A week-long festival will combine walks, beautiful landscapes, local knowledge and live music sessions, along the length of a scenic railway line…
Archives for Yorkshire
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…
Gee up for England’s oldest and oddest horse race
England’s oldest (and perhaps oddest) horse race, the Kiplingcotes Derby, will be taking place this week in Yorkshire…
Unique storytellers from across the globe stream into Settle
Join Settle Stories as they celebrate World Storytelling Day with tales live streamed from around the globe…
Skip, flip and hurl this Pancake Day
From old local customs to wacky races, there are quirky events taking place all over the UK on Pancake Day. Contrary Life brings you a selection of our favourite events…
Stories take over Leeds
International storytellers will be heading to Leeds this month, bringing the ancient artform of storytelling to modern audiences…
Slaithwaite’s legendary smuggling festival
This month, the sleepy village of Slaithwaite in West Yorkshire will be celebrating a local legend with a festival of storytelling, music, and arts and crafts…
Wakefield’s rhubarb festival
Wakefield’s annual culinary festival of all things rhubarb takes places this month featuring the usual mix of foodie entertainment but with a rhubarb-themed twist…
Multi-sensory show tours the UK
A multi-sensory, immersive theatre show, for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities, will be visiting towns and cities across the UK…
Best beard competitions, spectacular battles and forgotten stories of Viking women
JORVIK Viking Festival will feature forgotten stories of Viking women, a battle spectacular, a Viking encampment, Strongest Viking and Best Beard competitions, mead tasting, a Viking banquet and Poo Day…
A fearlessly told story of growing up in a multi-cultural community
Tara Finney Productions and tiata fahodzi present good dog by Arinzé Kene, retelling the stories of multiple characters, families and years…