Looking for something other than the usual seasonal markets to get you into the festive spirit? Here’s our pick of quirky Christmas events…
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Sketching and stunts at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival
This month, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) returns to the Cumbrian town of Kendal with exhibitions, live drawing and workshops…
Don’t knock the World Conker Championships
Autumn has arrived with leaves turning and Horse Chestnut trees dispatching their bounty, so it must be time for the 2021 World Conker Championships!
A gyroscopic flying machine and walkabout puppet theatre at Festival of Thrift
This weekend, celebrate sustainability and culture at the Festival of Thrift in North Yorkshire with shows, workshops and quirky performances…
Summer season of performance, art and food opens in Waltham Forest
This summer, Waltham Forest’s Fellowship Square will fill with light, colour and laughter this summer…
Somerset House invites you to drink, dine and play on dodgems
This summer, take a ride on a dodgem with a difference as London’s Somerset House launches a new open-air experience…
Flora and fauna at the spring Art Car Boot Fair
The bright and quirky Art Car Boot Fair will return this weekend. It’s completely online, meaning everyone can enjoy the eccentric fun of the fair…
Take a ride through history at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
For our latest Curiosity of the Week, we thought we’d bring you a bit of cheery escapism in the form of fairground rides!
Gisburne Park’s Christmas pop-up and drive-in panto
This Christmas, a socially-distanced festival will be popping up at Gisburne Park in Lancashire with a drive-in pantomime and seasonal treats…
Pop-up festive theatre and live-streamed carols
Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College will be helping visitors get into the Christmas spirit with pop-up festive theatre and live-streamed carols…
A day of quirky entertainment at virtual art car boot
Forget the stuffy chin-scratching, there’s a new, more fun way to buy yourself some art and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune…
Competitors get ready to batter one another this Pancake Day
Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) for most people means pigging out on pancakes, but there is so much more to the day, from local customs to wacky races…
A winter Alpine market with a furry big difference
This Christmas, London’s largest market for all things canine returns for one day only, with a DOGGO STYLE Alpine Christmas Market at Flat Iron Square…
A taste of Christmas past with Dickens, knights and street urchins
Take a trip to Christmas past, in a more pleasant way than Scrooge did, by visiting one of the many Dickens, Victorian and medieval themed events taking place this winter…
Alternative gifts on show at Present Makers event
It’s never to early to start the Christmas shopping, and if you’re looking for something a little different this year, head to the Thelma Hulbert Gallery in Devon…