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Home > Archives for UK festivals

Archives for UK festivals

Nozstock - The Hidden Valley

Eccentric Festival in The Hidden Valley

Now in its 15th year, Nozstock is a small family-run event set in a beautiful rural part of Herefordshire. The eccentric festival features music, comedy and fancy dress…

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A word in your ear

Beyond The Border is an international festival of storytelling featuring storytellers, musicians, poets, singers, writers and artists from around the globe…

Golowan Maritime Festival, Penzance, Cornwall

Golowan Maritime Festival 2012

Golowan Maritime Festival at Penzance Harbour in Cornwall is a traditional boat festival with music, dancing, food and drink as well as plenty of heritage and traditional boats…

Fringe in the Fen, music festival in Cambridgeshire by James Blatch

Eight days of music and arts at Fringe in the Fen

Fringe in the Fen is a new eight day music and arts festival in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support which runs from 9-16 July 2011, in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire…

Moor Fest

A feast of festivals

Summer is here again and so are the usual big festivals. But what if you want something a bit different this year? Well look no further, as Contrary Life brings you a round-up of some small and quirky festivals taking place in the coming months across the UK…

Curiosity of the Week

Take a ride through history at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Pleasure Beach sign

For our latest Curiosity of the Week, we thought we’d bring you a bit of cheery escapism in the form of fairground rides!

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Discover nocturnal wildlife wonders at Virtual Dark Skies Festival
Dalby Forest North York Moors Dark Skies cSteve Bell

This year’s Dark Skies Festival is going virtual to help you explore space, nocturnal wildlife and the night sky…

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