The 44th annual Saddleworth Rushcart will take place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August, with processions, dancing and merriment…
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Cycle cavalcades and costumed tea dances at Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival
Step back in time to the 1800s with the Victorian Festival in Llandrindod Wells, from Monday 20th to Sunday 26th August…
Get into the swing of things at Lytham’s 1940s weekend
The ninth annual Lytham 1940s Wartime Weekend will be taking place this weekend (Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August) in the Lancashire seaside town…
Scotland’s Burryman
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a unique custom in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, that involves a man covered in sticky burrs…
A little gooseberry show with a big history
The annual Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show is the oldest surviving gooseberry show in the country, and this year takes place on Thursday 7th August…
Chopping, climbing and chainsaw carving at WoodFest Wales
Wales’ Woodfest Country Show aims to showcase traditional woodcraft and skills, with a variety of chopping, climbing and carving competitions…
Rural racing and unusual stunts at Cumbria Steam Gathering
This year’s Cumbria Steam Gathering will take place on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July, with quad bike stunts, lawn mower racing and vintage high teas…
Illuminated parades and eccentric craft at Thames Traditional Boat Festival
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…
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…