If you're in the City for the Festival, Milton Keynes has a broad offer for visitors. There's plenty of shopping, entertainment, activities, culture and sport. Whether you’re visiting for a day, a weekend or longer, there’s lots do and see.

My—MK City Guide
My-MK have put together a comprehensive guide to help visitors to IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 2025 make the most of the experience.
Whether you’re planning to visit one show — or pack your schedule with ten — the guide will help you navigate Milton Keynes City Centre, so you can get the very best from your festival days.
My—MK Guide

The My—MK Gift Card
The My-MK City Centre Gift Card is redeemable at over 90 amazing shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues in Milton Keynes City Centre.
Perfect for gifting.
My—MK Gift Card

Where To Go

centre:mk
Regional shopping destination with over 190 stores, cafes and restaurants all under one roof, anchored by John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Next. centre:mk is the premier shopping destination in the region between London and Birmingham, Cambridge and Oxford, and is unrivalled in its customer service.
centre:mk.com

Milton Keynes Parks
The Parks Trust looks after over 6,000 acres of parkland and green spaces across the city.
theparkstrust.com

Milton Keynes Gallery
Exhibitions, independent film, events, café bar and shop.
mkgallery.org

Xscape
Cineworld, indoor real ski slope, bowling alley, trampolining, sky diving, shops and dining.
xscapemiltonkeynes.co.uk

Milton Keynes Theatre
Milton Keynes Theatre provide complete, impartial guides to all the theatrical, musical and performance arts events and venues.
miltonkeynes-theatre.co.uk

Destination MK
The visitor's guide to Milton Keynes! An excellent website with lots of information about Milton Keynes and all it has to offer.
destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk

Places To Eat

centre:mk: centremk.com

Xscape: xscapemiltonkeynes.co.uk

The Hub: thehub-miltonkeynes.com

Midsummer Place: midsummerplace.co.uk

Destination MK: destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk

Further Afield

Willen Lake
A popular park in Milton Keynes and home to Splash 'n' Play, watersports, wakeboarding, Treetop Extreme, boat hire and more.
willenlake.org.uk

Bletchley Park
English country house and heritage attraction - the top-secret home of the World War Two Codebreakers (including Alan Turing) and the Enigma machine.
bletchleypark.org.uk

The Stables
Music organisation and theatre venue for concerts, shows, workshops and a full educational programme. The Stables is the producer of IF: Milton Keynes International Festival.
Check website for Programme and opening details:stables.org