Celebrate diversity in the arts with a free outdoor event taking place in London (and online) this summer…
Archives for Music
Summer concerts in sculpture garden
This summer, audiences will be able to enjoy an open air concert and some quirky sculptures, as six outdoor events take place in Leicestershire…
Moving stories and musical moments
This summer, experience an all-encompassing aural and visual event featuring a collection of personal stories on hearing loss…
Lockdown song sings praises of legendary bouncy floor
Taking inspiration from local people’s memories, The Lockdown Band has created a song dedicated to Poole’s Lighthouse arts venue…
Opera brings harmony to people’s homes
Reflecting how creativity can still flourish in these uncertain times, OperaHarmony has brought together 19 groups to produce a series of micro-operitas via YouTube…
Culture is unconfined with online festival
Get ready for Culture Unconfined, an online festival featuring five days of drama, documentary, poetry, film and music…
Help bring a musical tale to life
This month, help bring an extraordinary musical tale to life by recording music, choreography and sketches from the safety of your home…
A drum & bass musical podcast about eating disorders
This weekend, listen to a drum and bass musical podcast about eating disorders, as Cassie & Corey is released…
Oxford’s Folk Weekend goes online for 2020
This year’s Oxford Folk Weekend will be going ahead, bringing the usual combination of song, high-energy dance and raucous music, direct to your house…
Get your culture fix without leaving the house
Contrary Life has put together some suggestions of how to get your fix of exhibitions, gigs and more, without leaving the safety of the sofa…
Pasties and parades on St Piran’s Day
On 5th March, the annual celebration of St Piran’s Day takes place in Cornwall. Celebrate with pasties, plays and parades…
Savoury saviours head to the World Pasty Championships
Bakers from across the globe are perfecting their crimping, ready for the Eden Project’s World Pasty Championships in Cornwall this month…
A celebration of rhubarb in Yorkshire
Wakefield’s annual culinary festival of all things rhubarb will feature a rhubarb installation, a cycle-powered carousel, and a rhubarb recipe exchange…
Let’s all Hail Cremation!
Enjoy a musical odyssey through the wild and bizarre life of Dr William Price, as Hail Cremation! opens in Newbridge, Wales…
Beard competitions and poo themed activities at York’s Viking festival
JORVIK Viking Festival 2020 will take place in York from Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd February, with a themed banquet, a battle spectacular and a Viking encampment…