Each year during the month of August, the Scottish capital becomes a vibrant cultural hub as it plays host to the biggest arts festival in the world. With everything from one-man Shakespeare monologues to stand up ventriloquists and urban ballet

What do you get when you mix an enchanting woodland glade with a tent-full of fancy dress costumes and an army of excited young festival-goers? Why it's Junior Magazine's catwalk extravaganza at the Just So Festival 2011!When the Junior team took

Christmas At BeamishNovember 19–January 2Discover the traditions of Christmas through the ages at the interactive Beamish Museum in County Durham where you can experience all the trimmings of a Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian Christmas. Festive

The Festive Gift FairNovember 17–20De-stress your Christmas shopping expedition this year and turn it into a fun, family day out at the NEC Birmingham. The hundreds of sellers in attendance at this four day shopping spectacular will be offering

will also offer skating lessons, lantern parades, Cornish choirs and a giant Christmas tree.Dickens Christmas Market and Festive Food FayreNovember 30 –December 18Set in the beautiful grounds of Kent’s Rochester Castle this event will kick off

festive feast for the senses including an enormous outdoor rink surrounded by twinkly pea-lights, a Bavarian village offering warming winter eats and a chance to meet Santa Claus himself.The GruffaloNovember 19Head to Selfridges for an afternoon of magical

Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!November 29–December 3World-renowned choreographer, Matthew Bourne brings his sugar-coated spectacular to the Edinburgh Festival Theatre for a limited run before leaping off to London’s West End. Children and adults alike

For the thousands of children who celebrate it each year, Diwali means lighting candles, popping fireworks and the giving of sweets and presents for one of the most important festivals in the calendar. But how many of us are aware of the cultural

to give them a liberal sprinkling of glitter: ‘Tis the season for glitz and glamour after all.2. Peg doll soldiers are easy and fun to create for little girls and boys. Simply take an old fashioned wooden peg, paint on his jacket in a festive red and draw

and grounds then enjoy discounts on delicious local jars, plus sample specially products made with the sticky sweet stuff in the on site tearoom.Apple FestivalOctober 1–2Now in its 21st year, the annual Apple Festival at Erddig is a weekend spectacular