Vikings are heading to the Lancashire coast this weekend as the 4th Heysham Viking Festival gets under way, with battles, parades, talks and living history camps…
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Gin tours, games and Vikings at the UK’s most northerly festival
Enjoy nine days of eclectic events on the UK’s most northerly island, including bicycle obstacle courses and gin tours, as Unstfest gets under way…
Slow and steady wins the snail race
The 2019 World Snail Racing Championships will take place in Norfolk this month, and anyone can take part…
A Retro Rendevous in the Lakes
Retro Rendezvous, Ulverston’s festival of vintage, will feature retro music, dancing, vehicles, markets and an old school cycling event…
Pinging peas becomes competitive in Cambridgeshire
This weekend, the 49th World Pea Shooting Championships will be taking place in Witcham village, Cambridgeshire…
Competitive axe throwing and chainsaw carving at Woodfest
Wales’ annual Woodfest Country Show aims to showcase traditional woodcraft and skills, with a mix of pole climbing, chainsaw carving, and axe throwing…
Skipton hosts a day dedicated to sheep
Skipton means ‘sheep town’, so it’s not surprising that the North Yorkshire town holds an annual event celebrating sheep…
Giant puppets, daring moves and experimental juggling
The Hat Fair will be filling the streets of Winchester with street artists, singers, dancers, circus acts and theatre groups this weekend…
Time to take aim for the Egg Throwing Championships
For the 14th year running, Swaton Vintage Day will be hosting the prestigious World Egg Throwing Championships…
Midsummer celebrations at Cornwall’s Mazey Day
Golowan, the celebration of midsummer, is a Cornish tradition that has been revived in recent years in Penzance…
Eddie the Eagle takes on the Super Soapbox Challenge
This month, Barrow is challenging competitors to beat Eddie the Eagle at an alternative sporting event…
Dancing mannequins and oscillating objects at London festival
Immersive and pop-up productions, street theatre, surreal walkabout performances and a giant painting will be part of a free festival in East London…
Militant maids and Victorian cricket at Dickens Festival
Dress up in Victorian style and head to Broadstairs in Kent for a weekend of grand parades, tea parties and plays…
Ilfracombe’s quirky week-long celebration
Head to the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe this month for a host of quirky events, from parasol duelling to teapot racing…
A traditional summer fair with a strawberry twist
Celebrate the strawberry with games, activities, crafts and lots of strawberries, at a traditional summer fair in Kent…