located on an exclusive 120-hectare site. Tickets will go on sale March 5 and the line up is yet to be confirmed. Visit www.latitudefestival.co.uk5. JULY 22–25 The Secret Garden Party, East Anglia This is a very secret affair with the location yet

lends itself to big, Italian-style house parties, and Invitation To Tuscany offer some stunning villas to suit larger groups. Podere dell’Amore, an old, fully-restored hilltop house near Siena with a private swimming pool and tennis court, sleeps ten

budding artist ready to create a ‘body’ of work. Once they have five works ready, it’s time to hold the exhibition, complete with opening party ‘champagne’ and a speech.

1. Throw an afternoon tea party  A tiny table, a pot of lukewarm ‘tea’, cups, saucers, serviettes and spoons and your toddler will be acting like the perfect lady of the house... Encourage her to ‘pour the tea’ and ‘add the sugar’. Offer plenty

During February 6-28 Gran Canaria goes carnival-mad with parades and all-night street parties with partygoers from one to 100 years old – and plenty of music and dancing. The theme for 2009 is Pirates, so pack accordingly and join the half million people who turn