Every year the Totnes Elizabethan Society organise a series of unusual races through the streets of the small Devon market town…
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Paper plane championship takes off in Somerset
The World Paper Aeroplane Championship will take place over the bank holiday weekend in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset…
The All England Stone Skimming Championships in Cumbria
The annual All England Open Stone Skimming Championships will be taking place on Saturday 18th August at the National Trust’s Fell Foot Park in Cumbria…
Retro French cars in unique 24 hour race
This weekend, visitors to Snetterton Circuit will be able to watch strange-looking French relics take to the track in the 2CV 24 Hour Race…
A night-time cycle race with a twist
The Newport Nocturne, Shropshire’s annual floodlit cycle race, will take place on Saturday 18th August with winners rewarded in their weight in beer!
Competitive ice cream eating at Salcombe Town Regatta
Salcombe Town Regatta will take place from Saturday 11th to Saturday 18th August in Devon, with sailing events and daft competitions…
Colourful displays at Portsmouth International Kite Festival
See Japanese fighting kites and routines to music at this year’s Portsmouth International Kite Festival, on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August…
Bog snorkelling, belly flopping and hay bale tossing at the World Alternative Games
The World Alternative Games will take place in Wales this month, with more than 60 quirky sporting events taking place over two weeks…
Competitors race against a steam train in Wales
On Saturday 18th August, the 35th annual Race the Train event will take place in Tywyn, Mid Wales, with competitors racing against a steam train…
Don’t be a chicken, have a go at hen racing
The Hen Racing World Championships take place annually in Derbyshire, at the Barley Mow Inn, Bonsall. This year’s quirky event takes place on Saturday 4th August…
Chopping, climbing and chainsaw carving at WoodFest Wales
Wales’ Woodfest Country Show aims to showcase traditional woodcraft and skills, with a variety of chopping, climbing and carving competitions…
Rural racing and unusual stunts at Cumbria Steam Gathering
This year’s Cumbria Steam Gathering will take place on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July, with quad bike stunts, lawn mower racing and vintage high teas…
Commuter cycling silliness at the Brompton World Championship
On Saturday 28th July, the 2018 Brompton World Championship final will take place in central London, with competitors racing in suits…
Cheese races and cultural history at Caerphilly’s free festival
The Big Cheese festival takes place in Wales from 27th to 29th July, with a quirky cheese race, living history encampments, music, a traditional funfair, fire eating, minstrels and troubadours…
Weighty challenges for firefighters in Suffolk
The British Firefighter Challenge will take place in Bury St Edmunds on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July, with competitive hose dragging and weight lifting…