Visitors to Studland Bay on Sunday will be able to make mountains in the sand and find their heads in the clouds with two immersive art interventions…
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A Haunted Existence tours the UK
Tom Marshman’s true life show, A Haunted Existence, about a West Country town rocked by homophobia in the 1950s, will tour the UK…
Surfing tradition at the World Belly Board Championships
Watch a thoroughly old-school surfing event in Cornwall this weekend as the World Belly Board Championships 2019 take place on Perranporth Beach…
Hats off to Bridport’s quirky festival
Head to Dorset this weekend for a quirky celebration of hats, featuring a mass hat-wearing photoshoot, hatted dogs and best hat competitions…
Cornish dance, quirky games and a gigantic pasty
Join a celebration of the humble pasty in Cornwall this weekend, as Redruth hosts its annual International Mining & Pasty Festival…
There’s something fishy going on in Clovelly
Every year, the north Devon village of Clovelly celebrates its famous lobsters and crabs, sustainably caught by its fishermen, with a day of family friendly fun and entertainment…
A quirky bank holiday ball game in the Cotswolds
This bank holiday Monday in Gloucestershire, footballers will be swapping the turf for water, in a football match with a difference…
Fun fruit races in Devon
Every year the Totnes Elizabethan Society organise a series of unusual races through the streets of the Devon market town…
British Firework Championships go off with a bang
See some of the country’s best pyrotechnic skills on display in Devon this month as the British Firework Championships 2019 take place in Plymouth…
Hot air balloons bring a warm glow to Bristol
See more than 130 hot air balloons fill the sky over Bristol this weekend, as Europe’s largest ballooning event takes place…
Maritime themed fun in Devon’s unique village
The unique Devon village of Clovelly will be hosting a Lifeboat Weekend & Maritime Festival this weekend, with stilt entertainers and games…
Head to the coast for quirky water themed fun
This summer, head to the UK coast for a host of quirky contests and family-friendly nautical-themed entertainment…
Radical film, music and talks at Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival
The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival will take place in Dorset with radical film screenings in a vintage mobile cinema, a left wing indie disco and live artpunk kitchencore music…
Honiton’s quirky tradition of throwing hot pennies
What does a town crier, a decorated pole, a glove, and some warmed up coins have in common? A quirky annual tradition in Honiton…
Hula hooping, circus and baby racing at Bristol Harbour Festival
Bristol Harbour Festival returns this weekend with a hula hooping street show, baby racing and stilt walking mer-people…