The weather couldn’t have been better for this year’s Skipton Sheep Day. The Skipton Sheep Day is an annual celebration of the town’s namesake (Skipton means sheep town)…
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Hysterical Histories at the Lafrowda Festival
Lafrowda Festival is an annual celebration of community arts in St Just, Cornwall. This year’s festival fortnight begins on 5th July 2013…
Tap your way to Clogfest in Skipton
Clogfest is the only festival exclusively for step-clogging, taking place in Skipton with performances happening throughout the weekend across the town…
A week of free events and impulsive fish at The Royal Society
The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition showcases cutting-edge science from around the UK. The free exhibition runs until 7th July 2013…
Zoom along to the Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby
The Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby 2013 will see amateur teams compete in handmade carts powered only by gravity. The first race starts at 9am on 6th July…
Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Matchwomen’s victory
Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Matchwomen’s strike victory on 6th July 2013 at the Bishopsgate Institute in London with music, comedy and politics…
Entertainment at the drop of a hat
Now in its 39th year, the Hat Fair is a festival of street theatre and outdoor arts. The festival takes place in Winchester from 5th to 7th July 2013…
A free festival of brass in Shropshire
The Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival takes place over the weekend of 13th & 14th July outdoors on The Green at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron…
Cool off this weekend with the world’s biggest water sprinkler
Londoners are being invited to head to Victoria Park in East London this weekend (6th & 7th July) to enjoy the world’s biggest water sprinkler…
Explore the significance of sound in art at Rivington Place
‘Scat: Sound and Collaboration’ is the current exhibition by Sonia Boyce, presented across all public spaces of Rivington Place in London…
Fishing around for something to do? How about the Dorset Seafood Festival?
Dorset Seafood Festival on 13th & 14th July will have chef demos, food stalls, fishing experts and a cross-harbour swim…
Find out about the history of emotions at a free lecture
The International Medieval Congress (IMC) attracts more than 1,800 medievalists from around the world to the University of Leeds. An open lecture on 1st July at the IMC will cover pleasure and emotions…
Twilight Science at the Royal Society
Explore the wonders of the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition in adult only evening experience, Twilight Science, on 1st July 2013…
A fanfare of music at Whiston Festival of Brass
The Whiston Festival of Brass aims to promote Brass Band music and takes place in the village of Whiston in Yorkshire on 6th July…
Tudor Festival at Stretton Watermill
Party like it’s 1596 with the annual Tudor Festival at Stretton Watermill in Cheshire on 6th and 7th July. The free festival will have Tudor music, a herbalist and a miller to keep everyone entertained…