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CAN Festival 2021 at Two Temple Place - artist Chloe Wing, photo Jodie Gilliam 10 - Copy

Enjoy a unique digital arts encounter

CAN x TWO TEMPLE PLACE is a special digital event co-produced by contemporary British Chinese artists and one of London’s hidden gems…

Dalby Forest North York Moors Dark Skies cSteve Bell

Discover nocturnal wildlife wonders at Virtual Dark Skies Festival

This year’s Dark Skies Festival is going virtual to help you explore space, nocturnal wildlife and the night sky…

Right Here Festival - Brittany Johnston by Jacob Punter

Creativity celebrated with Right Here Festival

Enjoy a celebration of the creativity and vibrancy of Crawley as the Right Here Festival takes place with spoken word, dance and photography…

Les Antliaclastes - Valse des Hommelettes © E. Dubost

Physical comedy and slapstick movies at mime festival

Forget Blue Monday as the London International Mime Festival gets under way, bringing you slapstick movies and physical comedy…

Drive-In Pantomine at Gisburne Park Christmas Pop-up

Gisburne Park’s Christmas pop-up and drive-in panto

This Christmas, a socially-distanced festival will be popping up at Gisburne Park in Lancashire with a drive-in pantomime and seasonal treats…

Being Human Festival 2020

Being Human festival invites you for a cultural cuppa

This November, join Being Human festival’s virtual talks, tours, quizzes, exhibitions, storytelling, and virtual cafés…

The Escape of Iris Dupont

Want to enjoy a festival of quirky performances? Voila!

Here to rescue our downcast hearts and bring a flurry of international performances back into our lives is Voila!

Author Tayari Jones - Aké Festival

Join inspiring events as African festival goes global

Leading arts and literature event, Aké Festival, is heading online for 2020, giving global audiences the chance to listen in…

Extant, Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say!

Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! It’s a comedy night with a difference

This October, more than a dozen visually impaired comedians will be coming together to create a spectacle for Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say!

Abertoir 2020

Abertoir Horror Festival heads to your screen this Halloween

This Halloween, the Abertoir Horror Festival returns to our screens with a bloodthirsty bunch of films and special events…

Art by Toy_Box

Not just Bang! Pow! Splat! A different view with Thinking Comics

LICAF Live is hosting a series of thought-provoking presentations by leading comic artists in their virtual Thinking Comics programme…

Footprints of London - Literary Footprints 2017

Take a literary wander in London this October

This month, celebrate London books and authors by joining Footprints of London as they host literary walks and virtual talks…

LICAF Illuminos light spectacle, Kendal

An illuminated celebration of international comics

This week, watch a celebration of comics in Kendal as the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) presents Illuminos…

Cold War Steve, The Windbreak

25 metre long windbreak pops up on beach

This week, British collage artist and satirist Cold War Steve, will install a rather unusual windbreak on Boscombe beach…

The Winter Droving 2020, Eden Arts, Cumbria

A reimagined Winter Droving lights up Cumbria

Celebrate the changing of the seasons and the darker nights with projected lights and public art at The Winter Droving in Cumbria…

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Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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