Contrary Life is back again with An Alternative Guide to Valentine’s Day, and we’ve dug out some great quirky events taking place in the UK this year…
Archives for Festival
Innovative and eclectic performances at VAULT Festival
VAULT Festival returns this month, for eight weeks of innovative and exciting live performances, with more than 600 shows offering something for everyone…
Tarot and circus meet in unusual show at VAULT
Live Tarot reading meets contemporary circus as The Feathers of Daedalus come to VAULT Festival with a reworking of their Edinburgh Fringe hit, Tarot…
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?
Connect with nature at Lost Words Festival
A festival dedicated to a book that has become a global movement, celebrating language and nature, will open at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre…
A good dose of slapstick comedy in Bristol
Slapstick, the UK’s biggest celebration of silent screen and classic comedy, will take place in Bristol this month…
Head on HOME for festival
Beginning this weekend, PUSH Festival will be showcasing a wealth of creative talent from the north west of England…
Take a bite of Midlands theatre festival
Bite Size Festival features new and award-winning shows, offering a vibrant snapshot of the inventive and diverse theatre-making culture in the Midlands…
Follow a straw bear in Cambridgeshire
Follow a giant ‘bear’ around a Cambridgeshire town this weekend, as an unusual annual custom takes place…
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…
Old Twelfth Night is the 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…
Burning of the Clavie, a unique fire festival in Burghead
Sad that the festive season is over? Celebrate old New Year by watching the ‘burning of the Clavie’ in Scotland…
Not so Roman chariot racing and winter ales in Wales
The people of Llanwrtyd Wells will be turning Roman this weekend as they celebrate Saturnalia with some special events…
A festival of mime in London
This month, London’s festival of contemporary visual theatre will return with a line-up of original, breath-taking, wacky and unusual productions…
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…