UK & Irish Racing Festivals

Every major flat and jumps festival in one place. Tap a flag on the map or pick a festival below for our previews, tips, results and reviews.

On nowGalway Races Summer FestivalMon 27 Jul - Sun 2 Aug 2026 Qatar Goodwood FestivalTue 28 Jul - Sat 1 Aug 2026

York Ebor Festival — the Knavesmire in late summer

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Ebor Festival, York

Wed 19 - Sat 22 Aug 2026York Racecourse

Four days at York's Knavesmire. The Juddmonte International, the Yorkshire Oaks and the Nunthorpe are all Group 1s; the Ebor itself is the biggest flat handicap in Europe by prize money. Often the most-bet flat festival of the late summer.

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Galway Races Summer Festival

Mon 27 Jul - Sun 2 Aug 2026Galway

Goodwood — flat racing on the Sussex Downs at Glorious Goodwood

On nowFlat

Qatar Goodwood Festival

Tue 28 Jul - Sat 1 Aug 2026Goodwood

19d awayFlat

Ebor Festival, York

Wed 19 - Sat 22 Aug 2026York

Doncaster Town Moor — the home of the St Leger, the world's oldest Classic

40d awayFlat

St Leger Festival

Wed 9 - Sat 12 Sept 2026Doncaster

43d awayFlat

Irish Champions Festival

Sat 12 - Sun 13 Sept 2026Leopardstown

Listowel racecourse on the Island during Harvest Festival week

51d awayFlat & Jumps

Listowel Harvest Festival

Sun 20 - Sat 26 Sept 2026Listowel

78d awayFlat

British Champions Day

Sat 17 Oct 2026Ascot

Leopardstown — home of the four-day Christmas Festival

148d awayJumps

Leopardstown Christmas Festival

Sat 26 - Tue 29 Dec 2026Leopardstown

183d awayJumps

Dublin Racing Festival

Sat 30 - Sun 31 Jan 2027Leopardstown

228d awayJumps

Cheltenham Festival

Tue 16 - Fri 19 Mar 2027Cheltenham

Fairyhouse — home of the Irish Grand National

239d awayJumps

Fairyhouse Easter Festival

Sat 27 - Mon 29 Mar 2027Fairyhouse

251d awayJumps

Aintree Grand National Festival

Thu 8 - Sat 10 Apr 2027Aintree

Punchestown — the finale of the Irish jumps season

270d awayJumps

Punchestown Festival

Tue 27 Apr - Sat 1 May 2027Punchestown

Newmarket Rowley Mile — the home of the Guineas Festival

274d awayFlat

Guineas Festival, Newmarket

Sat 1 - Sun 2 May 2027Newmarket (Rowley Mile)

Chester Roodee — racing on Britain's oldest and tightest track

278d awayFlat

Chester May Festival

Wed 5 - Fri 7 May 2027Chester

York Knavesmire — the long galloping straight that hosts the Dante Festival

285d awayFlat

Dante Festival, York

Wed 12 - Fri 14 May 2027York

295d awayFlat

Tattersalls Irish Guineas Festival

Sat 22 - Sun 23 May 2027The Curragh

Epsom Downs — home of the Derby on the iconic horseshoe-shaped track

308d awayFlat

Epsom Derby Festival

Fri 4 - Sat 5 Jun 2027Epsom Downs

319d awayFlat

Royal Ascot

Tue 15 - Sat 19 Jun 2027Ascot

329d awayFlat

Irish Derby Festival

Fri 25 - Sun 27 Jun 2027The Curragh

Killarney racecourse against the mountains during the July festival

346d awayFlat & Jumps

Killarney July Racing Festival

Mon 12 - Fri 16 Jul 2027Killarney