The HandleBards, the UK’s infamous troupe of cycling actors, have taken to the road again to perform their fun and environmentally sustainable versions of Shakespeare’s plays…
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Streets of brass band music in Durham
County Durham’s loudest festival is back this month, with bands and musicians heading to the region for a ten-day celebration of all things brass…
A Georgian Fair at Beamish Museum
Enjoy the hustle and bustle of a country fair, Georgian style, at Beamish Museum’s Pockerley Waggonway, with pedlars, entertainers, strolling musicians and craftsmen…
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…
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…
Support your local indie shop on Record Store Day
This year’s Record Store Day will take place on Saturday 21st April with a whole host of events and special releases for music fans to enjoy…
Coconut puts intercultural relationships in the spotlight
Coconut, a new play based on writer Guleraana Mir’s real experience of interracial and intercultural relationships, will embark on a UK tour from this month…
Take a locomotive ride at the Great War Steam Fair
More than 100 steam locomotives and vehicles, of all shapes and sizes, will be gathering at Beamish Museum in County Durham for the Great War Steam Fair, from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th April…
Traditional arts and crafts at Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
The people of Morpeth will be welcoming visitors to the town as they showcase Northumberland’s traditions in an annual festival of music, dance, craft and dialect…
The best quirky Easter events for families
Looking for some inspiration on how to spend the Easter break? Contrary Life has compiled a round-up of alternative family friendly Easter events taking place this year, including a hunt with a difference, an inflatable park and a fun afternoon tea…
The ten best quirky events for Easter 2018
Looking for some inspiration on how to spend your long Easter weekend? Contrary Life has compiled a round-up of the quirkiest Easter events taking place this year, including the best of the UK’s customs and contests, such as coal carrying races and marbles championships, chair lifting and bottle kicking…
Join the Suffragettes at Beamish for International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, head to the Beamish Museum in County Durham and learn about the role of women in the north, in days gone by…
A new season of quirky outdoor cinema events
Picnic Cinema has carved out a national cult following for their ‘cinema parties’ over the past six years and are upping the ante with a season of seriously offbeat films for 2018…
Pride of place in the North East
This weekend, members of LGBT History Project NE will be at Beamish Museum, telling the story of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender heritage across the North East in the 1950s and 1960s…
Meet the Queens of the Machines at Beamish
This February half term, Beamish Museum will be commemorating the amazing contribution women made to the war effort, during the First World War, with Queens of the Machines…