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Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival

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

The HandleBards on tour

The HandleBards head out on bikes to pedal their plays

Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…

British Asparagus Festival

Have a green spring with the British Asparagus Festival

Did you know, it’s the beginning of asparagus season in the UK? And in the Vale of Evesham, this means it’s the start of a two-month long celebration with a host of quirky characters and unusual events…

Shoot Festival

See blossoming talent at Shoot Festival this spring

This spring, discover Coventry’s brightest new creatives and performers at the city’s Shoot Festival…

Cast of Platform 4's Triffids (Image: Andi Sapey)

Go on a gig-theatre adventure with Triffids!

Take time out this month to go on an gig-theatre adventure with music, sound and pictures…

Ice Curling at Roxy Lanes, The Light in Leeds

Three fun places to try curling

After Team GB’s recent triumph at the Olympics, you might be tempted give curling a try this winter. So, here’s three fun places to seek out…

Emii Alrai, The Courtship of Giants at Eastside Projects

Giant sculptures to hold you captive in Birmingham

Weave your way around giant sculptures and imaginative hunting arenas in Eastside Projects in Birmingham…

BeFestival Universal Story

The creative and captivating BE FESTIVAL returns to Birmingham

BE FESTIVAL, Birmingham’s creative celebration of European theatre returns to Birmingham Rep this winter…

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - Staffordshire

Watch a quirky dance with horns in Staffordshire

Start your Monday off right, by watching a quirky dance take place in Staffordshire. The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is an annual local custom…

LukeWright, The Ballad Seller by Andrew Florides

Poet brings bawdy street ballads to life in new show

This summer onwards, award-winning poet Luke Wright will tour his new show, The Ballad Seller, across the country…

Also Festival 2021 in Warwickshire

A summer festival of new ideas and relaxation

If you’re keen to get back out to a festival this summer, after a difficult year, then ALSO 2021 may be just what you’re looking for…

The Language of Kindness banner (JJ Noakes Creative)

The Language of Kindness celebrates front-line healthcare workers

The Language of Kindness is a joy-filled celebration of nurses and front-line healthcare workers that’s currently touring parts of the UK…

Flatpack Film Festival 2021

Beer, art and animation at Flatpack Film Festival

Fancy discovering a whole host of new films, from animation to documentaries? Well, you’re in luck as this year’s Flatpack Film Festival is about to kick off…

Artist Suriya Aisha

Fun Palaces bring people together for a tiny revolution

This weekend, get together with your local community, neighbours and the online community, for a tiny revolution…

Emma Talbot, When Screens Break

Future worlds and strange matter in Birmingham

Are you ready to step into future worlds and discover strange matter this autumn? Then head over to the innovative public art gallery, Eastside Projects…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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