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…
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Celebrate your local live music venue
Returning for the seventh consecutive year, Independent Venue Week is a seven day celebration of independent music venues around the UK…
A raft of teams compete in quirky Boxing Day race
Expect to see some unusual looking rafts rowing their way down the River Derwent this festive season, as Matlock’s quirky race takes place…
Step into Dickens’ study for A Christmas Carol
This festive season, audiences can experience A Christmas Carol as Dickens himself performed it more than 150 years ago. ..
Discoveries and secrets at this year’s Being Human festival
From trawling for treasures in archives to discovering secret lives and overlooked histories, the annual Being Human festival is back this month…
Hidden histories on display in Derby
A unique collection of previously unseen photographs, revealing what life was like for WWI prisoners in an East Midlands camp, has gone on show in Derby…
The best quirky Halloween events for families
If you’re looking for a family-friendly Halloween event with a spooky twist, then look no further as we bring you a round-up of this year’s events…
Fancy dress battles at the World Conker Championships
This weekend, head to Northamptonshire for the 2019 World Conker Championships and watch fancy dress competitors in an autumnal battle…
Pig hybrid soldiers and supernatural driving instructors at Mayhem Film Festival
Mayhem Film Festival 2019 will showcase some of the best features and short films in horror, sci-fi and cult cinema, through premieres, previews, and special events…
Vintage ploughing at British National Championships
This weekend, the 69th British National Ploughing Championships will take place in Lincolnshire, with more than 250 top ploughmen and women expected to compete…
An exploration of adolescence in Five Years
Based on memories of life at a special educational needs school, Five Years uses poetry, storytelling and direct address to explore an adolescence…
Some surprising characters and a touch of absurdity in Skegness
A three-day outdoor cultural extravaganza, featuring eclectic circus and clowning performances and puppetry will be heading to the Lincolnshire coast…
Meet Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest
Join Robin Hood and his band of merry men this August in Nottinghamshire’s Sherwood Forest, for a fun festival with outlaws and wacky characters…
Egg on the World Championship Hen Racing competitors
The summer of sport continues this August, as Derbyshire plays host to the one of their most popular quirky races…
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing
This weekend, why not celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with one of these fun and quirky events?