Contrary Life

Contrary Life is a website covering quirky events across the UK.

  • Home
  • About
  • Events by region
    • North East
    • North West
    • Yorkshire
    • East Midlands
    • West Midlands
    • East
    • London
    • South East
    • South West
    • Scotland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Wales
Home > Archives for Fair

Archives for Fair

Art Deco Fair at Eltham Palace in London

Art Deco Fair at Eltham Palace

The Art Deco Fair will feature over 25 stalls, offering items ranging from art deco furniture to jewellery and objets-d’arts at Eltham Palace on the 12th & 13th May 2012…

Stilton Cheese Rolling (photo: www.ecofocus.co.uk)

Daring dairy dash with Stilton Cheese Rolling

This bank holiday Monday join in the madness as the village of Stilton hosts its annual Cheese Rolling event…

Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair 2014

Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair 2012

This year Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair (28th April – 7th May) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a whole host of events…

Pam Hogg exhibits her art at the Vauxhall Art Boot sale in Brick Lane London

Have a wheelie good time and bag some beautiful art at Brick Lane

The annual Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair returns on 27th May 2012 with a line-up of over 70 top artists. Grab your bargain artwork at the Old Truman Brewery…

British Asparagus Festival 2012

Veg out at the British Asparagus Festival

The British Asparagus Festival takes place in the Vale of Evesham from 23rd April – 21st June 2012 and features morris dancers, an asparagus man called Gus and lots more quirky fun…

Cockermouth Georgian Fair 5th May 2012

It’s streetlife 1778 with Cockermouth Georgian Fair

Cockermouth’s Georgian heritage is brought to life across the town on 5th May with the help of musicians, Maypole dancing, street theatre and marching displays…

VegfestUK Bristol, May 2012

More than just veggie burgers at Bristol VegFest

VegfestUK is a free festival in Bristol dedicated to all things veggie with live music, food and plenty of stalls to peruse…

The Hawick Reivers Festival, Scottish Borders

Go back to the 16th Century with the Hawick Reivers Festival

The Hawick Reivers Festival in the Scottish Borders takes place between 23rd and 25th March 2012 and has activities for all the family…

Jubilee celebrations at Osborne House, photo courtesy of English Heritage

Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in Victorian style

Looking for a unique way to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee? Why not head to the Isle of Wight’s own Royal Palace, Osborne House and travel back in time to Victorian England…

St David’s Food & Craft Festival and Cawl Cooking Championship of the World

St David’s Food Festival and Cawl Cooking Championships

The St David’s Food and Craft Festival and Cawl Cooking Championship of the World and Elsewhere takes place in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire on 3rd & 4th March 2012…

Willows Farm Village, Hertfordshire, February Frolics

February Frolics at Willows Farm Village

Willows Farm Village, a family attraction in Hertfordshire, has lambs being born in their Lambing Marquee every day during its February Frolics event…

Contrary Life, the website for quirky UK events

Book yourself in for some festive fun at the BAC

Visit BAC this Christmas and celebrate with some of the best theatre makers in the UK today…

The Erewash Museum Christmas Fair

Christmas Fair at The Erewash Museum

Santa will arrive early at The Erewash Museum on Saturday 17th December, so go and visit him before his big night on Christmas Eve!

Poetry Under the Arbour at Russell Square, Bloomsbury Festival

A blooming good day out in London

The Bloomsbury Festival is an annual free event that takes place around Bloomsbury in London…

Reigning British Champion Horse Ploughman Jim Elliott from Beamish, Co Durham

Ploughing just for farmers? Neigh, it’s fun for everyone

Ploughing enthusiasts from throughout Great Britain will be converging on Somerset in October, when the county will host the British National Ploughing Championships & Country Festival…

  • ⬅ Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • Next ➡

Curiosity of the Week

Take a ride through history at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Pleasure Beach sign

For our latest Curiosity of the Week, we thought we’d bring you a bit of cheery escapism in the form of fairground rides!

Top Story

Join an interactive whodunnit this Easter
Manor of Lies by Morpheus

No plans for Easter? Why not take part in a Regency whodunnit with your friends? From now until the end of April, Manor of Lies will be helping people get together to solve a mystery and avoid a scandal…

What are you looking for today?

  • Alternative Sport
  • Art
  • Cabaret and Circus
  • Cinema
  • Classes, Workshops & Talks
  • Club Night
  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Exhibitions and Installations
  • Fairs and Markets
  • Festival
  • Food & Drink
  • Heritage and History
  • Interview
  • Literature
  • Museum
  • Music
  • Nature and Outdoors
  • Review
  • Science and Technology
  • Theatre
  • Walks and Tours

Sign up to our Newsletter

Copyright © 2021 · Contrary Life