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…
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Beard competitions and poo themed activities at York’s Viking festival
JORVIK Viking Festival 2020 will take place in York from Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd February, with a themed banquet, a battle spectacular and a Viking encampment…
Take a trip back to the 1920s London underworld
Plunge yourself deep into the gritty, criminal underworld of 1920s London with CROOKS 1926, a new immersive experience…
Join a Gothic scavenger hunt in London
Think you can get away with murder? Then why not join in with a modern scavenger hunt based on a Gothic masterpiece?
For the Sake of Argument at Bridewell Theatre
For the Sake of Argument follows the story of Eleanor Hickock, a passionate and argumentative polemical journalist who becomes the Iraq War’s chief evangelist…
Cheer up, it’s The Death Show
It’s all about the D-word, as two artists are are on a mission to get people talking about death with The Death Show…
Vikings on the march in Shetland for Up Helly Aa
From January to March, the Shetland Islands come alive with a whole host of Viking themed fire festivals, known as Up Helly Aa…
A jolly way to spend Twelfth Night in London
This weekend, Bankside in London will host a unique Twelfth Night event, mixing ancient seasonal customs with contemporary festivity…
The best alternative ways to bring in the New Year
Why not bring in the New year with one of the many quirky customs that take place in the UK? If you’re stuck for ideas, why not read our pick of events?
Watch a quirky play in a pub on Boxing Day
On Boxing Day, across the country, bands of merry men and women will be performing a traditional and rather quirky Christmas play…
‘Tis the season for chilly dips into icy waters
This festive season, brave souls will be donning their trunks, swimming costumes, and fancy dress outfits as they prepare to take a quick dip in the waters…
A modern twist in the Hansel and Gretel tale
This winter, Chiswick Playhouse brings an enchanting, reimagined take on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel to families feeling the festive spirit…
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…
A spot of karaoke and panto in a pub
If you’re looking for an alternative Christmas night out, why not try an altogether different version of Cinderella that takes pub theatre to a new level?
Can you handle a country in Crisis?
Taking audiences back to 1979, Parabolic Theatre’s live-action board game Crisis? What Crisis? heads to The Colab Factory this autumn…