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The Torbay Christmas Carnival and Lights Switch On sees costumed participants and impressive floats leave Lymington Road car park to process through the streets. A Santa's Grotto provides even…
The Festival of Time & Space brings together music and science as part of the International Year of Astronomy. Featuring performances and special talks, events take place at the Old Royal…
Dogû, abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features, provide a tantalising link to the mysterious yet remarkable Jômon period (about 12,500-300BC) of Japanese history. The…
London International Antique Dolls, Toys, Miniatures & Teddy Bear Fair
Established for nearly 30 years, the London International Antique Dolls, Toys, Miniatures & Teddy Bear Fair attracts collectors and dealers from around the world. Now taking place quarterly at…
Soundtrack: The International Film and Music Festival for Wales
Soundtrack: The International Film and Music Festival for Wales presents screenings, masterclasses and concerts in and around the Cardiff Bay area, celebrating the creative relationship…
Celebrating the music of Scotland, the Scots Fiddle Festival comes to the historic Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. Amidst a welter of workshops and masterclasses, the fiddling fun includes…
Ten thousand visitors attend events at the Kendal Mountain Festival every year. More than 50 screenings and lectures take place at the Brewery Arts Centre and other local venues. The Mountain…
The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland creates a magical atmosphere this winter with its lantern-making and crafts workshops, Christmas star quest, carol singing and a shop selling the best…
Pre-Christmas Designer Womenswear Warehouse Sale
Christmas comes early at the Designer Womenswear Warehouse Sale at Islington Studios near Finsbury Park. Happy shoppers receive 60%-80% reductions on current stock, catwalk one-offs and…
Radiance: Glasgow Festival of Light
Lose yourself in extravagant light displays and rediscover the beauty of central Glasgow's buildings during Radiance, Scotland's first major "Festival of Light".
Winter Festival at Newbury Racecourse
The Winter Festival at Newbury Racecourse features the Hennessy Gold Cup, the most important of the pre-Christmas steeplechases. A classic of the racing calendar, it was first run in 1957.…
Organ Concerts at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
Enjoy the power of Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church's newly restored organ on the last Saturday of the month. Bringing together two Binns instruments, no-less-a-luminary than young American…
London's Finnish Church hosts a Christmas Fair every November. Pick up cards and gifts, including traditional Finnish Christmas food: rye bread, cheese and salmon, sausage or reindeer meat and…
The city of Plymouth celebrates its unique Mayflower and Transatlantic heritage every Thanksgiving with a dinner and dance in town.
Housed in a 1937 trolleybus depot, Ipswich Transport Museum has an extensive collection of local transport - either built in the area or used to transport its populace around. Visitors can…
Victorian Festival of Christmas
The Victorian Festival of Christmas at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, first held in 2000, offers the chance to browse the festive stalls in the French market, admire the beautifully lit…
Birmingham International Tattoo
The Birmingham International Tattoo at the National Indoor Arena presents massed bands, pipers, dancers, gymnasts and even a dog display team. With more than 1000 international participants…
Waste Not, Want Not at The Museum of Brands displays propaganda posters of the 1940s when Britain had to economise on raw materials, save on energy and salvage scarce commodities, drawing…
If you have a passion for food, you'll be in gourmet heaven when you discover the vast range of foodstuffs at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham's NEC. Each year the event offers both food…
The streets of York come alive for the St Nicholas Fayre, which stretches across the city's main squares and into the historic halls. Specialist stalls, carol singers, festive food and…
