Festival of Britain, 1951 : 38 Festival Centres for 55 Principal Events

Opening Ceremony by H.M. King George V1, St.Paul's Cathedral, London on 3rd May 1951

ABERDEEN arts festival

30.7.51-13.8.51

   

ALDEBURGH

arts festival

8.6.51-17.6.51

 

 

BATH

arts festival

20.5.51-2.6.51

 

 

BELFAST

arts festival

3.5.51-30.6.51

festival ship "Campania" (#8)

Pollock Dock: 15.8.-1.9.51

ULSTER FARM & FACTORY EXHIBITION

1.6.51-31.8.51

BIRKENHEAD

 

festival ship "Campania" (#9)

Bidston Dock: 5-14.9.51.

 

BIRMINGHAM

 

land travelling Bingley Hall (#3)

King Alfred's Place:4-25.8.51

 

BOURNEMOUTH

arts festival

3.6.51-17.6.51

 

 

BRIGHTON

arts festival

16.7.51-25.8.51

 

 

BRISTOL

 

festival ship "Campania" (#6)

Avonmouth Dock: 18-28.7.51

 

CAMBRIDGE

arts festival

30.7.51-18.8.51

 

 

CANTERBURY

arts festival

18.7.51-10.8.51

 

 

CARDIFF

 

festival ship "Campania" (#7)

Queen Alexandra Dock: 31.7.-11.8.51

ST.FAGAN'S FOLK FESTIVAL

16.7.51-28.7.51

PAGEANT OF WALES

25.7.51-6.8.51

CHELTENHAM

arts festival

2.7.51-14.7.51

 

 

DOLHENDRE

 

 

WELSH HILLSIDE FARM SCHEME

?.5.51-?.9.51

DUMFRIES

arts festival

24.6.51-30.6.51

 

 

DUNDEE

 

festival ship "Campania" (#2)

King George V Dock: 18-26.5.51

 

EDINBURGH

arts festival

19.8.51-8.9.51

 

 

Royal Scottish Museum

 

 

LIVING TRADITIONS EXHIBITION

25.6.51-8.9.51

Signet Library

 

 

18th CENTURY BOOKS EXHIBITION

3.8.51-15.9.51

Murrayfield Stadium

 

 

GATHERING OF THE CLANS

16.8.51-19.8.51

GLASGOW

 

festival ship "Campania" (#10)

Springfield Dock: 18.9.-6.10.51

 

Kelvin Hall

 

 

INDUSTRIAL POWER EXHIBITION

28.5.51-18.5.51

Mitchell Library

   

CONTEMPORARY BOOKS EXHIBITION

1.6.51-28.7.51

HULL

 

festival ship "Campania" (#4)

King George Dock: 20-30.6.51

 

INVERNESS

arts festival

17.6.51-30.6.51

 

 

LEEDS

 

land travelling Tentage (#2)

Woodhouse Moor: 23.6-14.7.51

 

LIVERPOOL

arts festival

22.7.51-12.8.51

 

 

LLANGOLLEN

arts festival

3.7.51-8.7.51

 

 

LLANRWST

arts festival

6.8.51-11.8.51

 

 

LONDON

Season of the Arts

3.5.51-30.6.51

 

 

South Bank

 

SOUTH BANK EXHIBITION

4.5.51 - 30.9.51

 

Science Museum

 

 

SCIENCE EXHIBITION

4.5.51-30.9.51

V. & A. Museum

 

 

BOOKS/1851 CENTENARY EXHIBITIONS

5.5.51-30.9.51 (Books)

1.5.51 - 11.10.51 (1851)

Poplar, Lansbury

 

 

ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION

3.5.51-30.9.51

New Gallery Cinema

 

 

FESTIVAL OF BRITISH FILMS

4.6.51-17.6.51

Battersea Park

   

FESTIVAL PLEASURE GARDENS

3.5.51 - 3.11.51

MANCHESTER

 

land travelling City Hall (#1)

Deansgate: 5-26.5.51

 

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

 

festival ship "Campania" (#3)

Wharf 25/26: 30.5. - 16.6.51

 

NORWICH

arts festival

18.6.51-30.6.51

 

 

NOTTINGHAM

 

land travelling Tentage (#4)

Broad Marsh:15.9-6.10.51

 

OXFORD

arts festival

2.7.51-16.7.51

 

 

PERTH

arts festival

27.5.51-16.6.51

 

 

PLYMOUTH

 

festival ship "Campania" (#5)

Millbay W.Wharf: 5-14.7.51

 

ST.DAVID'S

arts festival

10.7.51-13.7.51

 

 

SOUTHAMPTON

 

festival ship "Campania" (#1)

New Docks: 4-14.5.51

 

STRATFORD ON AVON

arts festival

24.3.51-27.10.51

 

 

SWANSEA

arts festival

16.9.51-29.9.51

 

 

WORCESTER

arts festival

2.9.51-7.9.51

 

 

YORK

arts festival

3.6.51-17.6.51