Expect quirky street theatre, wonky games, eclectic displays and hidden heroes in Yorkshire this month at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Saltaire…
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Watch the Sheriff carry out a traditional custom in Lichfield
Every year, an old boundary marking custom is carried out in Lichfield, Staffordshire, with the ceremonial Sheriff and a party of riders from the local area…
Surfing tradition at the World Belly Board Championships
Watch a thoroughly old-school surfing event in Cornwall this weekend as the World Belly Board Championships 2019 take place on Perranporth Beach…
Music, dancing and revelry in Yorkshire
There’ll be tradition and tomfoolery in the Calder Valley this weekend as the Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing festival takes place…
Cornish dance, quirky games and a gigantic pasty
Join a celebration of the humble pasty in Cornwall this weekend, as Redruth hosts its annual International Mining & Pasty Festival…
Heritage, odours and tours at Totally Thames
Enjoy a scented heritage exhibition, boat trips, night-time kayaking, and illuminated walking tours at a month long event celebrating the Thames…
Saddleworth’s colourful cart parade
A unique colourful cart parade will bring dancing and merriment to Greater Manchester this bank holiday weekend…
A walk of remembrance through Liverpool
Liverpool will be coming together in celebration and commemoration as the 20th Slavery Remembrance Day takes place…
Fancy hats and an etiquette ball at Llandrindod Wells festival
Step back in time to the 1800s with the Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival, featuring grand picnics, historic cycle cavalcades and best hat competitions…
Step back in time as Lytham hosts 1940s weekend
Lytham 1940s Wartime Weekend will be taking place this weekend bringing music, dance and a touch of nostalgia to the Lancashire seaside town…
A strange character appears in Edinburgh
Tomorrow (Friday 9th August) will see an unusual character, decorated in flowers, ferns and burrs, wandering the streets of South Queensferry, near Edinburgh…
The humble gooseberry celebrated in traditional show
First established back in 1800, the annual Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show is the oldest surviving gooseberry show in the world…
Interactive trails with mechanical eyes and applauding chandeliers
This month, Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) is launching a new set of interactive heritage trails and installations for visitors of all ages…
Meet Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest
Join Robin Hood and his band of merry men this August in Nottinghamshire’s Sherwood Forest, for a fun festival with outlaws and wacky characters…
A summer of fun at Beamish
Solve age-old crimes, learn traditional skills and take part in Home Guard drills as Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, enjoys a Summer of Fun…