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  • This spring, discover Coventry's brightest new creatives and performers at the city's Shoot Festival...

  • For ten days each spring, the village of Wray in Lancashire is overrun with colourful characters as they host their fun and quirky scarecrow festival...

  • The 20th Kinoteka Polish Film Festival begins this month and is showing solidarity with Ukraine by donating its proceeds to help the humanitarian crisis...

  • Take time out this month to go on an gig theatre adventure with music, sound and pictures...

The HandleBards on tour

The HandleBards head out on bikes to pedal their plays

Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…

Crap Film Club - Never Too Young To Die

Celebrate the ridiculous at May’s Crap Film Club screening

If you’re looking for a mix of cheesy, cheap entertainment and tasty food and drinks then how about a night out with the Crap Film Club?

Audio Tales in Lincolnshire

Take a wander outdoors in Lincolnshire with Audio Tales

An ambitious new arts project is giving you the chance to get out and about on an interactive arts trail. Audio Tales takes you through areas of Lincolnshire you might otherwise miss…

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World Dock Pudding Championship 2017

Competitive cooking at The World Dock Pudding Championship

Keen foodies gather in Yorkshire for a breakfast cooking battle with a difference as The World Dock Pudding Championship takes place…

Beltane Fire Festival - Daniel Rannoch for Beltane Fire Society

Join the May Queen in Edinburgh to welcome the summer

If you’re ready for the summer, why not join the May Queen and Green Man to welcome it in at Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival?

British Asparagus Festival

Have a green spring with the British Asparagus Festival

Did you know, it’s the beginning of asparagus season in the UK? And in the Vale of Evesham, this means it’s the start of a two-month long celebration with a host of quirky characters and unusual events…

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering - Ray Alexander

Party like a peasant with Morpeth’s Northumbrian Gathering

You may not have heard of Morpeth, but every year they host a gathering to celebrate the crafts and traditions of Northumbria…

Maldon Mud Race - Essex

Mucky stuff at Maldon Mud Race

If you fancy watching something a bit different this weekend, then how about cheering on the brave competitors at the Maldon Mud Race?

Whitby Goth Weekend 2017

Go gothic in Whitby for the weekend

The Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby is steeped in history with its atmospheric Abbey and connections to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. So, it’s the perfect location to hold a goth festival…

Blackheath Morris Men - Chair Lifting - Greenwich

Quirky Easter events to enjoy in 2022

Easter is nearly here again, yippee! And if you’re looking for inspiration on where and how to spend your long Easter weekend, read on…

Oddly Moving Atlas

Greek myth of Atlas retold using circus

New circus theatre company Oddly Moving, is retelling the Greek myth of Atlas this spring. But not in the way you might expect…

Hold On 2, Credit Fheel Projects

Go on a Nordic adventure at Jacksons Lane this spring

Looking to discover something new this spring? Head to Jacksons Lane in north London for their Nordic Exposure season…

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Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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