1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed of family festivals that have s...

Off The Tracks Festival, Donington Park, DerbyshireMay 25–27Small is beautiful is the mantra of this twice-yearly affair with a mix of world music, roots, folk, dance and trance set across three stages. There’s also plenty of arts, crafts and activities for children, as well as c...

IT WAS A race against time to get across town from the Fendi show back to the Fortezza da Basso to catch the shuttle coach out of Florence and up into the hills for the Il Gufo event. With major amounts of traffic slowing our route for over

you get the chance to see Dublin by land and water in a vintage amphibious military vehicle.Summer events Dublin also hosts several family-friendly festivals and events over the summer months, including the Summer in Dublin: Rose Festival (July 17

Okay, so these fellas might be rooting for the Italian tricolore, rather than red, white and blue, but this game is perfect for  getting your family in the mood for the big event of the summer. There are more than 30 sporting events to choose from

with nibbles of sausage rolls and goujons, the evening ended with delicate slices of birthday cake for all. Happy Birthday, Puffin! And watch this space for details of more party events throughout the year.

pubished. “I had a good idea, but the book was very boring,” says Judith, so it never saw the light of day. Thankfully, her third picture book Mog was an entirely different matter.There will be a host of anniversary events for Mog around the country and a

first college girlfriend make that, we wonder? Cute or creepy?), a series of unfortunate events leads to Woody, and the rest of Andy's toys, forced to start a new life at Sunnyside Daycare Centre.And what a sunny place Sunnyside appears to be, filled

first college girlfriend make that, we wonder? Cute or creepy?), a series of unfortunate events leads to Woody, and the rest of Andy's toys, forced to start a new life at Sunnyside Daycare Centre.And what a sunny place Sunnyside appears to be, filled

babysitting, should they wish to venture out on their own!), as well as out-of-hours shopping sprees at Hamleys. The hotel also hosts seasonal events, such as treasure trails at Easter or ice-skating at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland at Christmas, or children