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This is the longest-running competitive short film and animation festival in the UK. Based at Watershed in Bristol’s historic floating harbour, the week-long programme pulls together some of the best short films from around the world alongside a series of special big screen events, a comprehensive industry programme and free public screenings. This is a chance to see films from 90 seconds to 20 minutes, across all film-making genres and made by film-makers and animators from across the world. Every August, the Edinburgh International Festival presents three exhilarating weeks of the finest creators and performers from the worlds of the arts. Edinburgh's six major theatres and concert halls, a few smaller venues and often some unconventional ones too, come alive with the best music, theatre, opera and dance from around the globe. A six-day celebration of LGBT film, including screenings of a series of short films competing for the Best of British Iris Prize. What is it: Taking place on the Belladrum estate near Inverness, this music and arts festival has rapidly grown in popularity since launching in 2004.

Ready, steady, slow! For more than 25 years, the World Snail Racing Championships have been held at Congham in Norfolk, where more than 300 snails slug it out for the title of ‘Fastest Snail in the World’. Anyone with a snail can enter and a number of heats are held before the final. The winner receives a silver tankard stuffed with lettuce. When the brothers united for The Victory Tour in 1984, it became the highest-grossing concert series ever staged in the United States. Still independent and proudly without sponsorship, Shambala embraces the spiritual side of festival-going more than most, while still offering a full-blown party atmosphere for those who want it. Sustainability has always been a key part of the ethos (in 2016 the festival went meat and fish-free, there’s 100-per-cent renewable power and no single-use plastics), and entertainment-wise you’ll find cabaret, circus performance, poetry, debate and discussion hubs, workshops and much more, while music from over 200 artists is spread across 12 stages. A ‘must-not-miss’ event on Yorkshire’s LGBTQ+ calendar, Leeds Pride is the biggest event of its kind in Yorkshire. Past years have been the city burst to life with a diverse line up of acts at Millennium Square, a march through the centre of Leeds and the biggest parties until the early hours.With a virtual event scheduled for 16 April and a three-day in-person event promised in September, Arabica aficionados can celebrate London coffee culture at this dedicated festival, which brings together a range of coffee-related activities under one roof, as well as art and food spin-off events. The Walled City Music Festival hosts talented classical musicians of wide-ranging genres and styles. Dublin Theatre Festival Sep 28-Oct 15: Showcasing world-class Irish and European theatre, across the city’s theatre venues. dublintheatrefestival.ie

Where to eat: we hope the deluxe diner makes a return, where acclaimed chef Andy Evans and crew has served up creative dishes, including vegetarian and vegan options, accompanied by a live jazz band in the pastDromineer Nenagh Literary Festival Oct 5-8: The 20th year of the literary festival in the historic town of Nenagh and the environs of Lough Derg, including poetry/ fiction, historic readings, discussions and a lake tour. dnlf.ie This plant lover’s paradise is hosted at Cheshire’s historic neo-classical country mansion, Tatton Park, featuring stunning show gardens, floral displays, and plenty of green-fingered inspiration. Don't miss: nature nurture, where you’ll encounter mindful sketching sessions, massage therapies and rejuvenating hot tubs Cork International Film Festival Nov 9-19: The 68th CIFF, Ireland’s first and largest film festival, showcasing the latest and best Irish and international features and shorts, plus classic films in a themed retrospective, culinary cinema, Green Screen, Guilty Pleasures, and film strands for family, schools and mental wellbeing. corkfilmfest.org Don’t miss: The Palm House, a tropical-party hideout hosting intimate but high-energy DJ sets – plus it’s got a roof if rain strikes