The 68th British National Ploughing Championships will take place in Warwickshire on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th October, with vintage ploughing events and rural crafts…
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Folk festival fills Tenterden with music, dance and crafts
Tenterden Folk Festival will take place from Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th October with four days of folk music, dance, craft and traditions…
Cornwall’s traditional honey fair
The 40th annual Callington Honey Fair will take place on Wednesday 3rd October in Cornwall, with honey themed competitions, Teas with the Bees, and street entertainment…
Sheep racing, wool competitions and brewery tours at Masham Sheep Fair
The annual Masham Sheep Fair will take place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September, with sheep themed events including racing, demonstrations and shows…
Celebrate autumn in Cumbria with apples, parades, wrestling and gurning
The annual Egremont Crab Fair will take place on Saturday 15th September with a whole day of events including the World Gurning Championships…
An Art Cycle Basket Fair joins the annual Art Car Boot Fair in London
The Art Car Boot Fair will be celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year with the launch of a new event, the Art Cycle Basket Fair…
Onion eating competitions and dancing dogs in Gloucestershire
Newent Onion Fayre takes place on Saturday 8th September in Gloucestershire, with the quirky Onion Eating Competition and a fun dog show…
Celebrate autumn in Kent with two hop festivals
This month, Kent will be celebrating its traditional hop harvest with two quirky family-friendly festivals, Faversham Hop Festival and the Hops ‘n’ Harvest Beer Festival…
Medieval music, minstrels and storytellers in the Dales
A Yorkshire Dales castle will provide the perfect backdrop for one of Europe’s largest festivals devoted to medieval music this September…
Retro seaside fun at Morecambe’s annual vintage festival
Vintage by the Sea will take place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September in Morecambe, with seaside games, a vintage marketplace, heritage bus rides and retro entertainment…
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…
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…
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…
Isle of Wight’s Garlic Festival
Garlic has been grown on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years, so it’s fitting that the island hosts an annual Garlic Festival, celebrating the pungent crop…