Fifty years on from the first moon landing, three Dorset arts festivals will be joining forces this summer to present Dorset Moon…
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Nautical singing and rum antics at Sea Shanty Festival
Falmouth will be taken over with the sound of singing and merriment, as the Cornish town plays host to the world’s largest free nautical song festival…
Tee off in Hastings for the Crazy Golf Championships
Fancy a shot at crazy golfing glory? Now’s your chance as the annual championship in Hastings, East Sussex, gets under way…
Watch Out for edgy theatre festival this weekend
Cambridge Junction’s popular WATCH OUT Festival returns this weekend with a day of experimental, unusual and risqué performances…
Take a journey down shadowy streets with The Hunters Grimm
This summer, Teatro Vivo are inviting you to take an immersive journey through the streets of Stratford and Catford in London…
Ten quirky Easter events
Looking for some inspiration on how to spend your long Easter weekend? Contrary Life has compiled a round-up of the quirkiest Easter events taking place this year…
Puppet Animation Festival heads across Scotland
The Puppet Animation Festival will present more than 150 events, across 80 venues, with a diverse programme of puppetry productions, workshops, and animated film screenings…
Don your tweed and head to Scotland for The Mighty Deerstalker
The Mighty Deerstalker, Scotland’s original obstacle race, is an after dark adventure run with an unusual dresscode…
Competitive crimping at the World Pasty Championships
Bakers from across the globe are perfecting their crimping, ready for the Eden Project’s World Pasty Championships in Cornwall…
Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…
Pop up venues and immersive events at London’s VAULT festival
The VAULT arts and entertainment festival will be hosting hundreds of events across theatre, comedy, cabaret, immersive experiences and late night parties…
Take an evening walk and spot the faeries dancing in the trees
This Friday evening, take a walk to St Andrews Church Yard in Penrith and see if you can spot the faeries dancing in the trees…
Cider, singing, dancing and lots of noise… it’s time to go wassailing
On the old Twelfth Night (17th January) a traditional ceremony known as a wassail takes place in villages and orchards across England…
Book Review: Second Place Rosette, Poems about Britain
Second Place Rosette: Poems about Britain by the Emma Press is a collection of poems about the quirky customs and rituals we Brits take part in throughout the year…
A tale of love, danger and mystery… with acrobatics
Chivaree Circus presents CRASH, a mysterious tale featuring acrobatics and aerial dance, at London’s Winterville, from 28th November to 22nd December…