Every May Day, Padstow in Cornwall celebrates the spring holiday a little bit differently to the rest of us. Known locally as ‘Obby ‘Oss Day, the quirky event sees the town come alive with processions and revelry…
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Get your taste buds ready for a Craft Beer Battle
On Sunday 6th May, Public in Woolwich will be turned into a craft beer arena, where breweries from all over the world will go head-to-head in the ultimate battle of the beer…
Watch some sozzled Shakespeare in London
Shit-faced Shakespeare, the multi sell-out fringe phenomenon, is back in London with two new shows, kicking off with The Merchant of Venice from Wednesday 18th April to Saturday 2nd June…
Storytelling and gig combine in an epic time travelling odyssey
Award-winning musician and Kneehigh Associate Dom Coyote presents an epic time travelling odyssey with We Can Time Travel, which will be touring to Reading, Folkestone and London…
Acrobats, animated sushi and a paper cinema at Flatpack 2018
A one-of-a-kind film fiesta, the critically acclaimed Flatpack Festival returns to Birmingham this spring, with everything from animated sushi and a Paper Cinema, to Swedish witchcraft and the Solihull underground…
Music and macabre marionettes at The May Fayre
This May, Handel & Hendrix in London will be hosting an evening of live music, theatrical performances and interactive activities, to celebrate a forgotten part of London history…
Experience a world of dark, light, circus and dreams at East London’s hidden gem
Singer and performer Camille O’Sullivan will kick off Wilton’s Music Hall’s new season with The Carny Dream, promising a mesmerising evening of song and theatrical experience…
An exhibition with A Curious Turn in Devon
A Curious Turn: Moving, Mechanical Sculpture is a new exhibition featuring 30 pieces of extraordinary automata, which visitors will be able to turn, push and crank at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery until 19th May…
A new season of quirky outdoor cinema events
Picnic Cinema has carved out a national cult following for their ‘cinema parties’ over the past six years and are upping the ante with a season of seriously offbeat films for 2018…
London women’s stories take centre stage at Stratford Circus Arts Centre
From 6th to 8th March, there will be a creative mix of theatre, live art, cabaret and music made by women at Stratford Circus Arts Centre to celebrate International Women’s Day…
An interactive and immersive experience at Shoreditch Town Hall
Access All Areas will present MADHOUSE re:exit, an interactive, immersive experience at Shoreditch Town Hall, inspired by the institutionalisation of people with learning disabilities in the UK…
Scallops, shucking and shanties in Rye Bay
This year’s Rye Bay Scallop Week will take place from Saturday 24th February to Sunday 4th March in East Sussex, with special menus, walks, talks and live music…
Rhubarb trails, gin tasting and sherbet making at Wakefield festival
This year’s Festival of Food, Drink & Rhubarb in Wakefield will take place from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th February, with cookery demonstrations, family events and street entertainment…
Night-time zip wires and candlelit strolls at the Dark Skies Festival
The Dark Skies Festival takes place from 9th to 25th February, with stargazing, talks and walks, as well as some more quirky events…
An intimate tale of lighthouse keepers
Point of Echoes is an intimate tale of lighthouse keepers, designed especially for village halls, set to tour town and country this Spring…