[ May 7, 2010 to May 9, 2010. ] www.tredegarhousefolk.ik.comNear Newport, Gwent

[ April 2, 2010 to April 18, 2010. April 2, 2010 to April 18, 2010. ] www.wildlifefestival.org.uk
most events are free. locations throughout the area

[ April 15, 2010 to April 18, 2010. April 15, 2010 to April 18, 2010. ] www.scarboroughliteraturefestival.co.uk
tickets from the Scarborough Toiurist Information Centre, Brunswick Centre, Scarborough,

[ April 22, 2010 to April 25, 2010. ] www.flowershow.org.ukGreat Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate.
22-24th April: £14 (in advance £12 + 70p transaction charge)
25th April £12 (in advance £10 + 70p transaction charge)

[ April 5, 2011; ] There is no official website.
It takes place each Easter Monday with the Leicestershire villages of Hallaton and Medbourne.
Dating back at least 200 years, after a church service, the pie is cut and distributed. Then 3 barrels (called bottles) are fought over in a football type match where the goalposts are two opposing streams a mile [...]

[ April 3, 2010; 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] www.cocnutters.co.uk
Bacup, Lancashire
At least for the past 150 years, each Easter saturday, the costumed dancers go from one end of the town to the other accompanied by the Stacksteads Silver Band

[ April 10, 2010 10:00 am to April 11, 2010 3:30 pm. April 10, 2010 10:00 am to April 11, 2010 3:30 pm. ] www.lancashirefoodfestival.co.uk
Town Hall, Accrington, Lancashire
£1 Adults, children free

[ April 18, 2010 to April 26, 2010. ] www.visitledbury.co.uk/fest23.htmlLedbury, Herefordshire
9 days of events wrapped around St George’s Day

[ May 1, 2010; ] The students of Aberdeen University take to the streets of the city with over 50 floats and 2000 students. The parade, the 87th, ends the first week of Charities Fortnight, and used to be used to raise money for the local hospital. Now local charities benefit

[ April 9, 2010 10:00 am to April 11, 2010 6:00 pm. April 9, 2010 10:00 am to April 11, 2010 6:00 pm. ] http://www.exeterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk/
Exeter Castle and Northernhay Gardens

[ May 30, 2010 to June 3, 2010. ] www.muncaster.co.uk/festival-fools-20105 days of fun as jesters, clowns and street entertainers appeal to both adults and children. At the climax, the Fool of Muncaster is crowned.
Muncaster Castle, Muncaster, Ravenglass, Cumbria

[ April 1, 2010; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] www.muncaster.co.uk/node/287Muncaster Castle, Muncaster, Cumbria.
Events through the afternoon in celebration of what the rest of us know as April Fool’s Day. Amost a children’s version of the 5 day Festival of Fools that takes place at the end of May/beginning of June

[ April 30, 2010; ] http://www.porthlevenfoodfestival.co.uk/most events take place on the Saturday including the Young People’s Festival

[ April 2, 2010 10:00 am to April 5, 2010 5:00 pm. April 2, 2010 10:00 am to April 5, 2010 5:00 pm. ] http://www.hdfairs.co.uk/food_easter_festival.html
Adults £4.80 (in advance save £1)
Seniors £4.30 (in advance save £1)
Children £1 (in advance save 50p)
Memorial Hall Park, Great Missenden, Bucks.

[ April 13, 2010; ] Hungerford, Berkshire
Probably the only celebration still extant of Tutti Day a centuries old tradition that goes back, some say to the time of King Alfred. It is celbrated on Hocktide, the second Tuesday after Easter. Two Tutti men visit houses in the town and give oranges to the females and, in return, they get a [...]

[ April 17, 2010; 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] http://www.holland.com/uk/holland-house-london/#
Trafalgar Square, London
marking the Queen Mother’s birthday as Dutch expats try and turn London orange for the day. Dutch food will be available on the stalls as well.

It is a truth universally accepted by the visitor that if there is an attractive event, then locals will load the prices of accommodation, travel, airfares and everything else to try and make even more money. Air fares during the BA strike for example, seemed a lot higher than had been quoted previously by rival airlines. Accommodation prices for the Ryder Cup in south east Wales were, how shall I put this, fully explored for maximum benefit for some providers a little while ago but is now becoming a bit more realistic.
And the same seems to be the case in South Africa. One villa, according to Fleewinter the specialist accommodation provider, wanted to charge £3500+ per night for a villa that slept 12. The minimum rental was 5 days making the total cost £17,500. And you still had to pay for airfares and food and local travel on top. That works out at just under £1,500 per person just to share a room! Another wanted to charge £17,685 for a villa sleeping 18. Talk about taking the Michael.