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Clovelly Herring Festival - Mike Smylie, aka 'Kipperman'

Kippers and crafts at Clovelly Herring Festival

If you’re looking for something unusual to do this month, then head to the Devon village of Clovelly for a festival that’s a bit fishy…

Halloween at the Old Royal Naval College

Spooky suppers and Halloween voyages in Greenwich

Many of us are looking towards the end of the month and the fun celebration that is Halloween. And the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich has a trio of quirky themed events…

States of Mind at Bloomsbury Festival

Tigers, muck and strolls at Bloomsbury Festival

Enjoy shows, art, walks and talks at this year’s Bloomsbury Festival in London as neon sculptures, street feasts and happiness exhibitions fill the area…

Lakes International Comic Art Festival LICAF 2021

Sketching and stunts at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

This month, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) returns to the Cumbrian town of Kendal with exhibitions, live drawing and workshops…

Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships (Photo: Fergus Thom)

Quirky recipes cooked up in virtual porridge making contest

The winners of this year’s World Porridge Making Championship have been announced, just in time for World Porridge Day…

World Conker Championships 2018 - Northamptonshire - Photo: Peter Bower

Don’t knock the World Conker Championships

Autumn has arrived with leaves turning and Horse Chestnut trees dispatching their bounty, so it must be time for the 2021 World Conker Championships!

Festival of Thrift 2021

A gyroscopic flying machine and walkabout puppet theatre at Festival of Thrift

This weekend, celebrate sustainability and culture at the Festival of Thrift in North Yorkshire with shows, workshops and quirky performances…

The Dogstagram pop-up booth at Leadenhall Market with sausage dog Pomegranate

Try some Dogstagram glam at a pop up photo booth

This month, you can take your pooch for a photo session with a difference in London, as the Leadenhall Dogstagram pops up in the City…

Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The quirky wonders of 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…

Chilli by Nikola Johnny Mirkovic via Unsplash

Can you take the heat at the Great Dorset Chilli Festival?

This weekend, the Great Dorset Chilli Festival will be hosting their fiery Chilli Eating Competition, as well as stalls, live music, demos and talks…

The Fellowship Square fountain (Image: London borough of Waltham Forest/Churchman Thornhill Finch)

Summer season of performance, art and food opens in Waltham Forest

This summer, Waltham Forest’s Fellowship Square will fill with light, colour and laughter this summer…

Dodge summer at Somerset House in London

Somerset House invites you to drink, dine and play on dodgems

This summer, take a ride on a dodgem with a difference as London’s Somerset House launches a new open-air experience…

Kate Solecki enjoys the Please Be Seated installation at The Secret World of Plants

Discover the secret world of Kew’s plants at a late-night event

This July, you can discover the secret world of plants at Kew’s after-hours events. Enjoy a summer evening of installations and botanical cocktails…

Also Festival 2021 in Warwickshire

A summer festival of new ideas and relaxation

If you’re keen to get back out to a festival this summer, after a difficult year, then ALSO 2021 may be just what you’re looking for…

David Anstiss / Earth in the Otford Solar System Model

Take an interplanetary walk in Otford

Apart from being a lovely village with a duck pond, Otford in Kent has a bit of an unusual feature. It has an intriguing model of the Solar System…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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The World Egg Throwing Championships are no yolk
World Egg Throwing Championship 2016

Are you a tosser? If so, you may want to head to Lincolnshire this weekend as the 15th World Egg Throwing Championships takes place…

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