Betting Events UK 2027: Festivals, Finals and the Offers That Go With Them
British betting has a rhythm, and it is set by a handful of dates. The Six Nations fills February. Cheltenham owns the middle of March, Aintree the second week of April. May brings the FA Cup Final, June the Champions League Final, the Derby and Royal Ascot in quick succession. These are the weeks when more people open betting accounts than at any other time of year, and when bookmakers work hardest for their custom.
We have taken the dates and venues of the main betting events of 2027 from the organisers themselves. Beyond the calendar, it pays to understand how bookmakers tend to promote big events, what Best Odds Guaranteed and extra places actually pay, and how to compare prices before you bet. Each of the six biggest events has its own guide, linked below.
If you simply want the current welcome offers, our UK free bets page ranks them, and our bookmaker reviews cover each betting site in full.
The 2027 Betting Calendar: Key UK and Irish Dates
Every date below comes from the event organiser. Where a detail such as a kick-off time has not yet been published, we say so on the relevant event page.
| Dates (2027) | Event | Venue | Sport | Our guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February – 13 March | Guinness Men’s Six Nations | Dublin, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Twickenham, Rome and France | Rugby union | Six Nations 2027 |
| 16–19 March | Cheltenham Festival | Cheltenham Racecourse | Jump racing | Cheltenham Festival 2027 |
| 8–10 April | Randox Grand National Festival (National on Saturday 10 April, 4pm) | Aintree Racecourse | Jump racing | Grand National 2027 |
| 24 April | Emirates FA Cup semi-finals | Wembley Stadium | Football | FA Cup Final 2027 |
| 30 April – 2 May | Betfred Guineas Festival | Newmarket | Flat racing | — |
| 22 May | Emirates FA Cup Final | Wembley Stadium | Football | FA Cup Final 2027 |
| 30 May | Premier League final day | Grounds across England | Football | — |
| 4–5 June | Betfred Derby Festival | Epsom Downs | Flat racing | — |
| 5 June | UEFA Champions League Final | Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid | Football | Champions League Final 2027 |
| 15–19 June | Royal Ascot | Ascot Racecourse | Flat racing | Royal Ascot 2027 |
| 28 June – 11 July | The Championships, Wimbledon | All England Club | Tennis | — |
| 11–18 July | The 155th Open | Old Course, St Andrews | Golf | — |
Two clashes stand out. The Derby is run on Saturday 5 June, the same day as the Champions League Final in Madrid. And the Champions League round of 16 second legs, on 16 and 17 March, fall on the first two days of Cheltenham.
Festival and Final Guides on offers.bet
Each guide covers the event itself, dates and venue, the sign up offers that suit it, the key races or fixtures and markets with worked examples, previous winners and the trends worth knowing.
- Cheltenham Festival 2027: 28 races over four days, from the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday to the Gold Cup on Friday 19 March.
- Grand National 2027: the world’s best-known steeplechase, 30 jumps over about four miles two and a half furlongs, and the race where each-way terms m