Vegetable lovers can celebrate the asparagus season with the British Asparagus Festival, running from 23rd April to 21st June in the Vale of Evesham…
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Pop up barber shops and swing competitions at York’s Festival of Vintage
Take a trip to the past this weekend as York’s Festival of Vintage takes place, celebrating all things vintage from the 1930s to the 1960s with DJs, dance lessons, a vintage beauty parlour, fashion parades and workshops…
Dancing, steam engines and Cornish culture at Trevithick Day
Camborne’s Trevithick Day is a one-day festival, celebrating Cornish engineering and mining heritage with steam engines, traditional dances and music…
Traditional arts and crafts at Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
The people of Morpeth will be welcoming visitors to the town as they showcase Northumberland’s traditions in an annual festival of music, dance, craft and dialect…
The ten best quirky events for Easter 2018
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, including the best of the UK’s customs and contests, such as coal carrying races and marbles championships, chair lifting and bottle kicking…
Candoco brings wild fictional worlds to audiences this Spring
This spring, Candoco Dance Company will be touring their double bill of Face In and Let’s Talk About Dis to London, Brighton and Letchworth Garden City…
Parades, dancing and pasty eating for St Piran’s Day
On 5th March, the annual celebration of St Piran’s Day takes place in Cornwall with parades, music, dancing and pasty eating. Read our round-up of quirky events…
An intimate tale of lighthouse keepers
Point of Echoes is an intimate tale of lighthouse keepers, designed especially for village halls, set to tour town and country this Spring…
Spy games, extraordinary magicians and a zombie apocalypse at VAULT
VAULT Festival 2018 will take place from 24th January to 18th March, with 300 shows championing new writing, immersive experiences, comedy, film and late night entertainment…
Customs, capers and cider in Chepstow for the annual wassail
The Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd is a popular annual family friendly event, featuring old traditions, strange customs, capers, and weird creatures…
Make some noise and go wassailing this January
On the old Twelfth Night (17th January) a traditional ceremony known as a wassail takes place in villages and orchards across England…
A celebration of creative talent in the North West with PUSH
This year’s PUSH festival takes place from Friday 12th to Saturday 27th January at Manchester’s HOME, showcasing creative talent from the north west, with performances, screenings, exhibitions and workshops…
Cutting edge circus and physical comedy at London International Mime Festival
London International Mime Festival offers the chance to see very best in cutting edge circus, dance, physical theatre, juggling, object manipulation and physical comedy…
Truro set to Glow at City of Lights lantern festival
Every November, the city of Truro in Cornwall holds a community lantern festival, with more than 600 handmade lanterns on display…
St Austell gets into the carnival spirit to light up the evening
The 2017 St Austell Torchlight Carnival will take place on Saturday 18th November in Cornwall, with a day of free entertainment and a lively procession…