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The Buxton International Festival is on the horizon and this season is brimming with family-friendly activities and performances to enjoy this season. Get out the diary and save the date for Saturday 13th of July for a day filled with songs and adventures.

A battle over the Arctic’s resources could be the start of a new Cold War, author Jean McNeil, who spent a year at the other end of the globe for her book The Ice Diaries told BIF.

BIF Book Director Victoria Dawson champions supporting the British High Street to keep local communities and businesses alive.

Renowned pianist Peter Donohoe will play a “time machine” at Buxton International Festival thanks to a piano custom-made to the standards of Mozart’s day.

Ants aren’t part of your usual five-a-day fruits, but they do come in a range of orange, lemon and tangerine flavours, foraging expert and nature writer John Wright will tell Buxton International festival.

Paul Berry, a supporter of Buxton International Festival since the very beginning, shares his recollections from the last 40 years.

Our amazing book intern, Shakshi Singh shares her experience of working with the Buxton International Festival team and outlines her top tips for succeeding as a festival intern.

Calling for applications from classical musicians to perform in duets, trios or quartets as BIF Buskers at the Buxton International Festival 2019.

Bake-Off eat your heart out! Buxton International Festival turned up the heat on its supporters by challenging them to come up with cakes for its summer Tea Garden, which will run in the University of Derby’s magnificent Dome from July 8 to 21.

Volunteers acting as WW1 soldiers in train stations and shopping centres were prepared for everything the public could throw at them —except tears.