This autumn, why not watch a racing car sport with a difference? The British Pedal Car Championship’s last events of the season will challenge teams to a 100 mile endurance race and a seven hour endurance race…
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Chainsaw artists and woodland activities at Carve Carrbridge
Carve Carrbridge is the Scottish Open Chainsaw Competition, and the event attracts the best chainsaw carvers from both the UK and further afield…
Elegant ensembles and hat hurling challenges in Bridport
The Bridport Hat Festival will take place on Saturday 1st September with quirky hat competitions, talks, mass-hatted gatherings and street entertainment…
Isle of Man’s bonkers bath race
The 47th World Tin Bath Championships will take place on Saturday 1st September at the Middle Harbour in Castletown, Isle of Man…
Waiters’ races and a trolley grand prix at Dartmouth Regatta
Dartmouth Royal Regatta will take place from Thursday 30th to Saturday 1st September with a host of sailing events, live music and quirky competitions…
Coracle races and games in Shropshire
This bank holiday Monday, the River Severn in Shropshire will play host to the unusual Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, with races, games and entertainment…
Meet ‘Fast Donnie’ and a host of quirky competitors at Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge
Participants in York’s most unusual road race are undertaking final preparations on their gravity powered vehicles, ready for this bank holiday’s Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge…
A Cotswold custom with Football in the River
This bank holiday Monday in Gloucestershire, footballers will be swapping the turf for water, in a football match with a difference…
Slippery competition at the World Gravy Wrestling Championships
This bank holiday, Lancashire will host a sporting contest with a difference, as the annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships take place in Stacksteads…
Celebrate plums in Pershore with a weekend of events
Over the bank holiday weekend, the market town of Pershore will be turning purple in tribute to the humble plum, with food, music, activities and quirky characters…
Gravity racing teams take on the Harewood challenge
On Sunday 19th August, the 3rd annual Harewood Hill-climb Soapbox Derby will take place in West Yorkshire, with expert teams and fun competitors taking on the challenge…
The Totnes Orange Races roll into Devon
Every year the Totnes Elizabethan Society organise a series of unusual races through the streets of the small Devon market town…
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…