This weekend, teams will be competing in the 4th annual Harewood Hill-climb Soapbox Derby in West Yorkshire…
Archives for Yorkshire
Quirky scarecrows take over Kettlewell in Yorkshire
Discover a host of quirky characters at this year’s Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival in the Yorkshire Dales…
The humble gooseberry celebrated in traditional show
First established back in 1800, the annual Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show is the oldest surviving gooseberry show in the world…
Skipton hosts a day dedicated to sheep
Skipton means ‘sheep town’, so it’s not surprising that the North Yorkshire town holds an annual event celebrating sheep…
Bales of fun at Oxenhope Straw Race
What connects bales of straw, fancy dress teams, pints of beer and the Yorkshire village of Oxenhope? One of the summer’s quirkiest races, of course!
Canoe trails, pirates and gun fire at Leeds Waterfront Festival
There’ll be canoe trails, water taxis, activities, performances and even gun fire at this year’s Leeds Waterfront Festival…
Once upon a time… there was a fantastical parade in Yorkshire
Strange and mythical creatures from folklore will be taking over the streets in Hebden Bridge this coming weekend…
No sleep ’til the Great Knaresborough Bed Race
What connects a bed, a fancy dress team of runners and the River Nidd? A bed race in Yorkshire of course!
Watch a true cow story at a lazy afternoon film club
A true story of cows, deemed a security threat, is the subject for a lazy afternoon film club in North Yorkshire this month…
Ride and stride at scenic walking festival
A week-long festival will combine walks, beautiful landscapes, local knowledge and live music sessions, along the length of a scenic railway line…
A Festival of Vintage in York
Take a trip to the past this weekend as York’s Festival of Vintage takes place, celebrating all things vintage from the 1930s to the 1960s…
An unusual cooking competition in Yorkshire
This weekend, competitors will be gathering in Yorkshire to take part in a breakfast cooking battle with a difference…
Daring theatre, parties and adventures in Leeds
Exploring everything from power and pop culture, to culture clashes and identity politics, Transform festival returns to the city of Leeds…
Beers, bazaars and Bowie at Whitby Goth Weekend
The town of Whitby is steeped in history with its Abbey ruins and connections to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, making it the perfect location for a goth festival…
Ten quirky Easter events
Looking for some inspiration on how to spend your long Easter weekend? Contrary Life has compiled a round-up of the quirkiest Easter events taking place this year…