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…
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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…
Join devils and dragons at the Winter Watch Parade
Join a host of characters including the Lord of Misrule, devils, dragons, Romans, and a group of giant skeletons for the Winter Watch Parade…
A taste of Christmas past with Dickens, knights and street urchins
Take a trip to Christmas past, in a more pleasant way than Scrooge did, by visiting one of the many Dickens, Victorian and medieval themed events taking place this winter…
Forget fake news, watch the World’s Biggest Liar
Every November, a rural pub in Cumbria is taken over by tall tales and silly stories as the World’s Biggest Liar competition takes place…
Clowns are Out of Order in Manchester
An experimental performance art group returns to Manchester this week with a troupe of hapless clowns…
Discoveries and secrets at this year’s Being Human festival
From trawling for treasures in archives to discovering secret lives and overlooked histories, the annual Being Human festival is back this month…
Planets, shuttles and astronauts Light Up Lancaster
This year’s Light Up Lancaster will see two nights of illumination, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission…
Street theatre, torch bearers and Balkan melodies at Winter Droving
The Winter Droving is an annual cultural event in Cumbria, celebrating the changing of the seasons with music, masked fire processions and quirky entertainment…
Viz World Record challenge and zombie concert at comic art festival
This weekend, a world of comic art will return to Kendal for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival with live drawing, exhibitions and special events…
Zombies and werewolves in Manchester for Grimmfest
Grimmfest, one of the UK’s leading cult and genre film festivals, will take place at the Odeon Great Northern cinema in Manchester this week…