Festival of British Archaeology

It is an annual UK-wide festival, during which events take place across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

However, feedback from participants led to a decision by the Council for British Archaeology to separate from European Heritage Days and to move the event to July in order make the most of the fieldwork opportunities during the summer.

The festival has received national media coverage in newspapers such as The Guardian[5] and The Telegraph[1] and featured on BBC1's The One Show in 2007.

High-profile figures such as Barbara Follett,[6] Phil Harding, and Julian Richards have been involved with the festival.

In 2008 the children's magazine The Beano featured the Festival of Archaeology on their front cover.