Look out for an upside down purple cow as you're crossing over the Golden Jubilee footbridge

to the Southbank Centre from mid-April. Failing that, just listen out for the belly laughs, and you'll find your way to London's funniest summer event. The Udderbelly is a two month festival of comedy, cabaret and theatre from around the globe. There's a huge variety of entertainment, with confirmed acts for 2013 including Festival of the Spoken Nerd, Susan Calman, Doc Brown, Tony Law and Nick Helm.

To mark the one hundredth anniversary of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, green-fingered folk will delight again at the horticultural show's return. Don’t miss the chance to explore a wide range of spectacular gardens and floral exhibits with a variety of themes over the 11 acres.

Entry >£22-£65.

A VW themed weekend to offer everyone a chilled out family friendly weekend with

lots of entertainment for all. The event features two music tents, a comedy tent, children's entertainment, stalls and the Show'n'Shine VW displays.

Entry> £60

The second Elderflower Fields Festival will kick start with live music and entertainment on two stages. It is a small festival but designed for the whole family. There’s a play area near to the main stage, and a host of activities, cinema show and workshops created especially for children. Besides there will be 'Urban Woods' activities, including skateboarding, bouldering and parkour

Entry> £95

London’s Comic Con covering 50,000 plus people, is a showcase of cult entertainment and popular culture from various segments of the entertainment industry including Science Fiction, Fantasy Films & TV, Animation, Comic Books, Anime & Manga and many more

Entry > From £10

A sixteen days of performance, visual arts, literature and music which encloses the city of Salisbury in a colourful and vibrant celebration of the arts. Theatrical events include King Lear by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with violinist, Russian pianist Mikhail Rudy presenting Pictures at an Exhibition and Petrushka, the opera Project performing La Traviata. In addition there will also be some Music events.

Dedicated to the diversity of edible plants, Kew's summer festival will feature more than 90 edible plants from around the globe – including grapes, pomegranate and olive trees planted in raised beds – along with stories about their origins and cultural heritage. Learn about coffee plantation with other 100 species of coffee.

A brand new 15,000 capacity dance festival launching in 2013. It promises to bring together the biggest names in electronic dance music alongside some of the world’s leading club brands and labels in a remarkable setting. The inaugural festival will play host to over 70 acts across 10 stages that will create a series of parallel worlds.

A world-class electronic music festival kicks off at Bristol. With 10,000 of crowds, the festival unites international acts with the best of the city's thriving local scene. Bringing together House, Techno, Disco, Dubstep, Electro, Bass, Hip Hop and Alternative, the brand new line up covers Clean Bandit, Sip the Juice, Babyhead, Ghostpoet, Julio Bashmore, Lulu James, Ms Dynamite, Sam Smith etc.