Bath Literature Festival, Mar, popular literary event consisting of readings, literary discussions, book signings, writing workshops and the like (website: www.bathlitfest.org.uk)
Bath International Music Festival, May-Jun, internationally acclaimed festival with workshops, classical, jazz and contemporary music concerts and dance performances (website: www.bathmusicfest.org.uk)
Bath Fringe Festival, May-Jun, the oldest continually running independent fringe festival in England and one of the largest, with as many as 170 theatre, film, multimedia, dance and performance events in more than 40 venues (website: www.bathfringearts.co.uk)
The Roman Baths by Torchlight, Jul-Aug, the baths stay open until 2200 and are an awesome sight as darkness falls (website: www.romanbaths.co.uk)
The International Guitar Festival, Jul-Aug, attracts guitar players and enthusiasts from many countries (website: www.igf-events.com)
The Jane Austen Festival, Sep, celebrates the novelist's oeuvre and her links to the city, attracting writers, readers, historians and critics in great numbers (website: www.janeaustenfestival.co.uk)
The Bath Film Festival, Oct-Nov (website: www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk)
Bath Mozartfest, Nov, is an annual festival celebrating the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (website: www.bathmozartfest.org.uk)