This New Year’s Day, Pick Me Up (& hold me tight) will be aiming to make every phone box in the UK ring at the same time, at 11am…
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The best alternative ways to bring in the New Year
Why not bring in the New year with one of the many quirky customs that take place in the UK? If you’re stuck for ideas, why not read our pick of events?
Edinburgh brings in the New Year with a festival of magic
MagicFest takes place in Edinburgh between Christmas and New Year, with talent from the world of magic offering entertainment for all ages…
Ball game takes over the Kirkwall streets
The Ba’ is a traditional game played every Christmas Day and New Year’s Day on the streets of Kirkwall, Orkney’s largest town…
Burghead’s New Year fire festival
The Burning of the Clavie is a unique fire festival held annually on 11th January in Burghead, Scotland…
A unique and lively Twelfth Night celebration in London
On Sunday 6th January, the Bankside area of London will come alive with singing, dancing, plays and storytelling for a unique Twelfth Night celebration…
First Footing
As it is New Year, for our latest Curiosity of the Week we are looking at the tradition of First Footing, and why it is carried out in the UK…
A unique fire festival in Scotland with Burning the Clavie
The Burning of the Clavie is a unique fire festival held annually on 11th January in Burghead, Scotland, with a parade and burning staves…
Ancient trees, torchlight processions and plenty of noise at Bolney’s Apple Howling
Take along an old saucepan and make some noise at Bolney’s Apple Howling ceremony in West Sussex and celebrate a quirky Twelfth Night…
Boggans get ready to play the Haxey Hood Game
The Haxey Hood Game is a unique 700 year old tradition, played on the 12th day of Christmas. It is the second oldest surviving tradition in the UK and still attracts a large crowd to the Lincolnshire village…
Alternative ways to bring in the New Year
If you fancy doing something a bit different this New Year, here are a few of the more quirky ways to celebrate in the UK…
A competitive Christmas in Kirkwall as quirky games take over the streets
The Ba’ is a traditional game played every Christmas and New Year by ‘uppies’ and ‘doonies’ on the streets of Kirkwall, Orkney…
Wassailing and cake at London’s Twelfth Night celebrations
Twelfth Night is celebrated every year in the Bankside area of London with wassailing, dancing, folk plays, cake and storytelling…
Follow the Fool to Lincolnshire’s Haxey Hood game
The Haxey Hood Game, a 700 year old quirky British tradition, is played annually on the 12th day of Christmas in Lincolnshire…
Stonehaven swings fireballs to bring in New Year
The Stonehaven Fireball Ceremony takes place annually in Scotland, with a procession of swinging fireballs bringing in the New Year…