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Blackheath Morris Men - Chair Lifting - Greenwich

Quirky Easter events to enjoy in 2022

Easter is nearly here again, yippee! And if you’re looking for inspiration on where and how to spend your long Easter weekend, read on…

Lakes International Comic Art Festival LICAF 2021

Sketching and stunts at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

This month, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) returns to the Cumbrian town of Kendal with exhibitions, live drawing and workshops…

LICAF Illuminos light spectacle, Kendal

An illuminated celebration of international comics

This week, watch a celebration of comics in Kendal as the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) presents Illuminos…

The Winter Droving 2020, Eden Arts, Cumbria

A reimagined Winter Droving lights up Cumbria

Celebrate the changing of the seasons and the darker nights with projected lights and public art at The Winter Droving in Cumbria…

Chips by Gilly/Unsplash

Chips and quips: the travelling chippy van taping your tales

This summer, a project in Cumbria is offering you the chance to share your stories whilst you order your chips for tea…

Picnic Cinema Burlesque Ball and Festival of Thrift 2018

Get ready for a trip to Uncle Monty’s this Summer

This Summer, watch UK’s no.1 cult film, Withnail & I, at the cottage where it was filmed. Tickets go on sale this week for this quirky event…

The Last Quiz Night On Earth, UK tour Spring 2020

Don’t miss The Last Quiz Night on Earth

This spring, get quizzical with an immersive and innovative new play which is touring to theatres, villages and pubs…

Lyth Valley Wassail and Mummers Play - Contrary Life

Old Twelfth Night is the 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…

Winter Droving Penrith - Performers join the procession

Street theatre, torch bearers and Balkan melodies at Winter Droving

The Winter Droving is an annual cultural event in Cumbria, celebrating the changing of the seasons with music, masked fire processions and quirky entertainment…

LICAF 2019 Exhibition Edward Taylor

Viz World Record challenge and zombie concert at comic art festival

This weekend, a world of comic art will return to Kendal for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival with live drawing, exhibitions and special events…

View from the top of Arnside Knott. Arnside + Silverdale AONB, photo Adam Donaldson

Find some poetic fugitives in the countryside

This Saturday, at Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Simon Armitage will give the first public reading of his third poem as Poet Laureate…

Egremont Crab Fair - Gurning World Championships

A crab fair and competitive gurning in Cumbria

This weekend, Cumbria will host some competitive face pulling, alongside one of the oldest fairs in the world and a quirky apple tradition…

Lakes Cakes Fest 2019

A showcase of bakes at Lakes Cakes Fest

Got a sweet tooth? Then head to the Lake District this weekend, as a festival dedicated to cake is set to take place…

Holker Hall Chilli Fest 2019, Cumbria

Can you handle the heat at Chilli Fest?

It may be the start of Autumn but things are hotting up in Cumbria this weekend, as competitors take on a spicy challenge…

Lakes Alive Colony

The Lakes come alive with performance and art

A free festival of contemporary arts returns to the Lake District this month, inviting everyone be inspired by the magnificent landscapes…

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Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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