The 8th annual UK Wife Carrying Race takes place in Dorking, Surrey, on 8th March. Each competitor must carry their ‘wife’ uphill and over obstacles to win…
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Dress in your tinsel and tiaras to celebrate Twelfth Night in Guildford
Celebrate Twelfth Night in Guildford, Surrey, with the Pilgrim Morris Men as they perform their mummers play at various pubs around town…
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…
Put down the Angry Birds and watch the Swan Upping 2013
This year’s Swan Upping will start on Monday 15th July departing from Sunbury, and end at Abingdon, Oxfordshire on Friday 19th July…
Wassailing at Swan Barn Farm
Learn the art of the wassail and improve your chances of a bumper crop this year by taking part in an ancient rite that dates back centuries. Join Swan Barn Farm for an evening of spirit warding, superstition and family fun by performing a torch-lit traditional wassailing ceremony…
Hit the road Jack and head to Carshalton
Carshalton’s Straw Jack is a harvest celebration of man and nature working together which culminates in the burning of the straw figure along with much merriment. Join the fun on 8th September 2012 from 12 noon…
Escape the rat race and join the bee, lion and squirrel race with the Mascot Grand National
A Guinness World Record attempt for the largest mascot gathering takes place at Kempton Park on 7th May 2012 (bank holiday)…
Merry Wives of Windsor, 1950s style
A production of William Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor set in the 1950s at the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, 29th September – 1st October 2011…
Affordable art and a variety of vintage in Caterham
The first Caterham Vintage and Art Fair will take place on 17th September 2011 at Soper Hall…