Participants in York’s most unusual road race are undertaking final preparations on their person-powered vehicles, ready for the fourth annual Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge…
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Town turns purple for plum festival
Over the bank holiday weekend, the market town of Pershore will be turning purple in tribute to the humble plum…
Unique decorated floats at Hythe Venetian Fete
Watch an illuminated floating procession in Kent this month, as Hythe’s unique annual event 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…
Join pirates and sailors at Ipswich Maritime Festival
This weekend, Ipswich will be celebrating all things nautical with pirate crews, Georgian sailors, maritime themed inflatables and ships…
More than a whiff of fun at Garlic Festival
Garlic has been grown on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years, so it’s fitting that the island hosts an annual Garlic Festival, celebrating the pungent crop…
Try the bagpipes at Piping Live!
Have a go at playing the bagpipes, watch street pipe bands and listen to classical pipe music in Scotland’s oldest purpose built concert hall…
Take a summer cider cycle in Wales
Make the most of the summer with an alternative cycle ride through the Welsh hills and valleys this weekend…
Music and dance fills Broadstairs
The 54th Broadstairs Folk Week rolls into town this month, with hundreds of musicians and performers in almost every available venue in the Kent town…
Dandy chaps compete in fancy games at vintage fair
The Chap Olympiad is one of Britain’s most eccentric sporting events, where smartly dressed ladies and gentlemen compete in games such as Umbrella Jousting…
Taste the unexpected at Chilli Fiesta
Things will be hotting up (in the culinary sense that is) in West Sussex this weekend, as West Dean Gardens host their annual Chilli Fiesta…
Maritime themed fun in Devon’s unique village
The unique Devon village of Clovelly will be hosting a Lifeboat Weekend & Maritime Festival this weekend, with stilt entertainers and games…
Egg on the World Championship Hen Racing competitors
The summer of sport continues this August, as Derbyshire plays host to the one of their most popular quirky races…
Head to the coast for quirky water themed fun
This summer, head to the UK coast for a host of quirky contests and family-friendly nautical-themed entertainment…