May 2023 festivals calendar
Showing upcoming festivals from Mon 1st May 2023 onwards.
May
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
6th May 2023
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Sidewinder Oldskool Summer Festival
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
6th May 2023
Music
Small
Over 18's Only
Various Venues, Brighton
10th - 13th May 2023
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The Great Escape Festival
Various Venues, Brighton
10th - 13th May 2023
Music
Small
Under 18's Allowed
Beach
Williamson Park in Lancaster
11th - 13th May 2023
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Highest Point Festival
Williamson Park in Lancaster
11th - 13th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly, Boutique festivals
Medium
Under 18's Allowed
Kids Area
Aberdeen
12th - 13th May 2023
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Cultivate Festival 2023: Summer Edition
Aberdeen
12th - 13th May 2023
Music
Small
Over 18's Only
near Edinburgh
13th May 2023
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Woodland Dance Project - Spring
near Edinburgh
13th May 2023
Music
Small
Over 18's Only
Las Vegas, US
13th May 2023
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Sick New World
Las Vegas, US
13th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly
Medium
Under 18's Allowed
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Cafe Mambo Ibiza Classics at Warwick Castle
Coventry
13th May 2023
Music
Small
Over 18's Only
Williamson Park, Lancaster
14th May 2023
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The Big Family Day Out Festival
Williamson Park, Lancaster
14th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly
Small
Under 18's Allowed
Kids Area
March Meadow, Maidenhead
20th May 2023
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Lets Rock The Moor
March Meadow, Maidenhead
20th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly
Medium
Under 18's Allowed
Luxury Toilets,
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Flashback Festival
Manchester
20th May 2023
Music
Very Small
Over 18's Only
Luxury Toilets,
Fairground
Edinburgh
20th - 21st May 2023
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FLY Open Air Festival
Edinburgh
20th - 21st May 2023
Music
Medium
Over 18's Only
Galloway, South West Scotland
25th - 28th May 2023
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Knockengorroch Festival
Galloway, South West Scotland
25th - 28th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly, Boutique festivals
Small
Under 18's Allowed
Showers,
Silent Disco, Kids Area
Standard Camping, Luxury / VIP Camping, Caravan, Campervan
Lews Castle in Isle Of Lewis
25th - 27th May 2023
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Midnight Sun Weekender
Lews Castle in Isle Of Lewis
25th - 27th May 2023
Music
Medium
Over 18's Only
Taunton
25th - 28th May 2023
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Shindig Festival
Taunton
25th - 28th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly
Medium
Under 18's Allowed
Showers,
Fairground, Kids Area
Standard Camping, Luxury / VIP Camping, Caravan, Campervan
Chepstow
25th - 29th May 2023
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Balter Festival
Chepstow
25th - 29th May 2023
Music
Small
Over 18's Only
Standard Camping, Luxury / VIP Camping
Catton Hall, South Derbyshire
25th - 28th May 2023
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Bearded Theory
Catton Hall, South Derbyshire
25th - 28th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly
Small
Under 18's Allowed
Showers,
Kids Area
Standard Camping, Luxury / VIP Camping, Quiet Camping, Caravan, Campervan
Newcastle-on-Tyne
26th - 28th May 2023
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This Is Tomorrow Festival
Newcastle-on-Tyne
26th - 28th May 2023
Music
Small
Under 18's Allowed
Chelmsford
26th - 28th May 2023
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Creamfields South
Chelmsford
26th - 28th May 2023
Music
Large
Over 18's Only
Showers,
Standard Camping
Turnpost Farm
26th - 28th May 2023
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Glastonbudget
Turnpost Farm
26th - 28th May 2023
Music
Very Small
Under 18's Allowed
Showers,
Standard Camping, Luxury / VIP Camping, Caravan, Campervan
Old Park Farm Margam in Port Talbot
25th - 28th May 2023
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In It Together Festival
Old Park Farm Margam in Port Talbot
25th - 28th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly
Medium
Under 18's Allowed
Luxury Toilets,
Fairground, Kids Area, Cinema / Film screenings
Standard Camping, Luxury / VIP Camping
Dalkeith Country Park, Edinburgh
26th - 27th May 2023
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Midstock Festival
Dalkeith Country Park, Edinburgh
26th - 27th May 2023
Music, Family Friendly
Very Small
Under 18's Allowed
Kids Area
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Project 6 Festival
London
26th May 2023
Music
Small
Over 18's Only
Brighton
27th - 28th May 2023
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Noughty 90s Festival Brighton
Brighton
27th - 28th May 2023
Music
Small
Over 18's Only
Canterbury
27th - 28th May 2023
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Amphi Open Air Festival
Canterbury
27th - 28th May 2023
Music
Small
Under 18's Allowed
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Skiddle: The UK's biggest guide to summer festivals
The history of the modern music festival started with rock and indie gatherings, with Reading Festival, Glastonbury and the Isle of Wight Festival all powerhouses that are still kicking forty plus years since they first started. It's often these festivals which spawn the stars of tomorrow's charts.
Since then they've been joined by a fair few others, with hard rock monoliths like Download, celebrations of new talent in the form of Dot to Dot and collisions with pop such as British Summertime among the many options for guitar fiends and rock nuts.
