Looking for some inspiration on how to spend your long Easter weekend? Contrary Life has compiled a round-up of the quirkiest Easter events taking place this year…
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Dentist drills to drill music at The Sick of the Fringe
Mental, physical and societal health will be discussed, laughed at, raged at, mulled over and set to rights at a three-day festival this month…
St Piran’s Day, a feast of Cornish Culture
Celebrate St Piran’s Day in Cornwall (and beyond) with parades, pasties, plays, music, dancing and ale this March…
Slaithwaite’s legendary smuggling festival
This month, the sleepy village of Slaithwaite in West Yorkshire will be celebrating a local legend with a festival of storytelling, music, and arts and crafts…
A Secret SunSET rooftop dance class
If you are looking for something new to do for the new year, then why not head to the first ever Secret SunSET in London?
A bloody battle in a historic town
For more than 40 years, the faithful troops of The Sealed Knot have gathered in the historic town of Nantwich, Cheshire, to re-enact the bloody battle…
Where to celebrate Burns Night in London
For those of you in London this month, we’ve come up with a few ideas for enjoying an alternative evening out, with a Scottish theme of course…
A decorated horse skull, morris dancers and the Wassail Butler head to Chepstow
The Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd is a popular annual family friendly event, featuring old traditions, strange customs, capers, and weird creatures…
Cambridgeshire’s quirky Straw Bear Festival
The annual Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes place in Cambridgeshire from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th January with parades, dancing, music and storytelling…
Cider, singing, dancing and lots of noise… it’s time to go wassailing
On the old Twelfth Night (17th January) a traditional ceremony known as a wassail takes place in villages and orchards across England…
Acrobats, unique puppets and inventive physical comedy at Mime Festival
London International Mime Festival 2019 features cutting edge circus-theatre, juggling, puppetry, live art, mime and physical theatre, at venues across the capital…
The ancient custom of Apple Howling in West Sussex
Apple Howling is an ancient custom that traditionally takes place in the apple orchards of southern England. Bolney in West Sussex has revived the custom…
A dance performance of The Little Prince in Ipswich
The Little Prince, a beloved tale of a child navigating the baffling world of grown-ups, has been adapted into a dance theatre production, just in time for Christmas…
Discover the Royal Society Collections by Candlelight
Head to The Royal Society in London on Thursday 6th December for a festive evening with a Victorian Christmas theme…
Dance production focuses on lives lived in conflict
A powerful physical exploration of oppression in all its guises, layers and contexts, #JeSuis tours the UK this November…