £ 289.95

Location : Seaclose Park, Newport

Jane Austen Regency Week

Jane Austen Regency Week is a 10-day celebration conducted annually in June in the market town of Alton and Chawton, the home of Jane Austen House.

Date : 21 to 29 June 2025

Timing : NA

Price : To be announced

Location : Alton, Chawton and Selborne in Hampshire

Wimbledon Tennis Championships, London, England

The Wimbledon Championships is the most well-known tennis competition in the world. The championships go on for around two weeks.

Date : 30 June – 13 July 2025

Timing : 1.30 pm to 8 pm

Price : Starting £ 2400 per person

Location : All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.

London Pride 2025

London Pride

Every summer, Pride in London is a massive celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community in London.

Date : To be confirmed

Timing : To be announced

Price : Free

Location : London, England

Taste of London Festival

It is an outdoor event where top restaurants in the city prepare their signature dishes. Play games like croquet, table football, huge Jenga, and nine-pin quoits.

Date : 18 to 22 June 2025

Timing : 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm

Price : £ 205

Location : Regent Park, London, England

Formula 1 British Grand Prix

The 12th round of the 2025 season will take place at the former airfield, Silverstone.

Date : 3 to 6 July 2025

Timing : To be announced

Price : General admission tickets for a single day will cost between £ 70 and £ 329.

Location : Silverstone, Central England

Wales Airshow 2025

Wales Airshow

Stunning aerobatic performances may be seen above Swansea Bay along the five-mile stretch. This exhibition features the military and civilian aviation display teams.

Date : 5 to 6 July 2025

Timing : 10 am to 6 pm

Price : Free

Location : Swansea, South Wales

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival

The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival takes place over ten days, with about 130 shows scheduled. Listen to music from Latin, afrobeat, electronica genres.

Date : 11 to 20 July 2025

Timing : 10 am to 5 pm

Price : NA

Location : Edinburgh, North-East Scotland

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the greatest arts features. the artwork by well-known entertainment figures and upcoming artists aiming to advance their careers.

Date : 1 to 25 August 2025

Timing : To be announced

Price : Free

Location : North-East Scotland

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace Summer Opening

Discover some of the greatest gems from the Royal Collection while exploring the luxurious furnished State Rooms of the palace.

Date : 11 July to 29 September 2025 

Timing : 9.30 am to the last admission at 5.15 in July and August, and 4.15 in September.

Price : Starting £ 72

Location : London, England

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is an annual celebration. Witness this spectacle with over 100 balloons lifting off during the dawn and teatime mass ascents.

Date : 8 to 10 August 2025

Timing : To be announced

Price : Free

Location : Ashton Court Estate, Bristol, South-west England

London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week, which takes place twice a year in February and September is where top designers present their most recent collections for the fashion business.

Date : 18 to 22 September 2025

Timing : To be announced

Price : To be announced

Location : London, England

Roald Dahl Day

Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the greatest arts features. the artwork by well-known entertainment figures and upcoming artists aiming to advance their careers.

Date : 13 September 2025

Timing : 10 am to 4.30 pm

Price : Adult Admission Ticket – £ 9.95, Child Admission Ticket aged 5 to 18 – £ 9.95

Location : Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, South-east England

Cardiff Half Marathon UK

Cardiff Half Marathon

Starting at Cardiff Castle and continuing via the Principality Stadium and Penarth Marina, competitors race through the downtown area of Cardiff, passing by famous landmarks.

Date : 5 October 2025

Timing : Starting 9 am 

Price : £ 50 registration fee

Location : Cardiff, south Wales

Bonfire Night UK

Bonfire Night

Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated across Britain, with dazzling fireworks and flaming bonfires lighting the night sky.

Date : 5 November 2025

Timing : Starting from 5 pm

Price : Free

Location : Britain-wide

Longleat Festival of Light UK

Longleat Festival of Light

The Longleat Festival of Light features hundreds of lit landscapes and characters. The Journey through time will be the subject of the magnificent exhibits.

Date : 9 November 2024 – 5 January 2025 / winter 2025 TBC

Timing : 10 am to 7 pm

Price : Free

Location : Wiltshire, South-west England

Newcastle Gateshead New Years Eve Winter Carnival UK

Newcastle Gateshead New Years Eve Winter Carnival

The fun-filled events for the whole family start at Monument in Newcastle. A troop of ferocious wolves owned by Odin and the thunder god Thor are expected to welcome crowds.

Date : 31 December 2025

Timing : Starting 5 pm

Price : Free

Location : Newcastle Gateshead, North-east England