Watch the traditional skills of the Thames Watermen and Lightermen this weekend as they take part in a rowing race with a difference…
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A Viking ceremony and traditional culture converge
The Tynwald Day Ceremony is Isle of Man’s unique open air parliamentary sitting, based on a traditional Viking assembly…
Midsummer celebrations at Cornwall’s Mazey Day
Golowan, the celebration of midsummer, is a Cornish tradition that has been revived in recent years in Penzance…
Militant maids and Victorian cricket at Dickens Festival
Dress up in Victorian style and head to Broadstairs in Kent for a weekend of grand parades, tea parties and plays…
Ilfracombe’s quirky week-long celebration
Head to the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe this month for a host of quirky events, from parasol duelling to teapot racing…
Art and astronauts at Murdoch Day
This month, the town of Redruth in Cornwall will be holding their annual celebration of the inventor William Murdoch, with processions, music and dancing…
Enjoy a political party at customary mock election
Oxfordshire is one of the remaining counties that still holds a traditional ‘mock election’, an old folk custom that was once popular throughout the country…
A unique tree ceremony in Cheshire
Appleton Thorn in Cheshire, is the only village in England where the annual Bawming of the Thorn ceremony takes place…
The ancient custom of Beating the Bounds in London
Each year, on Ascension Day, an ancient custom, known as Beating the Bounds, is carried out in the City of London…
Villagers spend the weekend capturing an Earl in Devon
This bank holiday weekend, villagers in Devon will be hunting down an elusive ‘Earl’, as part of a quirky annual custom…
Lostwithiel’s quirky one-day festival
LostFest is a quirky one-day festival that takes place in Cornwall with an eclectic mix of music, dance, demonstrations and activities…
Tattoos and time travel at May’s Museums at Night
This month, museums and galleries up and down the country will be staying open late to host some fun and unusual events, for both adults and families…
Quack doctors and fire eaters at Georgian Fair
The Squire of Pockerley is inviting visitors to join him this weekend at Beamish, for all fun of the Georgian Fair…
The battle for spring at Clun Green Man Festival
The Clun Green Man Festival is a traditional annual event with music, drama and medieval merriment, celebrating the arrival of spring…
Take a walk with a troubadour or discover hidden gems
Walks with troubadours, steam trains, pubs, bridges and coracles all feature in this year’s Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival…