Every year the Totnes Elizabethan Society organise a series of unusual races through the streets of the small Devon market town…
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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…
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…
A night-time cycle race with a twist
The Newport Nocturne, Shropshire’s annual floodlit cycle race, will take place on Saturday 18th August with winners rewarded in their weight in beer!
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…
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…
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…
A little gooseberry show with a big history
The annual Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show is the oldest surviving gooseberry show in the country, and this year takes place on Thursday 7th August…
British Firework Championships light up Plymouth
The British Firework Championships 2018 will take place in Plymouth on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th August, with six displays from professional teams…
Decorated boats and quirky competitions at Shaldon Water Carnival Day
Shaldon Water Carnival Day takes place on Saturday 4th August in Devon, with quirky water-themed entertainment including novelty games, crab collecting competitions and decorated boat parades…
Don’t be a chicken, have a go at hen racing
The Hen Racing World Championships take place annually in Derbyshire, at the Barley Mow Inn, Bonsall. This year’s quirky event takes place on Saturday 4th August…
The Simpsons pop up at Upfest in Bristol
Europe’s largest street art and graffiti festival, Upfest, will return to Bristol from Saturday 28th to Monday 30th July…
Commuter cycling silliness at the Brompton World Championship
On Saturday 28th July, the 2018 Brompton World Championship final will take place in central London, with competitors racing in suits…