Step back in time to the wild borderlands as Hawick Reivers Festival brings 16th century music, drama and games to the town…
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Gee up for England’s oldest and oddest horse race
England’s oldest (and perhaps oddest) horse race, the Kiplingcotes Derby, will be taking place this week in Yorkshire…
An open water swimming challenge in Glasgow
Red Bull’s Neptune Steps is an open water swim with a difference, that takes place on Glasgow’s Forth & Clyde canal…
An RGB Universe in a London bar
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen has been transformed into an Instagrammers dream with the installation of an RGB Universe exhibition…
15 unusual ceramic figures go on display in Dorset
The Tribe, a free exhibition of 15 unusual ceramic figures has opened at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts…
St Piran’s Day, a feast of Cornish Culture
Celebrate St Piran’s Day in Cornwall (and beyond) with parades, pasties, plays, music, dancing and ale this March…
Skip, flip and hurl this Pancake Day
From old local customs to wacky races, there are quirky events taking place all over the UK on Pancake Day. Contrary Life brings you a selection of our favourite events…
Rethinking human repair at the Science Gallery
A free exhibition and events programme at the Science Gallery London will explore the art, science, ethics and technology of organ transplants and tissue regeneration…
Wakefield’s rhubarb festival
Wakefield’s annual culinary festival of all things rhubarb takes places this month featuring the usual mix of foodie entertainment but with a rhubarb-themed twist…
Exhibition focusing on creative and unusual uses for paper
On Paper will showcase the work of acclaimed 20th century and contemporary artists who work with paper, looking beyond the mark-making of drawing to consider the material itself…
Half term adventures at Twilight at the Museums
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…
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.
Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…
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…