The 19th annual Pie & Ale Festival will be taking place from Thursday 3rd to Monday 7th May at the Smugglers’ Den Inn, situated in the heart of the Cornish countryside…
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Support your local indie shop on Record Store Day
This year’s Record Store Day will take place on Saturday 21st April with a whole host of events and special releases for music fans to enjoy…
Pop up barber shops and swing competitions at York’s Festival of Vintage
Take a trip to the past this weekend as York’s Festival of Vintage takes place, celebrating all things vintage from the 1930s to the 1960s with DJs, dance lessons, a vintage beauty parlour, fashion parades and workshops…
Let’s escargot to the snail ballet
Soncia, Scotland’s major sonic arts festival comes to London this weekend, and will see 176 snails travel to King’s Cross to take centre stage in the UK premiere of Slow Pixel…
Scenic walks, music, beer and trains combine for festival
Celebrate the beautiful landscape and local history with walks, talks and music at the ride2stride Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival this May…
Storytelling and gig combine in an epic time travelling odyssey
Award-winning musician and Kneehigh Associate Dom Coyote presents an epic time travelling odyssey with We Can Time Travel, which will be touring to Reading, Folkestone and London…
Dancing, steam engines and Cornish culture at Trevithick Day
Camborne’s Trevithick Day is a one-day festival, celebrating Cornish engineering and mining heritage with steam engines, traditional dances and music…
Take a super stylish cycle through the Capital with the Tweed Run
The Tweed Run is returning to the streets of London on Saturday 5th May for its 10th Anniversary Special with a stop off at the Cycle Revolution Festival…
The London Coffee Festival returns with workshops and tastings for caffeine fiends
The London Coffee Festival will be celebrating London’s vibrant coffee scene and its creative subcultures, from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th April…
Music and macabre marionettes at The May Fayre
This May, Handel & Hendrix in London will be hosting an evening of live music, theatrical performances and interactive activities, to celebrate a forgotten part of London history…
Experience a world of dark, light, circus and dreams at East London’s hidden gem
Singer and performer Camille O’Sullivan will kick off Wilton’s Music Hall’s new season with The Carny Dream, promising a mesmerising evening of song and theatrical experience…
Traditional arts and crafts at Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
The people of Morpeth will be welcoming visitors to the town as they showcase Northumberland’s traditions in an annual festival of music, dance, craft and dialect…
The best Easter events for adults in 2018
That gloriously long Easter weekend is almost upon us and to help you prepare for some quirky fun, we at Contrary Life have put together a round-up of the more unusual events happening this year…
Take the Slow Boat in Birmingham
Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery has converted an old narrow boat into a unique artistic space. Step aboard the Slow Boat on Wednesday 21st March for the free launch event and make your own screenprint…
Try some Hip Hop Karaoke in Shoreditch
London institution Hip Hop Karaoke will be hosting an International Women’s Day special on 8th March, at the home of their weekly Thursday night residency, the Queen of Hoxton in Shoreditch…