For ten days every year, the village of Wray in Lancashire is overrun with scarecrows of all shapes and sizes, from four centimetres to four metres tall…
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New play gives Lancastrians a voice
A new play about Lancashire, by its people, is to tour this spring. Lancastrians will create a snapshot of everyday life in the county…
Owls, lanterns and a moon Light Up Lancaster
Lancaster’s festival of light, art and fireworks will be bringing a colourful glow to the city from Friday 2nd to Saturday 3rd November…
A regional food fight at the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships
Lancashire is famous for the production of the regional delicacy, black pudding, making it a fitting home for the annual World Black Pudding Throwing Championships…
Retro seaside fun at Morecambe’s annual vintage festival
Vintage by the Sea will take place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September in Morecambe, with seaside games, a vintage marketplace, heritage bus rides and retro entertainment…
Slippery competition at the World Gravy Wrestling Championships
This bank holiday, Lancashire will host a sporting contest with a difference, as the annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships take place in Stacksteads…
Get into the swing of things at Lytham’s 1940s weekend
The ninth annual Lytham 1940s Wartime Weekend will be taking place this weekend (Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August) in the Lancashire seaside town…
Murals in Morecambe
Our latest Curiosity of the Week features a street of outdoor art in Morecambe, tucked away from the cheesy delights of the seafront…
Pop up sheds, kite displays and live music at Catch the Wind festival
Catch the Wind Kite Festival will take place in Morecambe, on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June, with free kite displays, workshops, live music and entertainment…
A swashbuckling theatre performance in a unique park
Expect a swashbuckling summer in Lancaster as The Three Musketeers arrive in the unique Williamson Park this July and August, for the nation’s biggest outdoor walkabout theatre season…
Visit a sixties style hair salon with a difference
A sound artist has invented a hair-raising way of connecting with voices from the past, and people from Barrow, Lancaster and Preston are invited to listen in…
Dress up as a scarecrow and break a world record at Wray’s quirky festival
For ten days every year, the village of Wray in Lancashire is overrun with scarecrows of all shapes and sizes, from four centimetres to four metres tall…
An alternative guide to a quirky Valentine’s Day in the UK
Contrary Life is back again with An Alternative Guide to Valentine’s Day. We’ve dug out some great quirky events taking place in the UK this year…
Lancaster lights up with trails, installations and fireworks
Lancaster’s festival of light, art and fireworks will be bringing a colourful glow to the city from Friday 3rd to Saturday 4th November…
Have an offal-ly good time at the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships
Lancashire is famous for the production of the regional delicacy black pudding. So, the Lancashire town of Ramsbottom makes a fitting home for the annual World Black Pudding Throwing Championships…