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Celluloid Screams 2017 - Sheffield

Get in the mood for Halloween with Celluloid Screams

This year’s Celluloid Screams, Sheffield’s Horror Film Festival, will take place from Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st October, with special screenings and guest appearances…

Whiston Festival of Brass - Brasstonbury

Never mind Glastonbury, head to Brasstonbury

Brasstonbury, Yorkshire’s alternative to Glastonbury, will take place on Saturday 7th July with brass bands performing throughout the day…

Wrought festival - Sheffield

Intimate performances in unusual places at Wrought festival

Wrought festival takes place from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th April in Sheffield, with more than 30 national and international artists…

World Water Bombing Championships – Macmillan – Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Don your fancy dress and make a splash at the World Water Bombing Championships

This year’s World Water Bombing Championships take place at Ponds Forge in Sheffield on Wednesday 6th May 2015. This will be the eleventh annual event…

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Meet the Medieval Surgeon at Conisbrough Castle

Any teeth you want pulling, or relatives you want poisoning? Then Meet the Medieval Surgeon at Conisbrough Castle in South Yorkshire on 5th and 6th July…

Whiston Festival of Brass

Glastonbury is over, now it’s time for Brasstonbury

The 2014 Whiston Festival of Brass takes place on Saturday 5th July with a brass band contest, concert and family entertainment throughout the day…

World Water Bombing Championships – Macmillan – Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

The World Water Bombing Championships are back with a splash

The World Water Bombing Championships will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year, when it returns to Ponds Forge in Sheffield on Wednesday 7th May 2014…

Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire (Photo: English Heritage)

Learn some etiquette this Easter at Butler School

Make sure your shoes are polished, ready for Butler School at Brodsworth Hall this April. Learn the all important etiquette of a country house…

Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire (Photo: English Heritage)

Ghost Stories after Dark at Brodsworth Hall

Get your weekend off to a spooky start with ghosts, ghouls and ghastly tales at Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire on Friday 11th April…

Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire (Photo: English Heritage)

Brodsworth Hall by Candlelight

Visit the magnificent Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire at twilight for a unique view of the hall on 21st and 22nd March 2014…

Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, South Yorkshire, English Heritage

A Christmas Carol at Brodsworth Hall

Enjoy the seasonal Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol at Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire on 28th and 29th December…

Brighouse Victorian Christmas - Photo Steven Lord

Celebrate Christmas in a style even Scrooge would enjoy

Celebrate Christmas in Dickensian and Victorian style with Contrary Life’s pick of traditional and fun festive events for all the family…

Translunar Paradise @ MAC (Photo: Alex Brenner)

A play without words to leave you speechless

Both funny and sad, Translunar Paradise is a play told entirely without words. Catch the show as it tours the UK during October and November…

The HandleBards - Peculius - (Photo: Callum Cheatle)

4 actors, 4 bicycles, 40 characters and a 926 mile adventure

The HandleBards, a cycling tour of two of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night, will be pedalling to a town near you…

Whiston Festival of Brass

A fanfare of music at Whiston Festival of Brass

The Whiston Festival of Brass aims to promote Brass Band music and takes place in the village of Whiston in Yorkshire on 6th July…

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Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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