European Ukulele Festivals: United Kingdom

This promises to a wonderful weekend in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside, at the comfortable Gilsland Spa hotel. Two nights full board accommodation with concerts and workshops included! The whole hotel has been booked - all guests will be booked on the Big House in the Country Ukulele Weekend!

2-day festival at the Lock and Quay community pub in Irlam Road Bootle L20 4AH on August 22nd and 23rd 2026. 30+ acts on 2 outdoor stages, outdoor bar, Real Ale, stalls, family friendly, FREE ADMISSION, Doors open 11.30 each day.

Bracklesham Ukulele Weekends are hosted by George & Mandi from the award-winning Opera-lele and take place by the sea, three times a year. Over the past 10 or so festivals, the gatherings have gone from strength to strength and have featured many performers including Andy Eastwood, Phil Doleman, Peter Moss, Andrea Cooke, Dead Man's Uke, The Mother Ukers, Matthew Quilliam, Plastic Jeezus, Zoë Bestel, Samantha Muir, The Decibelles,Paul Mansell, Ukulele Simon, Marc Gallagher, Phillipa Leigh, Alex Beds, The Mersey Belles, The Hedge Inspectors, Opera-lele, Tin Roof Strollers, Elisabeth Pfeiffer, Southern Beauty, Percy Copley, LunaBarge and many more! The events move between Shanklin on the Isle of Wight in March, Jersey in May and Eastbourne on the South East coast in October each year.

This ukulele jamboree is held in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. The next DukeFest will be 2027, more info nearer the time.

Our festival feature the world’s best ukulele acts. We’ll have performers from across the globe and around the country. Expect a wide range of talented, surprising and fun acts.

We have earned a reputation for offering a wide range of music-playing, performing and craft workshops (many of which are brand-new for GNUF). Check out the ace workshops!

No matter how you travel, it's still you going.

No matter how you travel, it's still you going.

Live Music Venue in New Milton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Trinity Church, Albert Road Portsmouth, **United Kingdom **

Camping - Parking - or Pedestrian access. Ukulele Workshops - craft stalls. Since 2019. Headlining on Friday 31st July and making a very welcome return we have the amazing talent that is Peter Moss. Headlining on Saturday 1st August and also returning after his fantastic performance at Shrewkfest 2025 we have the brilliant Will Grove-White.

The Stockton to Darlington Ukulele Express is a Ukulele club in the North East of England for Ukulele players of all abilities. The venue is upstairs at the Darlington Railway Institute Club in Darlington, postcode DL1 2PP (click for google map), across Whessoe Rd is B&Q.

The weekend will focus on workshops informal sessions and open mic concerts with a ceilidh and special guest spot on the Saturday evening. Tickets are £30 per person for the whole weekend. Camping is £7 per night per unit (tent, caravan or camper).

The annual festival is held over three days . Precise details will be provided in the programme, but for those who have not been before, the web site gives an approximate breakdown of activities throughout the weekend.

Ukulele Festival of Scotland (UFS) and Youth Ukulele Fest UK (YUFU)

No matter how you travel, it's still you going.

A 2-day festival at the Lock and Quay community pub in Irlam Road Bootle L20 4AH on August 22nd and 23rd 2026. 30+ acts on 2 outdoor stages, outdoor bar, Real Ale, stalls, family friendly, FREE ADMISSION, Doors open 11.30 each day.