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Light Up Poole 2019 - Dorset events

Embrace the winter nights with Light Up Poole

This year’s Light Up Poole, Dorset’s annual festival of light art, will feature four world premieres, a European premiere and a raft of newly commissioned works.

Jorvik Viking Festival - Photo: York Archaeological Trust

Best beard competitions, spectacular battles and forgotten stories of Viking women

JORVIK Viking Festival will feature forgotten stories of Viking women, a battle spectacular, a Viking encampment, Strongest Viking and Best Beard competitions, mead tasting, a Viking banquet and Poo Day…

VAULT Festival 2019

Pop up venues and immersive events at London’s VAULT festival

The VAULT arts and entertainment festival will be hosting hundreds of events across theatre, comedy, cabaret, immersive experiences and late night parties…

Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd

A decorated horse skull, morris dancers and the Wassail Butler head to Chepstow

The Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd is a popular annual family friendly event, featuring old traditions, strange customs, capers, and weird creatures…

Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival - Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire’s quirky Straw Bear Festival

The annual Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes place in Cambridgeshire from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th January with parades, dancing, music and storytelling…

Lyth Valley Wassail and Mummers Play - Contrary Life

Cider, singing, dancing and lots of noise… it’s time to go wassailing

On the old Twelfth Night (17th January) a traditional ceremony known as a wassail takes place in villages and orchards across England…

Little Annie Rooney - Slapstick 2019, Bristol

Classic comedy at Bristol’s Slapstick festival

The 15th annual edition of Slapstick, the UK’s biggest festival of silent and classic screen comedy, will take place from Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th January in Bristol…

Up Helly Aa fire festival, Shetland mainland

Vikings fired up for Shetland’s 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…

Cuts of the Cloth - Presented by Outside the Frame Arts - PUSH 2019

A festival of eclectic arts performances at PUSH festival

HOME’S PUSH festival, which takes place from 11th to 26th January, is one of the region’s key arts events, showcasing a range of creative talent in north west England…

World MTB Chariot Racing Championships

Roman style racing at the World MTB Chariot Racing Championships

The people of Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales will be turning Roman this month as they celebrate Saturnalia with some special events…

Burning Of The Clavie (Photo: Anne Burgess - From geograph.org.uk. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Burghead’s New Year fire festival

The Burning of the Clavie is a unique fire festival held annually on 11th January in Burghead, Scotland…

Les Antliaclastes - Valse des Hommelettes 8 © E. Dubost

Acrobats, unique puppets and inventive physical comedy at Mime Festival

London International Mime Festival 2019 features cutting edge circus-theatre, juggling, puppetry, live art, mime and physical theatre, at venues across the capital…

Bolney Apple Howling 2017 - Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men

The ancient custom of Apple Howling in West Sussex

Apple Howling is an ancient custom that traditionally takes place in the apple orchards of southern England. Bolney in West Sussex has revived the custom…

Twelfth Night - Bankside London

A unique and lively Twelfth Night celebration in London

On Sunday 6th January, the Bankside area of London will come alive with singing, dancing, plays and storytelling for a unique Twelfth Night celebration…

Stonehaven Fireball Ceremony (Photo copyright: Stonehaven Fireballs Association)

Fireballs, wooden torches and flaming barrels to bring in the New Year

For those who fancy doing something a bit different this New year, here are some of the more quirky ways to celebrate…

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Curiosity of the Week

Orkney’s Italian Chapel
Italian Chapel, Lambholm, Orkney

For our latest Curiosity of the Week we are heading over to Orkney to discover a rather unusual piece of history…an Italian Chapel made from Nissen huts and a shipwreck!

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Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

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