Bristol Harbour Festival returns from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July with a special free programme celebrating the city’s incredible maritime heritage…
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An open air performance of The Pirates of Penzance
Illyria’s 2018 outdoor theatre season is under way, so we headed to Storrs Hall Hotel in Windermere for a performance of The Pirates of Penzance…
Crabbing competitions and shanty singing at Dorset Seafood Festival
Dorset Seafood Festival will take place on 14th and 15th July at Weymouth Harbour, with crabbing competitions, sea shanty singing and hands on activities…
Tales from the sea and shipwreck survival at Clovelly Maritime Festival
This year’s Clovelly Maritime Festival will take place on Saturday 14th July in the village harbour, with sea-themed crafts and entertainment…
A maritime festival in Mousehole
Sea, Salts and Sail, Mousehole’s maritime festival, will take place from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July in the Cornish fishing village…
Watch some Shakespeare in unusual historical locations
This summer, watch a unique production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in some unusual and beautiful historic locations across the UK…
Traditional dance, processions and buggy racing at Lafrowda Festival
Lafrowda, the community arts festival in St Just, Cornwall, takes place from Friday 6th to Saturday 21st July, with shadow puppets, buggy racing and freestyle dancing…
A shed of doom and pop up history talks at Wiltshire festival
Chalke Valley History Festival will take place from Monday 25th June to Sunday 1st July in Wiltshire, with living history encampments, air displays and interactive events…
Music and merriment at Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival
This year’s Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival will take place from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th June, filling the town with singing and merriment…
Redruth celebrates inventor with day of special events
On Saturday 16th June, Redruth in Cornwall will be celebrating Murdoch Day with free, family friendly events, including processions, art, live music and dancing…
Mock elections, parades and serpent dances at Cornwall’s Golowan Festival
The 28th annual Golowan Festival, celebrating midsummer, will take place in Penzance, Cornwall, from Friday 15th to Sunday 24th June, with processions, art, music and fairs…
A Victorian and steampunk celebration in Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe Victorian & Steampunk Festival takes place in Devon from Wednesday 13th to Sunday 17th June, with Tea Duelling Competitions, a fancy dress parade and a visit from the Pearlie Kings and Queens…
Lawn mower racing in Somerset
This weekend, swap mowing the lawn with something a little more exciting, as Red Bull’s Cut It arrives in Cheddar, Somerset…
Race for beer at Gloucestershire’s quirky run
Head to Gloucestershire for a run with an added incentive… Beer! Stroud Beer Race will take place on 4th June and will challenge participants to a 7.2 mile road run with free beer for the first 100 to finish…
Watch shin kicking and spurning the barre at the Cotswold Olimpicks
On Friday 1st June, in the heart of the Cotswolds, a series of quirky rural games will be taking place as Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpicks returns…