Events - Summer outdoor entertainment

While the great English summer can sometimes be mistaken for an altogether different season, it usually provides us with enough warm and dry summer evenings to enjoy all manner of events in parks and venues across the country. Despite the recent inclement weather all the events listed below are set to go ahead.

With classical concerts, open-air theatre, sporting occasions and spectacular firework displays to choose from, there’s plenty for the whole family to enjoy. Check out our family ideas for this summer and read on for our guide to summer events around England...

Southport Summer Classics (www.visitsouthport.com/site/events/southport-summer-classics-p139383)
The Summer Classics is one of Southport's most impressive and popular events and is now in its sixth year. We invite you to join us in the magnificent surroundings of Victoria Park, Southport for three spectacular open air music concerts guaranteed to appeal to music lovers of all tastes. Victoria Park is a relaxing venue and guests are invited to bring picnics and enjoy the atmosphere of the event. The picnic-style concerts have seen some concert-goers not just bringing seats but arriving in black tie, and bringing champagne and candelabra's.

Picnic Concerts at Audley End, Saffron Walden
Leading artists from the worlds of jazz, opera, classical music and more perform in this series of summer concerts. Jools Holland, Katherine Jenkins, Bryan Ferry and Buena Vista Social Club are just some of the artists set to perform.

Picinic Concerts at Marble Hill, Twickenham
Lemar and Beverley Knight join together for their first ever London date in a unique and sensational collaboration, eighties’ superstars Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Midge Ure and Altered Images throw a party, and there is plenty of classical music on offer too!

Minack 2007 – Cornwall’s Theatre under the Stars (www.minack.com/)
Set in the rocky cliffs off the Cornish coastline, the enchanting Minack Theatre is a perfect setting to enjoy some open air theatre and lose oneself in its various productions. Click here to find out more about the Minack.

Somerset House Summer Concerts 2007 (www.somerset-house.org.uk/)
From the scorching hot to the cryogenically cool, Summer Series at Somerset House has become the outdoor highpoint of London’s live music scene. Click here to buy tickets for Somerset House concerts.

Opera Holland Park (www.operahollandpark.com/)
Opera Holland Park sees another eclectic mix of the popular and the more curious with the usual blend of artistic excellence, access and affordability in the lovely gardens of Holland Park. Click here to find out more about Opera Holland Park.

Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park (www.openairtheatre.org/)
Established in 1932, the Open Air Theatre is the oldest fully professional, permanent outdoor theatre in Britain, with one of the largest theatre auditoriums in London. Over 120,000 people visit each year during the 15 week summer season. Click here to find out more about Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park.

RSC Stratford upon Avon – The Dell (www.rsc.org.uk)
The Dell is a 200-seat outdoor performance space in the RSC gardens, bordered by the river and Holy Trinity church.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre – London (www.ticketswitch.com/cgi-bin/search.buy/enjoyengland?crypto_block=k---vzimQKYc80ntgLvGnfUDQBK51ho4-1AdrIhbr8K7B8R-tUIW_zlmu1w246jXGNFDY)
The Globe Theatre is a faithful reconstruction of the open-air playhouse designed in 1599, where Shakespeare worked and for which he wrote many of his greatest plays. The theatre season runs from May to September with productions of the work of Shakespeare, his contemporaries and modern authors. Click here to buy tickets for the Globe Theatre.

Tatton Park Picnic Concerts (www.tattonparkconcerts.com/)
Tatton Parkwill provide a stunning backdrop to a spectacular musical event featuring first class artists. The relaxed picnic atmosphere in the stunning grounds of Tatton Park, with fabulous firework displays make it a summer weekend to remember! Click here to find out more about Tatton Park Concerts.

Cartier Polo
The biggest polo day in the world! Royalty, celebrities and leading players combined with a 25,000 strong crowd make attending this event an experience you’ll never forget.

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