On Sunday 19th August, the 3rd annual Harewood Hill-climb Soapbox Derby will take place in West Yorkshire, with expert teams and fun competitors taking on the challenge…
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The Totnes Orange Races roll into Devon
Every year the Totnes Elizabethan Society organise a series of unusual races through the streets of the small Devon market town…
Paper plane championship takes off in Somerset
The World Paper Aeroplane Championship will take place over the bank holiday weekend in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset…
Isle of Wight’s Garlic Festival
Garlic has been grown on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years, so it’s fitting that the island hosts an annual Garlic Festival, celebrating the pungent crop…
Get into the swing of things at Lytham’s 1940s weekend
The ninth annual Lytham 1940s Wartime Weekend will be taking place this weekend (Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August) in the Lancashire seaside town…
The All England Stone Skimming Championships in Cumbria
The annual All England Open Stone Skimming Championships will be taking place on Saturday 18th August at the National Trust’s Fell Foot Park in Cumbria…
Competitions and shindigs at this year’s Piping Live!
The 15th annual Piping Live! will take place in Glasgow, from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th August, with more than 150 events during the festival week…
Cinema and stories at Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival
This year’s Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival will take place from Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th August, with the themes ‘Movies’ and ‘Magical Stories’…
Competitive ice cream eating at Salcombe Town Regatta
Salcombe Town Regatta will take place from Saturday 11th to Saturday 18th August in Devon, with sailing events and daft competitions…
Colourful displays at Portsmouth International Kite Festival
See Japanese fighting kites and routines to music at this year’s Portsmouth International Kite Festival, on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August…
Bog snorkelling, belly flopping and hay bale tossing at the World Alternative Games
The World Alternative Games will take place in Wales this month, with more than 60 quirky sporting events taking place over two weeks…
Folk music by the sea in Broadstairs
The 53rd Broadstairs Folk Week rolls into town this month, with hundreds of musicians and performers in almost every available venue in the Kent town…
Enjoy a taste of the unexpected in West Sussex as the Chilli Fiesta returns
From Friday 10th to Sunday 12th August, the UK’s biggest chilli festival will return West Dean Gardens in West Sussex for its 23rd year…
Scotland’s Burryman
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a unique custom in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, that involves a man covered in sticky burrs…
See 40 quirky hot air balloons at this year’s Bristol Balloon Fiesta
The 40th annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, Europe’s largest ballooning event, will take place from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th August…