The What, Where, When: 20 September
WHAT Gin Ramble The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) are organising a gin ramble which will be a tour of London's gin distilleries with Master Distillers. Ramblers will choose the botanicals to distill the Gin Ramble gin and visit intriguing distilleries, such as Sipsmith and the newly opened London Distillery company. Tickets cost £125 per person.
WHERE WSET's London Wine & Spirit School, International Wine & Spirit Centre, 39-45 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF www.wsetschool.com/which-course/evening-tasting/enthusiast-events
WHEN 27 September begins 9am
WHAT Rod Stewart Concert Veteran singer brings his Time Tour to London.
WHERE The O² Arena, London, SE10 0AX www.rodstewart.com
WHEN 20-21 September
WHAT Scottish Quilt Championship A quilting competition which features hundreds of quilts from all over the world as well as numerous trade stands.
WHERE Royal Highland Centre, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB www.grosvenorshows.co.uk
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT York Food and Drink Festival Based in some of York's most historic locations and features over 250 attractions.
WHERE various venues, York. www.yorkfoodfestival.com
WHEN 20-29 September
WHAT Sheffield Food Festival During the weekend around 184,000 people visit the city centre to celebrate local produce
WHERE various venues, Sheffield, Yorkshire www.sheffieldfoodfestival.org
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT Carrots Nightwalk A 15-mile walk to raise funds for eye research in the UK which expands to Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff for the first time in 2013. More than four hundred people are expected to participate in London.
WHERE London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff www.fightforsight.org.uk/carrots-charity-nightwalk
WHEN 20 September
WHAT Herts Jazz Festival A music festival featuring some of the top acts in jazz with around 1500 visitors. It includes performances, workshops and discussions. Some of the performances feature Georgie Fame Trio, Stan Tracey Octet, Django Bates' Beloved and Kenny Wheeler Quintet.
WHERE Campus West Theatre, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City, AL8, Hertfordshire www.hertsjazzfestival.co.uk
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT Shepton Mallet Antique and Collectors Fair This fair is the largest event of its kind in the West Country. It sees over 600 specialist stalls showcasing goods as part of a nationwide series. Each year around five-thousand people attend between traders, collectors and professional antique dealers.
WHERE Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6QN, Somerset www.iacf.co.uk
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT York National Book Fair The largest antiquarian and second hand book fair in the UK which around 3000 visitors attend each year. It features rare and out-of-print books, maps, prints and printed ephemera. Over 100,000 books are on sale.
WHERE Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX www.yorkbookfair.com
WHEN 20-21 September
WHAT The North East Oyster Festival Features fresh sea food and live entertainment. Around 2000 visitors attend and the official charity is Marie Curie Cancer Care. Hospitality packages start at £140 per person.
WHERE Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield, TS21 2EH, Durham www.theoysterfestival.co.uk
WHEN 20 September
WHAT Bournemouth Arts by the Sea 2013 The arts festival features over 100 events including classical music, sculptures and cinema. Around 150,000 people attend.
WHERE various venues, Bournemouth www.festivaloffoodanddrink.co.uk/whats/great-taste-festival-food-drink
WHEN 20 September- 12 October
WHAT Great Festival of Food and Drink An event targeted at all food lovers which features a cookery theatre and 120 producers and demonstrations.
WHERE Clumber Park, Worksop, S80 3PA, Nottinghamshire
www.festivaloffoodanddrink.co.uk/what/greattastefestival-food-drink
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT GROW 2013 An event catered for the indoor gardening industry. Confirmed exhibitors include Secret Jardin, Field Marshal, Green Plant Nutrients and The Home Brew People.
WHERE Manchester Central, (G-MEX), Manchester www.grow2013.com
WHEN 21-22 September
WHAT British Food Fortnight One of the largest participation events bringing the best of British to the world with food promotions in more than 40,000 shops, pubs and restaurants and fun food events around the country. Around 9,000 chefs work with schools to teach children how to cook and A Cook For Life Challenge gives schools the chance to incorporate cookery into their curriculum activities. Food services, pubs and hospitals also run special menus throughout the fortnight.
Includes Family Feasts, taking part in and raising money for Sure Start Children's Centres. Campaign culminates with a harvest celebration at Westminster Abbey.
WHERE Nationwide www.lovebritishfood.co.uk
WHEN 21 September- 6 October
WHAT Glasgow Musicmania A music and memorabilia fair which around 2500 people attend with 400 stalls showcasingnew and second-hand CDs, videos, cassette tapes, posters, t-shirts, tour jackets and other assorted accessories.Items cover the entire span of popular music genres, from all eras.
WHERE Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, G2 3NY www.vip-24.com
WHEN 21-22 September
WHAT Pout Edinburgh A women's lifestyle show featuring fashion, beauty and leisure. Attended by 3,000-5,000 aspirational women from Edinburgh and its surrounding areas. Features pop-up shops, a marketplace, hair and beauty treatments, demonstrations and cocktail bars.
WHERE Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ www.poutevent.com
WHEN 21-22 September
WHAT International Coastal Cleanup Over 550,000 people from around 70 countries clear six million pounds of rubbish from oceans and waterways each year. It is the world's largest single-day volunteer event during which helpers remove refuse from shorelines, rivers, lakes and wetlands.
WHERE Worldwide www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/international-coastal-cleanup
WHEN 21 September
WHAT The Big Stamp and Scrapbooking Show One of the biggest papercraft shows in the UK with over 60 retailers in the exhibit.
WHERE Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY www.bssbs.co.uk
WHEN 21-22 September
WHAT Somerset Arts Weeks This festival is the biggest visual arts festival in Somerset with over 200 studios across the county open to the public, featuring over 300 local artists.
WHERE Various venues in Somerset www.somersetartworks.org.uk/artweeks13
WHEN 21 September- 6 October
WHAT Open House London Weekend London's biggest architectural event which gives free access to hundreds of buildings across the capital, which are normally not accessible to the general public including a huge range of buildings from private homes, contemporary offices and studios, to historical houses, education spaces and government buildings.
WHERE Various venues in London www.openhouselondon.org
WHEN 21-22 September
WHERE WSET's London Wine & Spirit School, International Wine & Spirit Centre, 39-45 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF www.wsetschool.com/which-course/evening-tasting/enthusiast-events
WHEN 27 September begins 9am
WHAT Rod Stewart Concert Veteran singer brings his Time Tour to London.
WHERE The O² Arena, London, SE10 0AX www.rodstewart.com
WHEN 20-21 September
WHAT Scottish Quilt Championship A quilting competition which features hundreds of quilts from all over the world as well as numerous trade stands.
WHERE Royal Highland Centre, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB www.grosvenorshows.co.uk
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT York Food and Drink Festival Based in some of York's most historic locations and features over 250 attractions.
WHERE various venues, York. www.yorkfoodfestival.com
WHEN 20-29 September
WHAT Sheffield Food Festival During the weekend around 184,000 people visit the city centre to celebrate local produce
WHERE various venues, Sheffield, Yorkshire www.sheffieldfoodfestival.org
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT Carrots Nightwalk A 15-mile walk to raise funds for eye research in the UK which expands to Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff for the first time in 2013. More than four hundred people are expected to participate in London.
WHERE London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff www.fightforsight.org.uk/carrots-charity-nightwalk
WHEN 20 September
WHAT Herts Jazz Festival A music festival featuring some of the top acts in jazz with around 1500 visitors. It includes performances, workshops and discussions. Some of the performances feature Georgie Fame Trio, Stan Tracey Octet, Django Bates' Beloved and Kenny Wheeler Quintet.
WHERE Campus West Theatre, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City, AL8, Hertfordshire www.hertsjazzfestival.co.uk
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT Shepton Mallet Antique and Collectors Fair This fair is the largest event of its kind in the West Country. It sees over 600 specialist stalls showcasing goods as part of a nationwide series. Each year around five-thousand people attend between traders, collectors and professional antique dealers.
WHERE Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6QN, Somerset www.iacf.co.uk
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT York National Book Fair The largest antiquarian and second hand book fair in the UK which around 3000 visitors attend each year. It features rare and out-of-print books, maps, prints and printed ephemera. Over 100,000 books are on sale.
WHERE Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX www.yorkbookfair.com
WHEN 20-21 September
WHAT The North East Oyster Festival Features fresh sea food and live entertainment. Around 2000 visitors attend and the official charity is Marie Curie Cancer Care. Hospitality packages start at £140 per person.
WHERE Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield, TS21 2EH, Durham www.theoysterfestival.co.uk
WHEN 20 September
WHAT Bournemouth Arts by the Sea 2013 The arts festival features over 100 events including classical music, sculptures and cinema. Around 150,000 people attend.
WHERE various venues, Bournemouth www.festivaloffoodanddrink.co.uk/whats/great-taste-festival-food-drink
WHEN 20 September- 12 October
WHAT Great Festival of Food and Drink An event targeted at all food lovers which features a cookery theatre and 120 producers and demonstrations.
WHERE Clumber Park, Worksop, S80 3PA, Nottinghamshire
www.festivaloffoodanddrink.co.uk/what/greattastefestival-food-drink
WHEN 20-22 September
WHAT GROW 2013 An event catered for the indoor gardening industry. Confirmed exhibitors include Secret Jardin, Field Marshal, Green Plant Nutrients and The Home Brew People.
WHERE Manchester Central, (G-MEX), Manchester www.grow2013.com
WHEN 21-22 September
WHAT British Food Fortnight One of the largest participation events bringing the best of British to the world with food promotions in more than 40,000 shops, pubs and restaurants and fun food events around the country. Around 9,000 chefs work with schools to teach children how to cook and A Cook For Life Challenge gives schools the chance to incorporate cookery into their curriculum activities. Food services, pubs and hospitals also run special menus throughout the fortnight.
Includes Family Feasts, taking part in and raising money for Sure Start Children's Centres. Campaign culminates with a harvest celebration at Westminster Abbey.
WHERE Nationwide www.lovebritishfood.co.uk
WHEN 21 September- 6 October
WHAT Glasgow Musicmania A music and memorabilia fair which around 2500 people attend with 400 stalls showcasingnew and second-hand CDs, videos, cassette tapes, posters, t-shirts, tour jackets and other assorted accessories.Items cover the entire span of popular music genres, from all eras.
WHERE Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, G2 3NY www.vip-24.com
WHEN 21-22 September
WHAT Pout Edinburgh A women's lifestyle show featuring fashion, beauty and leisure. Attended by 3,000-5,000 aspirational women from Edinburgh and its surrounding areas. Features pop-up shops, a marketplace, hair and beauty treatments, demonstrations and cocktail bars.
WHERE Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ www.poutevent.com
WHEN 21-22 September
WHAT International Coastal Cleanup Over 550,000 people from around 70 countries clear six million pounds of rubbish from oceans and waterways each year. It is the world's largest single-day volunteer event during which helpers remove refuse from shorelines, rivers, lakes and wetlands.
WHERE Worldwide www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/international-coastal-cleanup
WHEN 21 September
WHAT The Big Stamp and Scrapbooking Show One of the biggest papercraft shows in the UK with over 60 retailers in the exhibit.
WHERE Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY www.bssbs.co.uk
WHEN 21-22 September
WHAT Somerset Arts Weeks This festival is the biggest visual arts festival in Somerset with over 200 studios across the county open to the public, featuring over 300 local artists.
WHERE Various venues in Somerset www.somersetartworks.org.uk/artweeks13
WHEN 21 September- 6 October
WHAT Open House London Weekend London's biggest architectural event which gives free access to hundreds of buildings across the capital, which are normally not accessible to the general public including a huge range of buildings from private homes, contemporary offices and studios, to historical houses, education spaces and government buildings.
WHERE Various venues in London www.openhouselondon.org
WHEN 21-22 September