Cheltenham International Jazz Festival
End of April, beginning of May
Cheltenham

Barbican International Jazz and Blues Festival
Plymouth
Early May
www.barbicanjazzandbluesfestival.com

The B-bar The Barbican theatre cafe bar

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Upton Upon Severn Riverside Folk Festival
Upton Upon Severn
South Worcestershire
Traditional mainly

Bath International Music Festival
Usual location on calendar.
Middle of May and into early June.
Classical, jazz and world music

Bath Fringe Festival
End of May/into June

Urban Lawns
Late May
Axminster
Devon
Rock/Indie, blues, electronica to acoustic singer song-writers

Chippenhan Folk Festival
Calendar position. Late May

Plymouth Folk Roots
folk festival

Salisbury International Arts Festival
Latter end of May and into June.
Annual Arts Festival
mainly classical and 'world' music

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Wimborne Folk Festival
Wimborne, Dorset
Early June event
Traditional bias

The Isle Of Wight Festival
Rock and pop

The North Devon Festival
Arts type of festival with folk, roots, classical, jazz etc
June

Sunrise Celebration
Near Yeovil, South Somerset
Roots, world, folk etc
Mid June

Teignmouth Folk Festival
Teignmouth, Devon
Mid/late June event

Golowan Festival
Celtic, roots, traditional, etc
Penzance, Cornwall

Ludlow Festival
Shropshire
Mainly Classical with some jazz & world
End of June and early July.

DANTE Summer Music Festival
NE Cornwall

Longborough Festival Opera
Longborough, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire.
Annual opera festival starting second half of June to mid July.

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Saul Canal Festival
& Folk on the Water Weekend
Roots, folk, celtic and tradition music and dance
Early July event
Saul Junction, near Frampton-On-Severn

Gillingham Festival
An arts and community festival with an eclectic mix of music
Early July

Cheltenham International Festival of Music
Classical, world, roots, arts festival
Early / mid July.

The Two Rivers Folk Festival
Chepstow
early in July usually

Priddy Folk Festival
Priddy, Mendips, Somerset
Early / mid July
a wide range of quality folk music concerts

The Newt Beer Festival
North Newton, Somerset
Rock, blues, folk rock etc
Early / mid July event

Chalford Hill Music Festival
Mid July usually
The King's Head, Chalford Hill
Soul, Skiffle, Acoustic etc

The Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival
Mid July Event
near Dorchester, Dorset

Upton Blues Festival
Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire

Larmer Tree Music Festival
Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire
World, folk and other music
Mid July.

Trowbridge Festival
Wiltshire
Mid/late July
Roots, folk, blues, country etc etc

The South Will Rise Again
Poole, Dorset
Late July usually
Country music
http://www.thesouthwillriseagain.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/thesouthwillriseagainfestival

Dartington International Summer School & Festival
A Classical/Jazz/World/Mixed music summer school and concert series
based at Dartington Hall in Devon
From mid/late July to late August
Classical. world, jazz, rock, pop etc

Budleigh Salterton Festival of Music and Drama
Devon
Late July / early August
Classical, Folk, Swing, etc

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Sidmouth Folk Week
Early August
A wide range of great contemporary folk and traditional folk music

Rip Curl
Rip Curl Boardmasters Unleashed
early August, mainly 'pop' and 'rock' event

The Big Green Gathering
in the Mendip Hills of Somerset
A celebration of our natural world and our place within it
Early August usually
From traditional folk, to welldread stylie reggae, hip hop, and Carnival to eastern European and full on tribal dance with a cultural exchange
from as far a field as Australia and Scotland and as near a field as Bristol, Cheddar and Glastonbury!

St Endellion Summer Festival
St Endellion, Port Isaac, Cornwall.
Classical music
Early August
http://www.endellion.org.uk

Dartmoor Folk Festival
Calendar position. Early/mid August.
Traditional music mainly

Bideford Folk Festival
North Devon
Traditional and contemporary folk  music song and dance.
A mid August event

Greenbelt Festival
Gloucestershire
Mid/late August
A very wide variety of music inc world

Hayne Barton Jazz Festival
Near Exeter, Devon
Mid August

Presteigne Music and Arts Festival
England/Wales Border
Mainly classical music
Mid / Late August

Cornwall Folk Festival
Wadebridge
Calendar position. Late August
Contemporary folk music, song, dance and street entertainment
set in the lovely riverside town of Wadebridge

RECYDRATE THE WEST CIDER FESTIVAL
Probably one of the livelier events depending on the strength of the cider
Music of all types, from the west country, rock, reggae, club, etc
near Bristol

Bude Jazz Festival
Held in late August

Shrewsbury Folk Festival
(previously Bridgnorth Folk Festival)
Shropshire
Late August event
A wide range of great folk music

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Calne Music and Arts Festival
Wiltshire
Mainly classical music

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Teignmouth Jazz Festival
(South Devon's Jazz Festival)
November Event
Concerts featuring national and international artists in all styles of jazz
from New Orleans to Contemporary

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