The 39th annual World Worm Charming Championships will take place on Saturday 23rd June in Willaston, Cheshire, challenging teams to find the most worms…
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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…
Celebrate British wool and crafts in Cumbria
Woolfest, a celebration of British wool and traditional crafts, takes place in Cockermouth, Cumbria, on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd June…
A legendary thorn tree is celebrated in Cheshire
Appleton Thorn in Cheshire, is the only village in England where the Bawming of the Thorn ceremony takes place, with the annual decoration of a legendary tree…
A Dragon Boat Festival at the World Museum in Liverpool
Liverpool’s Dragon Boat Festival will be taking place on Saturday 16th June at the World Museum with a day of free events, including displays and activities…
Be a quirky record breaker at Another Fine Fest
Another Fine Fest is back on 16th and 17th June with an eclectic mix of music, comedy, art and street theatre, and three World Record breaking attempts!
Step back in time to the Edwardian era at a Cumbrian festival
Grange Over Sands Edwardian Festival will take place on Saturday 9th June in Park Road Gardens, with a day of traditional entertainment…
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…
Visit the big top at the end of the world
Featuring a mix of acrobatics, surprising aerial feats and masterful juggling, The Exploded Circus weaves a story without words, where six women come together to seek order in the chaos and create a new normal…
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…
Etching the City captures a changing industrial landscape
Etching the City, an exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, will feature prints that capture the changing landscape of two major cities, New York and London, in the final years of the industrial revolution…
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…
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…
Scenic walks, music, beer and trains combine for festival
Celebrate the beautiful landscape and local history with walks, talks and music at the ride2stride Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival this May…