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Home > Archives for Buckinghamshire events

Archives for Buckinghamshire events

Olney Pancake Race, Shrove Tuesday, Olney Buckinghamshire

Competitors get ready to batter one another this Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) for most people means pigging out on pancakes, but there is so much more to the day, from local customs to wacky races…

Olney RiverFest 2019

Duck and raft racing at Olney RiverFest

This weekend, enjoy a free family day out with duck racing, raft racing and music in Olney as their annual RiverFest takes place…

IF MK 2018, Sarruga, Insectes

Giant insects and mechanical cows in Milton Keynes

From Friday 20th to Sunday 29th July, IF: Milton Keynes International Festival will transform the spaces of Milton Keynes and invite people to see a different side of the city…

See Santa Fly - Airkix Indoor Skydiving - Milton Keynes

Fly with Santa this Christmas

The AirKix indoor skydiving centre at Milton Keynes will be running special See Santa Fly sessions from 18th December until 24th December…

Swans on Canal - Contrary Life

Put down the Angry Birds and watch the Swan Upping 2013

This year’s Swan Upping will start on Monday 15th July departing from Sunbury, and end at Abingdon, Oxfordshire on Friday 19th July…

Dashwood Mausoleum - Mausolea and Monuments Trust

The Dashwood Mausoleum

This week’s Curiosity of the Week is the Dashwood Mausoleum in Buckinghamshire. A hexagonal structure found on the hill in West Wycombe…

Olney Pancake Race, Shrove Tuesday, Olney Buckinghamshire

Watch the wacky world famous Olney Pancake Race

Olney Pancake Race is run on Shrove Tuesday every year and has become quite a famous custom, drawing in crowds from all over the country…

Stowe in summer (Photo ©NTPL Andrew Butler)

Go wassailing at Stowe

Bring musical instruments to make a din and scare away bad luck at Stowe in Buckinghamshire on 12th January 2013…

Pushwagner: Soft City at MK Gallery, Milton Keynes

Norwegian pop artist in first UK solo show

MK Gallery in Milton Keynes presents Pushwagner: Soft City – the first solo exhibition outside Norway by the visionary artist Hariton Pushwagner – from 28th June – 2nd September 2012…

Olney Pancake Race, Shrove Tuesday, Olney Buckinghamshire

Olney Pancake Race should be flipping good fun

Olney Pancake Race is run on Shrove Tuesday every year in Buckinghamshire…

Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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