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Join in with an Aztec Solstice Sunrise Celebration

On Friday 21st June, celebrate the longest day (Summer Solstice) by taking part in some traditional Aztec cultural rituals in London…

Ilfracombe’s quirky week-long celebration

Head to the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe this month for a host of quirky events, from parasol duelling to teapot racing…

A version of Brexit is delivered in London pub

In life imitating art, a comedy play about the 18-month negotiating period for Brexit, will be delivered on time in a London pub…

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Militant maids and Victorian cricket at Dickens Festival

Dress up in Victorian style and head to Broadstairs in Kent for a weekend of grand parades, tea parties and plays…

A traditional summer fair with a strawberry twist

Celebrate the strawberry with games, activities, crafts and lots of strawberries, at a traditional summer fair in Kent…

Art and astronauts at Murdoch Day

This month, the town of Redruth in Cornwall will be holding their annual celebration of the inventor William Murdoch, with processions, music and dancing…

A human bowlercoaster and live street art in Cumbria

Ulverston will come alive next weekend, with everything from window painting and yarnbombing, to live street art and wandering theatre performances…

Enjoy a political party at customary mock election

Oxfordshire is one of the remaining counties that still holds a traditional ‘mock election’, an old folk custom that was once popular throughout the country…

Nautical singing and rum antics at Sea Shanty Festival

Falmouth will be taken over with the sound of singing and merriment, as the Cornish town plays host to the world’s largest free nautical song festival…

A unique tree ceremony in Cheshire

Appleton Thorn in Cheshire, is the only village in England where the annual Bawming of the Thorn ceremony takes place…

Celebrate World Gin Day in London

Celebrate World Gin Day this weekend with a special gin trail and a four metre Gin Pour from a top floor parlour window…

Can you cut it at Somerset’s lawn mower challenge?

This weekend, swap mowing the lawn with something a little more exciting, as Red Bull’s Cut It arrives in Cheddar, Somerset…

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