The Thames Traditional Boat Festival takes place from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July at Fawley Meadows in Henley, with historic vessels, vintage cycles and illuminated parades…
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Water balloon throwing and performances in caves at Bristol Harbour Festival
Bristol Harbour Festival returns from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July with a special free programme celebrating the city’s incredible maritime heritage…
London’s annual Cart Marking Ceremony
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a quirky annual ceremony in London, that you’ve probably never heard of…
A weekend of folk arts in Cumbria
Head to Cumbria for the 20th Furness Tradition Festival, celebrating traditional folk-arts with a weekend of music and dance…
Well Dressing in Derbyshire
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a traditional custom that takes place every year throughout the villages and towns of Derbyshire…
A maritime festival in Mousehole
Sea, Salts and Sail, Mousehole’s maritime festival, will take place from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July in the Cornish fishing village…
A Royal tradition on the Thames
The tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of swans, takes place on the River Thames during the third week of July…
Traditional dance, processions and buggy racing at Lafrowda Festival
Lafrowda, the community arts festival in St Just, Cornwall, takes place from Friday 6th to Saturday 21st July, with shadow puppets, buggy racing and freestyle dancing…
Join the resistance in Ingleton this weekend
Once a year, over a weekend in July, the north Yorkshire village of Ingleton turns itself into a French style 1940s village, with dancing, music and parades…
Tynwald Day, celebrating Isle of Man’s Viking heritage
The Tynwald Day Ceremony takes place on 5th July on the Isle of Man, with an open air parliament, Vikings, traditional music and dance…
A celebration of fabric, yarns and sewing at London city farm
Join a celebration of fabric, fibres, yarns, sewing and South East London’s cultural heritage at a city farm this weekend, as the South East London Wool and Textiles Festival takes place…
A shed of doom and pop up history talks at Wiltshire festival
Chalke Valley History Festival will take place from Monday 25th June to Sunday 1st July in Wiltshire, with living history encampments, air displays and interactive events…
Mythical beasts gather in Chester for the Midsummer Watch Parade
The Midsummer Watch Parade will take place this weekend in Chester, with mythical beasts, giants and Medieval foolery. This 500 year old tradition is one of the oldest and most colourful parades in the country…
Boating, food and music at Leeds Waterfront Festival
Leeds Waterfront Festival is an annual celebration of the city’s waterside heritage, with boating activities and entertainment, taking place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June…
An ancient City Ceremony with a rose and a procession
The Knollys Rose Ceremony is a quirky British tradition, carried out in the City of London, with a unique procession and a single rose…