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Tenby Boxing Day Swim 2017

‘Tis the season for chilly dips into icy waters

This festive season, brave souls will be donning their trunks, swimming costumes, and fancy dress outfits as they prepare to take a quick dip in the waters…

Carnival of Baubles, Kent

Join a parade of giant baubles in Kent

This weekend, join a Carnival of Baubles in Kent, with giant illuminated baubles and a mechanical Jack Frost…

Halloween at Go Ape

The best quirky Halloween events for families

If you’re looking for a family-friendly Halloween event with a spooky twist, then look no further as we bring you a round-up of this year’s events…

Tenterden Folk Festival - Kent

Traditional song and dance at Tenterden Folk Festival

Enjoy four days of folk music, dance, craft and traditions this week as the annual Tenterden Folk Festival takes place…

Art Car Boot Fair 2019, Margate

Feel the love at Margate’s Art Car Boot Fair

The Art Car Boot Fair returns to Margate at the end of September, bringing its famed festival atmosphere to the coastal art hub…

Kent Life Hops n Harvest Beer festival

Welcome in the autumn with Hops ‘n’ Harvest Beer Festival

Pick hops, drink local ales, and meet Pearly Kings and Queens, and Basil Brush at a Kent festival this weekend…

Hythe Venetian Fete

Unique decorated floats at Hythe Venetian Fete

Watch an illuminated floating procession in Kent this month, as Hythe’s unique annual event takes place…

Broadstairs Folk Week 2018 - wantsum leapfrog

Music and dance fills Broadstairs

The 54th Broadstairs Folk Week rolls into town this month, with hundreds of musicians and performers in almost every available venue in the Kent town…

Brogdale Collections Cherry Fair - Cherry Pie Eating Competition

Get your fill of fruit fairs in the South East

Join in with quirky games and traditional entertainment this weekend, with one of the summer fruit fairs taking place in the South East…

Broadstairs Dickens Festival

Militant maids and Victorian cricket at Dickens Festival

Dress up in Victorian style and head to Broadstairs in Kent for a weekend of grand parades, tea parties and plays…

Brogdale Strawberry Fair 2019 in Kent

A traditional summer fair with a strawberry twist

Celebrate the strawberry with games, activities, crafts and lots of strawberries, at a traditional summer fair in Kent…

World Custard Pie Championship 2016

Pies will fly in Kent at quirky championship

Teams will be battling it out in Kent this June, as the World Custard Pie Championships 2019 take place in the village of Coxheath…

Brogdale apple display - National Apple Festival, Kent

Apple games, activities and tours at Kent festival

Autumn is the time for apples, and to celebrate Brogdale in Kent will be hosting the National Apple Festival on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th October…

Tenterden Folk Festival - Kent

Folk festival fills Tenterden with music, dance and crafts

Tenterden Folk Festival will take place from Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th October with four days of folk music, dance, craft and traditions…

Faversham Hop Festival 2016 - Kent

Celebrate autumn in Kent with two hop festivals

This month, Kent will be celebrating its traditional hop harvest with two quirky family-friendly festivals, Faversham Hop Festival and the Hops ‘n’ Harvest Beer Festival…

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Curiosity of the Week

Take a ride through history at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Pleasure Beach sign

For our latest Curiosity of the Week, we thought we’d bring you a bit of cheery escapism in the form of fairground rides!

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Join an interactive whodunnit this Easter
Manor of Lies by Morpheus

No plans for Easter? Why not take part in a Regency whodunnit with your friends? From now until the end of April, Manor of Lies will be helping people get together to solve a mystery and avoid a scandal…

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