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Robert Dover's Cotswold Olimpicks - Photo: Josiah Robinson

The Cotswold Olimpick Games kick off

The quirky event that is the Cotswold Olimpick Games, returns to Dover’s Hill in Gloucestershire for an evening of unusual sporting challenges…

The HandleBards on tour

The HandleBards head out on bikes to pedal their plays

Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…

The Ballad of Maria Marten UK tour 2021 and 2022

Love, loss, joy and power in The Ballad of Maria Marten

The critically-acclaimed production of The Ballad of Maria Marten heads back on tour this autumn. It’s a complex tale based on a true crime…

Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt 2020

Have an Enchanted Christmas in a forest wonderland

This Christmas, take an enchanted trail through the trees with an illuminated night-time event in Gloucestershire…

St Albans Mummers Play - Boxing Day 2017 - Photo: Michael Maggs

Watch a quirky play in a pub on Boxing Day

On Boxing Day, across the country, bands of merry men and women will be performing a traditional and rather quirky Christmas play…

Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt (Photo: © paulbox)

Have an Enchanted Christmas in the woods

This festive season, the Forestry Commission’s National Arboretum at Westonbirt will be transforming into a sensory winter wonderland…

Brockweir Soapbox Derby 2017 - Forest of Dean

Brake for the Border with Brockweir’s Soapbox Derby

Competitors in the Forest of Dean will be racing over jumps and negotiating chicanes… all with the power of gravity alone…

A Haunted Existence

A Haunted Existence tours the UK

Tom Marshman’s true life show, A Haunted Existence, about a West Country town rocked by homophobia in the 1950s, will tour the UK…

Football in the River - Bourton on the Water - Cotswolds

A quirky bank holiday ball game in the Cotswolds

This bank holiday Monday in Gloucestershire, footballers will be swapping the turf for water, in a football match with a difference…

Stroud Beer Race 2018 - Gloucestershire events

The race for beer in Stroud

This June, head to Mininchampton Common in Gloucestershire for an evening run with an added incentive… Beer!

Robert Dover's Cotswold Olimpicks - Photo: Josiah Robinson

Quirky rural games at the Cotswold Olimpicks

A 407 year old sporting event featuring a host of quirky rural games such as shin kicking, will be taking place in the Cotswolds…

Tetbury Woolsack Races 2017

Put your back into a sack race this bank holiday

Tetbury, once known for its thriving wool and yarn markets, celebrates its heritage with an annual quirky race through the town…

Cooper's Hill - Cheese rolling 2015

Gloucestershire’s mad dairy dash

Fancy taking a daring dash down a steep hill this bank holiday weekend? Why, you ask? To chase a large round lump of traditional Gloucester cheese, of course!

Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt (Photo: © paulbox)

Have an Enchanted Christmas between the trees at Westonbirt

This December, the Forestry Commission’s National Arboretum at Westonbirt will be transforming into a sensory winter wonderland…

Tea Break Theatre's Frankenstein

Quirky Halloween events for 2018 with twisted tales and ghostly greetings

If you are looking for an alternative Halloween this year, then look no further as we bring you the best of the UK’s events including a Buffy-themed evening, turnip carving and immersive theatre…

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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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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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