This month, the town of Redruth in Cornwall will be holding their annual celebration of the inventor William Murdoch, with processions, music and dancing…
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A human bowlercoaster and live street art in Cumbria
Ulverston will come alive next weekend, with everything from window painting and yarnbombing, to live street art and wandering theatre performances…
No sleep ’til the Great Knaresborough Bed Race
What connects a bed, a fancy dress team of runners and the River Nidd? A bed race in Yorkshire of course!
Quirky rural games at the Cotswold Olimpicks
A 407 year old sporting event featuring a host of quirky rural games such as shin kicking, will be taking place in the Cotswolds…
Pies will fly in Kent at quirky championship
Teams will be battling it out in Kent this June, as the World Custard Pie Championships 2019 take place in the village of Coxheath…
A quirky challenge to eat your greens
This weekend in Hampshire, challengers will be chowing down on seasonal greens, with the hope of breaking an unusual World Record…
Quack doctors and fire eaters at Georgian Fair
The Squire of Pockerley is inviting visitors to join him this weekend at Beamish, for all fun of the Georgian Fair…
Join Mr Punch at the May Fayre and Puppet Festival
This weekend, join Mr Punch as he celebrates his 357th birthday in Covent Garden, at the May Fayre and Puppet Festival…
The battle for spring at Clun Green Man Festival
The Clun Green Man Festival is a traditional annual event with music, drama and medieval merriment, celebrating the arrival of spring…
Vintage attractions at Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza
The popular Welsh seaside town of Llandudno will be filled with traditional entertainment this bank holiday weekend as they hold their annual extravaganza…
Dorset Knob Throwing contest takes the biscuit
Enjoy a day out with a difference by heading along to the Dorset Knob Throwing and Food Festival this weekend…
A Merrie May Day in London
Head to the Geffrye Museum in London this bank holiday weekend, to celebrate the arrival of spring with activities, food and a traditional Maypole…
A Festival of Vintage in York
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…
Scarecrows take on an eco theme at Wray’s quirky festival
For ten days every year, the village of Wray in Lancashire is overrun with scarecrows of all shapes and sizes, from four centimetres to four metres tall…
A celebration of Cornish culture in Camborne
This weekend, Camborne will come alive with dancing and music, in celebration of Cornwall’s culture and heritage…