Virginia Water Village Fete
The Surrey village built around the ornamental lake created for George III holds its annual summer fete each June, a classic English village event on the edge of the Royal landscape of Windsor Great Park where marquees go up on the village green and the smell of cut grass and coconut shy mingles with the lake beyond.
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"A friendly small scale singing festival in the Surrey countryside where everyone learns a cappella harmonies entirely by ear and ends the weekend performing them around a campfire."
SingFest
"For 16 June days, 152 artists across Surrey open their studios, gardens, barns and homes as galleries, with self-guided village art trails including the Hindhead Art Trail guiding visitors through the county's creative heartland."
Surrey Artists Open Studios
"A traditional free-entry fete on a Surrey village green, with a Fun Dog Show, plant stalls and local entertainment on one of the prettiest commons in the Surrey Hills."
Shamley Green Village Fete
"A proper countryside fair in the Surrey Hills: farm animals, tractor rides, traditional countryside skills, artisan producers and live music around an agricultural college with views over the Downs."
Surrey Hills Country Fair
"More than 15 hidden gardens open in one of Surrey's most photographed villages, tucked between the North Downs and the Tillingbourne stream with roses round every corner."
Shere Open Gardens
"The grounds of a Tudor manor house, local artisan producers, chef demonstrations, and a weekend that develops a habit of producing purchases you hadn't planned on."
Surrey Country & Craft Food Show
"Burford's historic high street and medieval St John the Baptist Church host a combined Christmas market with over 20 craft stalls and a festive lights switch-on at The Tolsey, drawing the whole town together on the last Saturday of November."
Burford Christmas
"Costumed Dickens characters, carol singers and guaranteed snow flurries fill the old high street beneath the Norman castle and cathedral."
Rochester Dickensian Christmas
"A quintessential summer fete held in the grounds of Kingston Bagpuize House, a handsome manor garden with unusual planting that doubles as one of Oxfordshire's most charming outdoor settings."
Kingston Bagpuize Village Fete
"A cherished Kent village parade through decorated streets ending at the recreation field for a traditional fete with arena events, with all entry proceeds going to charity."
Knockholt Village Carnival
"A genuinely traditional village fete held in the walled gardens of Sotwell House, combining a competitive flower and produce show with coconut shy, bottle tombola, silver band and homemade teas."
Brightwell cum Sotwell Village Fete and Flower Show
"The East Sussex town built on the field of Hastings fills its streets and gardens with scarecrows for two weeks each July, a festival that plays with the history of battle and Norman conquest while somehow ending up being extremely cheerful."
Battle Scarecrow Festival