This February half-term, 14 of Cambridge’s museums and collections will be opening their doors for a series of free, drop-in adventures and activities after dark…
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Embrace the winter nights with Light Up Poole
This year’s Light Up Poole, Dorset’s annual festival of light art, will feature four world premieres, a European premiere and a raft of newly commissioned works.
Best beard competitions, spectacular battles and forgotten stories of Viking women
JORVIK Viking Festival will feature forgotten stories of Viking women, a battle spectacular, a Viking encampment, Strongest Viking and Best Beard competitions, mead tasting, a Viking banquet and Poo Day…
Clowns gather in London for a special service
A unique annual Clowns’ Church Service, also known as the Grimaldi Service, will be held this weekend in London, with hundreds of clowns gathering from around the world…
Silver ball hurling and penny throwing in Cornwall
St Ives in Cornwall will celebrate the Feast Day of St Ia with a day of quirky events, including hurling a silver ball and throwing pennies to children…
A bloody battle in a historic town
For more than 40 years, the faithful troops of The Sealed Knot have gathered in the historic town of Nantwich, Cheshire, to re-enact the bloody battle…
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…
A Human Aquarium in Leeds
The Human Aquarium is a new exhibition opening on Friday 15th February in Leeds, looking at the world through the eyes of sea mammals…
A decorated horse skull, morris dancers and the Wassail Butler head to Chepstow
The Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd is a popular annual family friendly event, featuring old traditions, strange customs, capers, and weird creatures…
Cambridgeshire’s quirky Straw Bear Festival
The annual Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes place in Cambridgeshire from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th January with parades, dancing, music and storytelling…
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…
Vikings fired up for Shetland’s Up Helly Aa
From January to March, the Shetland Islands come alive with a whole host of Viking themed fire festivals, known as Up Helly Aa…
A Hair of the Dog Jog in Sheffield with beer and cake
Why not get 2019 off to a good/bad start, by putting some of those new year resolutions to one side and joining the annual Sheffield Hair of the Dog Jog on Saturday 12th January…
Burghead’s New Year fire festival
The Burning of the Clavie is a unique fire festival held annually on 11th January in Burghead, Scotland…