Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF), London’s festival of outdoor theatre and performing arts, will run from 21st June to 7th July in locations across Royal Greenwich, Royal Docks and Tower Hamlets…
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Pop up sheds, kite displays and live music at Catch the Wind festival
Catch the Wind Kite Festival will take place in Morecambe, on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June, with free kite displays, workshops, live music and entertainment…
Attend a Regency Ball at Hampshire’s Jane Austen festival
Jane Austen Regency Week is an annual nine-day festival, held in Alton and Chawton, Hampshire, celebrating the much-loved author with talks, tours, dance workshops and period costume…
A legendary thorn tree is celebrated in Cheshire
Appleton Thorn in Cheshire, is the only village in England where the Bawming of the Thorn ceremony takes place, with the annual decoration of a legendary tree…
A mayoral election with a difference in Oxfordshire
The Election of the Mayor of Ock Street is a quirky annual event, where a ‘mayor’ is elected by the residents of Ock Street in Abingdon, Oxfordshire…
Redruth celebrates inventor with day of special events
On Saturday 16th June, Redruth in Cornwall will be celebrating Murdoch Day with free, family friendly events, including processions, art, live music and dancing…
Mock elections, parades and serpent dances at Cornwall’s Golowan Festival
The 28th annual Golowan Festival, celebrating midsummer, will take place in Penzance, Cornwall, from Friday 15th to Sunday 24th June, with processions, art, music and fairs…
Subversive artists challenge audiences at Splayed Festival
Splayed Festival takes place at The Place in London from Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th June, drawing together a cluster of subversive artists to challenge what we think we know about gender, desire, identity, violence, performance and power…
A craft inspired dance performance tours to London and Scotland
Dance maker Roberta Jean is to bring her craft inspired dance work Brocade to Sadler’s Wells’ Lilian Baylis Studio in London premiere, Findhorn on the Moray Coast, to Edinburgh during festival season…
Watch shin kicking and spurning the barre at the Cotswold Olimpicks
On Friday 1st June, in the heart of the Cotswolds, a series of quirky rural games will be taking place as Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpicks returns…
An eclectic evening of dance with Resolution Replay
Resolution Replay will offer a snapshot introduction into the world of dance at The Place in London on Thursday 31st May…
A Georgian Fair at Beamish Museum
Enjoy the hustle and bustle of a country fair, Georgian style, at Beamish Museum’s Pockerley Waggonway, with pedlars, entertainers, strolling musicians and craftsmen…
Take to the water at Portrush Raft Race Weekend
The Portrush Raft Race Weekend will take place on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May, with a whole host of races, challenges and dips, raising money for the RNLI…
Walks, talks and tours at Amble Puffin Festival
This bank holiday weekend Amble in Northumberland will be celebrating the return of the puffins to the nearby Coquet Island, with their annual festival…
Historical dances and Medieval battles in Cornwall
On Sunday 20th May, the quirky LostFest will take place in Cornwall with an eclectic mix of music, dance, demonstrations and activities…