Under £200

The Westonbirt Garden Festival is taking place in the Cotswolds until September. A stay a few minutes away, at Calcot Manor Hotel (01666 890391) has festival entry included in the £160 per night price of a double room with B&B. Minimum stay two nights Sunday to Thursday.

Brussels' biggest street party is on 21 July. A ShortBreaks trip on Eurostar with two nights' B&B at the smart four-star Hotel Astoria costs £199 (020 8402 0007).

Sand artists will transform Zeebrugge Beach into the lost city of Atlantis at the Sand Sculpture Festival between now and 4 August. Combine this with a stay close by in Bruges where Travelscene Drivetime (020 8424 9648) has three nights B&B at the four star Hotel Sofitel for £192, including return Hoverspeed fare from Dover to Calais or Ostend.

Under £300

Bag your seat at the Galway City Arts Festival with a midweek break between 15-19 July. Travelscene Ireland (0151 231 1480) has two nights B&B at the three-star Brennans Yard Hotel for £220, including charter flights from Heathrow to Shannon.

Calling jazz, soul and blues fans: a weekend at the International Jazz Festival in Stockholm from 16-21 July is offered at £253 by Norvista (020 7409 7334). The price includes scheduled flights from Heathrow or Manchester and two nights B&B at the three-star Hotel Malmen.