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Festival of Fools 2017 - Belfast

Clowns and acrobats gather for a festival of fools in Belfast

Belfast City Centre will come alive with acrobatics, circus acts, clowning and astounding tomfoolery for the free Festival of Fools…

Festival of Fools - Les Dude Teeterboard

Fools fill Belfast for free festival

This year’s Festival of Fools in Belfast will see 120 free shows being performed across the city centre from 29th April to 2nd May…

Afrikan Warriors - Festival of Fools - Belfast

Don’t be silly, head to Belfast for the Festival of Fools

Belfast’s Festival of Fools takes place from 1st to 4th May with over 120 shows performed by clowns, acrobats, jugglers and eccentrics…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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