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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…

Broadstairs Folk Week 2018 - wantsum leapfrog

Folk music by the sea in Broadstairs

The 53rd 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

Pie eating and pip spitting at Brogdale Cherry Fair in Kent

Brogdale in Kent will be holding a Cherry Fair on Sunday 15th July, with cherry themed quirky contests and family entertainment throughout the day…

Broadstairs Dickens Festival

Mother’s ruin and Victorian scruffs at Broadstairs Dickensian Festival

Broadstairs Dickens Festival takes place in Kent this month, with quirky events including Mother’s Ruin Gin Tastings, Victorian Scruffs,and a Dickensian hat demonstration…

World Custard Pie Championship 2016

See 2000 pies being thrown in Kent at the World Custard Pie Championships

The World Custard Pie Championships 2018 will be taking place in Kent on Saturday 2nd June and will see around 2000 ‘pies’ being thrown as teams battle it out…

Kickstart Rideout 2012, free events in London

Scoot along to Margate Meltdown

The 11th annual Margate Meltdown will take place on the bank holiday Monday, starting from the Ace Cafe in London and finishing up on Margate seafront…

Thrive Battersea Park Chelsea Fringe

An alternative garden festival in Chelsea

Chelsea Fringe, the alternative garden festival, will run for nine days from Saturday 19th to Sunday 27th May, with hundreds of eclectic events expected to take place across London and the rest of the UK…

WE CAN TIME TRAVEL - London Folkestone Reading Theatre 2018

Storytelling and gig combine in an epic time travelling odyssey

Award-winning musician and Kneehigh Associate Dom Coyote presents an epic time travelling odyssey with We Can Time Travel, which will be touring to Reading, Folkestone and London…

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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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