Before 12pm, Days out, Festival

Streatham Vale comes alive with a colourful carnival for all the family, including parades with the Giant Mechanical Elephant, The Binbots, Bollywood Brass Band, Kinetika Bloco Samba Band, Vintage Cars, and many more, coming together to celebrate Streatham’s diversity. The first parade departs from the Greyhound Pub at…

Enjoy the flavours of Loch Lomond with stalls offering locally produced food and drink, including ales from the Balmaha Brewery. There is a bar and seating area and live music throughout the day.

Craft beer festival with a choice of over 30 handpicked artisan beers.

Celebrate the fizzy, yeasty world of brews with the festival's selection of over 150 Scottish real ales, which makes it the largest collection of native brews in the world. CAMRA's Champion Beer of Scotland prize is also judged and announced at the event.

A two-day festival inspired by Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore, including music from Soumik Datta, Flux and Glorious Chorus, a talk by Nitin Sawhney on Ravi Shankar and dance performances from Aakash Odedra and his company.

Get outdoors and explore the scenery, nature and heritage of East Ayrshire with this series of guided walks and family events.

A family-friendly day based around all things running, with a choice of lengths for the fitness minded, from a full marathon to a cheeky 5k with a 'Wee Nessie' option for under 5s. For those who'd rather not work up a sweat there's the Event Village at the finish line with a food and drink fair.

One of Europe's oldest festivals, this annual eight day celebration features over 300 dancers, musicians, singers and craftsmen promoting their artistic work. In addition to the main concert programme there are street performances, dance and music workshops and a children's club.

A delicious staple in the Dundee calendar, with food and drink tastings, chef demonstrations, live music and competitions including the World Jampionships. Once they've had enough to eat, shows and face-painting are on hand to entertain the kids. Special guests announced nearer the time, but last year there were…

A fair for the whole family to enjoy to celebrate a green Havant, with live music, stalls, food, demonstrations and competitions. All for zero pennies!

Check out the tartan at this international tartan fashion fest.

A spectacular flower festival hosted by the Cathedral and organised by the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies.

Rock, indie and electro festival with headliners Basement Jaxx, Primal Scream and The Charlatans, plus Public Enemy, I Am Kloot, Mystery Jets, Lightning Seeds, Seasick Steve, British Sea Power, Johnny Marr and many more. The festival also features The Academy in association with the University of Cumbria – a series of…

Tasty tipples and appetising nibbles on the bonny banks of Loch Lomond. The festival comprises free cookery demonstrations, a farmers' market, continental market, tasting and sampling sessions, a real ale tent and live music.

Custom and classic scooter show with a hog roast, charity stalls and a roll-a-dice game to win a customised Lambretta.

A chance to have a look at the Edible Garden's polytunnel area for inspiration, and to ask the Edible Garden team for advice growing things in tunnel conditions. Limited places, so arrive early to avoid disappointment. Meet in the John Hope Gateway.

A one-day celebration of homeland food and drink, craft, design and live music. You can nibble your way around the food fair, with samples of regional produce from Galloway Fudge to Arbroath Smokies. The craft fair sells a range of products from handmade cards to woodcarvings, while there's live music throughout the day.

Exeter-based trio Show of Hands set up their annual family friendly festival by the seaside, welcoming Jim Moray, Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Lucy Ward, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin and Broom Bezzums to the stage.

The oldest Gala Day in the East Neuk of Fife and harks back to the fishing tradition of Scottish coastal villages. A fun-filled family day, the highlight is the arrival of the Sea Queen Party onboard a restored antique sail-boat, while dockside there are stalls, a mini fairground and live music.

The annual family fair promises a full range of music, dance, crafts, theatre and non-stop entertainment for all.

One-day festival featuring Spiritualized, the Horrors, Ash, Dan Le Sac v Scroobius Pip, Gaz Coombes and many more.