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Dark Skies Festival 2018 - Helmsley star trail

Night-time zip wires and candlelit strolls at the Dark Skies Festival

The Dark Skies Festival takes place from 9th to 25th February, with stargazing, talks and walks, as well as some more quirky events…

Point of Echoes (Photo: Arnim Friess)

An intimate tale of lighthouse keepers

Point of Echoes is an intimate tale of lighthouse keepers, designed especially for village halls, set to tour town and country this Spring…

Independent Venue Week 2018

Independent Venue Week celebrates grassroots music venues in the UK

Independent Venue Week (IVW) will return from Monday 29th January to Sunday 4th February with its biggest celebration of grassroots music venues yet…

The Book Club - Non Alcoholic Cocktails

Schmooze without the booze and enjoy a Dry January

Having a dry January? Contrary Life has compiled a handy guilt-free guide to some great venues for meeting friends, without the temptation of a quick drink or three…

Stonehaven Fireball Ceremony (Photo copyright: Stonehaven Fireballs Association)

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…

Tenby Boxing Day Swim 2017

Brave some freezing festive dips and seasonal swims

Brave souls will be donning their trunks, swimming costumes, and fancy dress outfits this Christmas time, as they prepare to take a dip in their local waters…

Enchanted Parks 2017 - Newcastle Gateshead

A mysterious invitation to an Enchanted Park

Enjoy an after-dark arts adventure in the atmospheric setting of Saltwell Park, Gateshead, this festive season…

Lumiere 2017 - Durham

Everyday heroes to light up Durham’s Lumiere

Lumiere 2017 will transform Durham’s iconic landmarks, including the cathedral, castle and the historic Miners’ Hall at Redhills, from 16th to 19th November…

Magic Fish - Juice Festival 2017

Circus, beatbox battles and poetic storytelling at Juice Festival

This month, Juice Festival returns to the North East from Friday 20th to Saturday 28th October, for nine days of creative and eclectic workshops and events…

Agricultural Show at Beamish Museum

A celebration of rural life in County Durham

Beamish Museum’s Agricultural Show takes place from 14th to 17th September, recreating a typical country show of the early 1900s with sheep shearing, basket making and beekeeping…

Beamish Leek Show

Giant leeks and heavy marrows at Beamish

Beamish Museum in County Durham, will be hosting a Leek Show this weekend, with enormous leeks on display and a special parade…

Daniel Malheur - Airship Northstar 2

Steampunks gather in the North East for Airship Northstar

Enjoy a full weekend celebration of steampunk with Airship Northstar 2, in the unique Ford and Etal Estate in Northumberland, from the 7th to the 9th of July…

Festival of 50s at Beamish Museum

Jive your way to the Festival of 50s at the Beamish Museum

It’s time to practise those 50s hairdos and dust off your petticoats, for Beamish’s Festival of 50s, which takes place from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th July…

Home and Belonging Project workshop - Home and Belonging at Discovery Museum

An exhibition on home and belonging in Newcastle

Artworks created by refugees and asylum seekers will be on display at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle until Sunday 2nd July…

Beamish Georgian Fair 2016

Party like it’s 1799 at Beamish Georgian Fair

From Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th June, visitors can enjoy all the hustle and bustle of a Georgian Fair at the Beamish Museum’s Pockerley Waggonway…

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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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A five-metre tall puppet travels through Crawley
Aura’s Odyssey with five-metre tall puppet visits Crawley

This week, see a five-metre tall puppet travel through Crawley in West Sussex. Puppet Aura will visit the town centre and parks, and ride on an open-top bus…

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