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…
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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…
Story-filled bus journeys and Edwardian vegetarians at this year’s Being Human festival
This month, the annual Being Human festival will take place with a range of unusual and thought-provoking events across the UK…
A fragmented version of Chekhov’s earliest work
Dublin’s award-winning Dead Centre fragment and rebuild Chekhov’s earliest work this autumn at the Battersea Arts Centre in London…
Quirky Halloween events for 2018 with twisted tales and ghostly greetings
If you are looking for an alternative Halloween this year, then look no further as we bring you the best of the UK’s events including a Buffy-themed evening, turnip carving and immersive theatre…
Forget Bake Off, head to the Highlands for the Porridge Making Championship
The prestigious 25th Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship will take place in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday 6th October…
Best dressed hound dogs and Hawaiian shirt contests at Porthcawl Elvis Festival
Porthcawl Elvis Festival is an annual event which sees thousands of Elvis fans descend on the Welsh seaside town for a unique celebration of The King…