Things to do this August

The summer has sprung on us quick and before we know it September will be upon us. Before August slips “away into a moment in time”, let’s take a look what you can do this August.

Fingers crossed the sun stays out for the summer.

Eastbourne Airbourne

Eastbourne’s award-winning free airshow is back for another year of aviation seaside fun. Airbourne will celebrate 29 years of airshow excellence in 2023. Attracting huge crowds, Eastbourne’s International Airshow boasts a 2 mile flying display line along Eastbourne seafront.

See the RAF Red Arrows every day, plus Typhoon (Fri – Sun), Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Chinook (Fri), Team Raven, Wingwalkers, The Tigers Parachute Display Team, Norwegian Vampire (Sat – Sun), plus many more.

Airbourne 2023 takes place from Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 August 2023 

Reading festival

Reading and Leeds Festival 2023 takes place at Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds from August 25-27. Headliners include Sam Fender, The Killers and Billie Eilish.

Broadstairs Folkweek

Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England with a stunning sandy beach overlooked by the Charles Dickens house museum: Bleak House.

During Folkweek you’ll enjoy a fantastic week of music, song and dance by the sea. There will be concerts, dances, ceilidhs, workshops, free family events, Morris dancing, pub gigs, parades and a festival campsite.

Watch a film

If you are like me and have not ventured to the cinema to join in the internet phenomenon that is Barbenheimer, then why not give it a go. Dress up in pink to see Barbie and get comfy as you watch the three hour long story-telling of a true historical event.