Following on from last week’s rather touching sculpture, we bring you an altogether different kind of sculpture for our latest Curiosity of the Week…
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Fun Palaces bring people together for a tiny revolution
This weekend, get together with your local community, neighbours and the online community, for a tiny revolution…
An illuminated celebration of international comics
This week, watch a celebration of comics in Kendal as the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) presents Illuminos…
A reimagined Winter Droving lights up Cumbria
Celebrate the changing of the seasons and the darker nights with projected lights and public art at The Winter Droving in Cumbria…
Theatre festival staged in St Luke’s Bombed Out Church
Missed a summer of watching theatre and festival performances? A theatre festival in Liverpool is hoping to remedy that with a nine-day outdoor event…
Take part in the World Big Dog Walk challenge
This September, the World Big Dog Walk is encouraging people around the globe to join together (virtually) on their walkies…
Chips and quips: the travelling chippy van taping your tales
This summer, a project in Cumbria is offering you the chance to share your stories whilst you order your chips for tea…
Historic Houses turn blue in support of key workers
This evening, Historic Houses from Scotland to the South West of England will be turning blue in support of Britain’s key workers…
A time travelling musical comedy in Manchester
Cult cabaret duo and leading lights of the UK’s alternative performance scene Bourgeois & Maurice will bring Insane Animals to HOME in Manchester…
Get ready for a trip to Uncle Monty’s this Summer
This Summer, watch UK’s no.1 cult film, Withnail & I, at the cottage where it was filmed. Tickets go on sale this week for this quirky event…
Don’t miss The Last Quiz Night on Earth
This spring, get quizzical with an immersive and innovative new play which is touring to theatres, villages and pubs…
Celebrate your local live music venue
Returning for the seventh consecutive year, Independent Venue Week is a seven day celebration of independent music venues around the UK…
Bloody battles and loud bangs in Cheshire
For more than 40 years, the troops of The Sealed Knot have gathered in the historic town of Nantwich, Cheshire, to re-enact a bloody battle that took place in 1643…
Head on HOME for festival
Beginning this weekend, PUSH Festival will be showcasing a wealth of creative talent from the north west of England…
Old Twelfth Night is the time to go wassailing
On the old Twelfth Night (17th January) a traditional ceremony known as a wassail takes place in villages and orchards across England…