This autumn, Pop-Up Opera will be appearing in some unusual locations across the UK, including museums, gin distilleries, breweries, and historic buildings…
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Retro French cars in unique 24 hour race
This weekend, visitors to Snetterton Circuit will be able to watch strange-looking French relics take to the track in the 2CV 24 Hour Race…
Weighty challenges for firefighters in Suffolk
The British Firefighter Challenge will take place in Bury St Edmunds on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July, with competitive hose dragging and weight lifting…
Have a go at snail racing in Norfolk
The 2018 World Snail Racing Championships will take place in Norfolk on Saturday 21st July as part of Congham Village Fete…
Hit the target at the World Pea Shooting Championship
The 48th World Pea Shooting Championship will take place on the Green at Witcham in Cambridgeshire on Saturday 14th July…
Watch some Shakespeare in unusual historical locations
This summer, watch a unique production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in some unusual and beautiful historic locations across the UK…
World Record Morris Dancing at Norfolk’s Potty Festival
This weekend, Potty Morris & Folk Festival will celebrate its 25th year with a special World Record attempt for the largest Morris dance…
Festival showcases a Hotbed of new theatre in Cambridge
Hotbed is a festival of new theatre, hosted by the Menagerie Theatre Company at Cambridge Junction. This year’s festival takes place on 6th and 7th July…
Visit the big top at the end of the world
Featuring a mix of acrobatics, surprising aerial feats and masterful juggling, The Exploded Circus weaves a story without words, where six women come together to seek order in the chaos and create a new normal…
It’s all downhill at Framlingham Soap Box Race
Framlingham Soap Box Race will take place on Sunday 20th May, with challengers in handmade carts competing to race the fastest downhill…
WATCH OUT for festival of experimental work in Cambridge
WATCH OUT, Cambridge Junction’s showcase of fresh experimental work with something to say, will take place on Saturday 26th May…
Channel the cult of Grace Jones with Nightclubbing
Rachael Young presents Nightclubbing, an explosive performance channeling the cult of Grace Jones and Afrofuturism, touring the UK from Tuesday 8th May to Sunday 15th July…
Waveney Valley hosts the Dwile Flonking Championship this bank holiday
The 2018 Waveney Valley Dwile Flonking Championship will take place this bank holiday Monday at the Geldeston Locks Inn in Norfolk…
Support your local indie shop on Record Store Day
This year’s Record Store Day will take place on Saturday 21st April with a whole host of events and special releases for music fans to enjoy…
The ten best quirky events for Easter 2018
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, including the best of the UK’s customs and contests, such as coal carrying races and marbles championships, chair lifting and bottle kicking…