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  • This half term, head back in time to the Tudor era for a family-friendly event with a difference...

  • Fancy playing an immersive game where you get to explore a ruined castle solving mysteries? Well, from next month, you can!

  • When you can't go out to the theatre, why not let the theatre come to you? This winter, the Doorstep Puppet Theatre are bringing their show, The Little Mermaid Finds Her Voice to your door...

  • This Christmas, watch The Wolves of Willoughby Chase at Greenwich Theatre or take on the interactive Sir Willoughby’s Challenge...

Eggstraction family entertainment for Easter

Eggstraction challenges kids this Easter weekend

Are you looking for a bit of unusual family entertainment this Easter? Then, try Eggstraction, a new interactive show with a difference…

Invisible Dances

Wake up to Invisible Dances on your doorstep

This April, as you’re sleeping, dancers will be taking to the streets for a nocturnal performance with a difference…

Question Mark by Emily Morter on Unsplash

Explore your curiosity and creativity with UCL’s virtual events

This month, UCL are hosting an array of virtual activities to offer a much-needed distraction from lockdown…

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Beer, photo by radovan on unsplash

Celebrate St Patrick’s day with Irish beer and a virtual party

You might think with COVID-19 restrictions still in place that celebrating St Patrick’s Day is going to be impossible. But, Beer52 has a quirky solution…

Tract + Touch’s Wig Show

It’s time for children to wig out!

This week, vocal performers Tract + Touch, launched four free videos to bring the playful and outrageous back to learning…

CAN Festival 2021 at Two Temple Place - artist Chloe Wing, photo Jodie Gilliam 10 - Copy

Enjoy a unique digital arts encounter

CAN x TWO TEMPLE PLACE is a special digital event co-produced by contemporary British Chinese artists and one of London’s hidden gems…

Tales from the Front Line

More keyworker Tales from the Front Line

This week, Talawa Theatre has launched two more episodes from its Tales from the Front Line series…

Valentine's Day, photo by sharon mccutcheon on Unsplash

Quirky ideas for an alternative or anti-Valentine’s Day at home

We bring you some quirky ideas on how to spend your alternative (or anti) Valentine’s Day at home, with dark tales and clandestine cabaret…

Second Hand’s Dance Night Tree Films

Go on a half-term woodland adventure

This half term, go on a magical sensory woodland adventure with the Night Tree, take part in themed activities, a Zoom workshop and picnic…

Dalby Forest North York Moors Dark Skies cSteve Bell

Discover nocturnal wildlife wonders at Virtual Dark Skies Festival

This year’s Dark Skies Festival is going virtual to help you explore space, nocturnal wildlife and the night sky…

Creative Cabin, Thelma Hulbert Gallery Devon

Devon culture series hopes to lift spirits

A new digital programme will creatively explore everything from wild swimming and tidal patterns to healing herbs and tree planting…

Right Here Festival - Brittany Johnston by Jacob Punter

Creativity celebrated with Right Here Festival

Enjoy a celebration of the creativity and vibrancy of Crawley as the Right Here Festival takes place with spoken word, dance and photography…

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Curiosity of the Week

Take a ride through history at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Pleasure Beach sign

For our latest Curiosity of the Week, we thought we’d bring you a bit of cheery escapism in the form of fairground rides!

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Join an interactive whodunnit this Easter
Manor of Lies by Morpheus

No plans for Easter? Why not take part in a Regency whodunnit with your friends? From now until the end of April, Manor of Lies will be helping people get together to solve a mystery and avoid a scandal…

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