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Grant Museum of Zoology By Laika ac

Explore climate change through puppet-making

This weekend, why not take the kids to explore climate change through puppet-making? Join artist Oliver Cloke for a drop-in workshop at the Grant Museum in London…

HistoryRiot, Tudor Palace Palaver

Interactive game creates a Tudor Palace Palaver

This half term, head back in time to the Tudor era for a family-friendly event with a difference…

Second Hand’s Dance Night Tree Films

Go on a half-term woodland adventure

This half term, go on a magical sensory woodland adventure with the Night Tree, take part in themed activities, a Zoom workshop and picnic…

My Sensory Adventures, Carbon Theatre

Sensory adventures from home

This month, Carbon Theatre is launching My Sensory Adventures, a new digital project of sensory activities that people can easily do at home…

The Winter Droving 2020, Eden Arts, Cumbria

A reimagined Winter Droving lights up Cumbria

Celebrate the changing of the seasons and the darker nights with projected lights and public art at The Winter Droving in Cumbria…

Creative Cabin on tour in Devon

Devon’s Creative Cabin goes on tour

Devon’s Creative Cabin is about to hit the road with a packed programme of events to help you get closer to nature…

Creative Cabin on tour in Devon

A creative cabin is travelling your way

The Creative Cabin, an innovative travelling creative space, will be taking nature and culture on tour in Devon this autumn…

Olney Pancake Race, Shrove Tuesday, Olney Buckinghamshire

Competitors get ready to batter one another this Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) for most people means pigging out on pancakes, but there is so much more to the day, from local customs to wacky races…

Wakefield Rhubarb Festival 2018

A celebration of rhubarb in Yorkshire

Wakefield’s annual culinary festival of all things rhubarb will feature a rhubarb installation, a cycle-powered carousel, and a rhubarb recipe exchange…

Light Up Poole Community Chandelier

Artists and residents come together to Light Up Poole

This month, residents of a block of flats in Poole will be turning their building into an art gallery as part of the Light Up Poole festival…

Jorvik Viking Festival - Photo: York Archaeological Trust

Beard competitions and poo themed activities at York’s Viking festival

JORVIK Viking Festival 2020 will take place in York from Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd February, with a themed banquet, a battle spectacular and a Viking encampment…

VAULT Festival 2020, London

Innovative and eclectic performances at VAULT Festival

VAULT Festival returns this month, for eight weeks of innovative and exciting live performances, with more than 600 shows offering something for everyone…

The Pyre Parade, The Rough Band, SPILL Festival of Performance 2019, image by Guido Mencari

Burn your bad news at the Pyre Parade

The Pyre Parade will take to the streets of Ipswich this Saturday (26th October), offering the chance to burn your bad news…

Wakefield Rhubarb Festival 2018

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…

Twilight at the Museums - Cambridge - Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

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…

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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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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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