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Home > Archives for May bank holiday events

Archives for May bank holiday events

Portrush Raft Race 2017 - Northern Ireland - RNLI

Take to the water at Portrush Raft Race Weekend

The Portrush Raft Race Weekend will take place on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May, with a whole host of races, challenges and dips, raising money for the RNLI…

London Cheese Project 2018 - May bank holiday events

Artisan cheese and a wall of cheddar in London

There will be a three day celebration of cheese in London this bank holiday weekend, with artisan makers, tasty street food, interesting talks and a wall of cheddar…

Hunting of the Earl of Rone - Photo: The Earl of Rone Council

Hunting for a mysterious Earl in Devon

The Hunting of the Earl of Rone is Combe Martin’s unique annual custom, taking place over the bank holiday weekend in Devon with some strange antics…

BB BlackDog Live - Crewe Steampunk Convivial 2018

Cabaret and curious contraptions at Crewe Steampunk Convivial

Get ready for three days of live entertainment this bank holiday weekend as the Crewe Steampunk Convivial pops up in the town centre…

Amble Puffin Festival 2018

Walks, talks and tours at Amble Puffin Festival

This bank holiday weekend Amble in Northumberland will be celebrating the return of the puffins to the nearby Coquet Island, with their annual festival…

Fal River Festival 2018 - Cornwall

Floating assault courses and films on ferries at Fal River Festival

Fal River Festival, Friday 25th May to Sunday 3rd June, promises ten days of diverse events including gin cruises, a hidden cinema, films on ferries, floating assault courses and a flotilla of boats, known as the Beer Fleet…

Geldeston Locks Inn - Dwile Flonking

Waveney Valley hosts the Dwile Flonking Championship this bank holiday

The 2018 Waveney Valley Dwile Flonking Championship will take place this bank holiday Monday at the Geldeston Locks Inn in Norfolk…

Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival 2015

Forgotten heritage, pubs and mindfulness at Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival

The Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival, now in its 13th year, will take place from Saturday 5th to Sunday 13th May, with 53 walks taking in heritage, nature and pubs…

Clun Green Man Festival 2017 - the Jester and the Frost Queen

Watch the Green Man defeat the Frost Queen in Shropshire

The Clun Green Man Festival is a traditional annual event with music, drama and medieval merriment, celebrating the arrival of spring…

Brixham Pirate Festival 2017

Pirate skirmishes and swashbuckling music in Brixham

Brixham Pirate Festival will take place from Saturday 5th to Monday 7th May, with swashbuckling live music, historic ships, cannon fire and pirate skirmishes…

St Agnes Bolster Pageant 2015 - Photo: Jon Crwys Williams

Join a brave Knight and a pesky Giant in St Agnes for an unusual pageant

The Bolster Pageant is a curious annual event which takes place in St Agnes, with a lantern procession, bonfire, street theatre, giant puppets and a unique pageant…

Riding of the Bounds of the Berwick upon Tweed - May Bank Holiday events 2018

Watch the Riding of the Bounds in Berwick

The 409th Riding of the Bounds of the Berwick-upon-Tweed will be taking place this weekend, on Saturday 5th May.  The ride is an ancient tradition to check the boundaries of Berwick upon tweed and is the only ride of its kind in England…

Gawthorpe Maypole 2018 - Yorkshire events

Enjoy traditional Spring celebrations with the Gawthorpe Maypole

This year’s Gawthorpe Maypole will take place on Saturday 5th May with a procession and traditional May Queen and Maypole plaiting…

Cahoots underground bar Soho

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at a vintage underground bar

Celebrate the 70th birthday of the Margarita cocktail and Mexico’s Cinco de Mayo at a vintage underground bar in London on 5th May…

Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza 2018 - Alice Parr

Sideshows and a vintage steam funfair at Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza

Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza will take place over the May bank holiday weekend with a vintage steam funfair, traction engines, daily Victorian parades and sideshows…

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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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