On 5th March, the annual celebration of St Piran’s Day takes place in Cornwall. Celebrate with pasties, plays and parades…
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Savoury saviours head to the World Pasty Championships
Bakers from across the globe are perfecting their crimping, ready for the Eden Project’s World Pasty Championships in Cornwall this month…
Competitors get ready to batter one another this Pancake Day
Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) for most people means pigging out on pancakes, but there is so much more to the day, from local customs to wacky races…
Artists and residents come together to Light Up Poole
This month, residents of a block of flats in Poole will be turning their building into an art gallery as part of the Light Up Poole festival…
Cornwall’s tradition of Silver ball hurling and throwing pennies
St Ives in Cornwall will celebrate the Feast Day of St Ia with a day of quirky events, including the hurling of a special silver ball and throwing pennies to children…
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…
A good dose of slapstick comedy in Bristol
Slapstick, the UK’s biggest celebration of silent screen and classic comedy, will take place in Bristol this month…
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…
Gallery opens arms to thought-provoking exhibition
Open Arms East Devon, the Honiton-based mental health group have launched their first exhibition at Honiton’s Thelma Hulbert Gallery…
Watch a quirky play in a pub on Boxing Day
On Boxing Day, across the country, bands of merry men and women will be performing a traditional and rather quirky Christmas play…
‘Tis the season for chilly dips into icy waters
This festive season, brave souls will be donning their trunks, swimming costumes, and fancy dress outfits as they prepare to take a quick dip in the waters…
Unique light display in Cornwall
Head to the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole this winter, for their unique annual Christmas lights display…
Have an Enchanted Christmas in the woods
This festive season, the Forestry Commission’s National Arboretum at Westonbirt will be transforming into a sensory winter wonderland…
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…
The true story of a revolutionary leader
Fringe First winners, Bear Trap Theatre, will bring the gripping true story of a revolutionary leader to the stage this autumn…