| SPOLETO | Hill town in Perugia, Umbria, site of an annual summer festival (7) |
| ASSISI | Town in Perugia, Umbria, birthplace of St Francis, patron saint of animals (6) |
| THECHRONICLESOFNARNIA | The name of the main location in this book series is based on that of a hill town in Umbria |
| OPERA | Musical drama performed at Glyndebourne's annual summer festival or the Grange, Hampshire, for example (5) |
| GLASTO | Informal name for Michael Eavis's annual summer festival hosted on his land at Worthy Farm, Somerset (6) |
| MALECON | Esplanade in Havana, six miles in length, site of an annual carnival (7) |
| CHELSEA | Site of an annual RHS garden show in May (7) |
| MACGILL | Which annual summer school takes place in Glenties, Co. Donegal? (7) |
| UMBRIAN | Northerner missing the cold, being in Perugia? |
| MOLOKAI | Site of an annual hula festival |
| ELVIS | Collingwood ___ Festival (Annual summer fun in Ontario celebrating The King of Rock and Roll) |
| TWINSBURGOHIO | Site of an annual festival celebrating pairs like those in this puzzle |
| CANNES | City on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival (6) |
| NAZARETH | Tarzan, he is out of place in Israeli Arab hill town (8) |
| QUEENOFTHEMAY | Girl chosen for coronation in traditional early Summer festival (5,2,3,3) |
| PIKESPEAK | Site of an annual auto hill climb |
| TUPELO | Site of an annual Elvis Presley Festival |
| STONEHENGE | Site of an annual British music festival |
| ASPEN | Site of an annual Ideas Festival |
| MAUI | Site of an annual Taro Festival |
