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The Electric Nights event returns for Christmas to the Tiverton Pannier Market, on 3rd December, Saturday. The Electric Nights Streetfood, earlier this month, won the Devon Life Food & Drink Awards for Best Food Event 2016. This Christmas themed event in Tiverton town, Mid Devon, has plenty to offer for people of all ages and is the first event after winning the award. The evening will start off with... Read More»

Free tickets are up for grabs to those interested in a Preview Screening of the hit BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax, which is returning to the TV screen for this Christmas. See performances of Nicola Walker playing as Gillian, Jocobi playing as Alan, Anne Reid as Celia and Sarah Lancashire in the role of Caroline, in the sneak preview next month, of the TV show's two-part special for... Read More»

The White Rock Theatre in Hastings, East Sussex, will host a free screening on 30th November, at 7:00pm, of the film 'Speed Sisters'. The Hastings Palestine Solidarity Campaign is presenting the film which is by Amber Fares, the Lebanese/Canadian film maker. The film tackles the issues of gender in racing and also gender in Palestine, with focus on life under occupation in Palestine. The movie has received much acclaim... Read More»

Lighting of the Lights is the big switch-on event for Christmas at Ilfracombe, the seaside resort on North Devon Coast, that will be building up at the Square next to the war memorial, on 25th November (Friday), with its traditional features and new activities. Following, on Sunday, will be Combe Christmas Winter Weekend, a brand new event packed with activities for people of any age. The Ilfracombe Christmas festivities,... Read More»

The popular festive event of Christmas Market will be held at Pembroke Castle this year between 25th and 27th November (from Friday to Sunday), over the weekend. The annual community event is a popular addition to Pembrokeshire's festive season, which usually attracts 10,000 visitors over the weekend and showcases products from the county and neighbouring areas. The event is a place to get gifts for family and friends, from... Read More»

This year's Christmas Lights Switch On in Oldham is happening at the town centre, on 20th November, Sunday, starting at 4pm, in Parliament Square. The special guest at this free event this year are Boogie Storm, the dancing Stormtroopers of Britain's Got Talent fame. They will be joined on stage by Oldham's Ollie and Millie, Chase and Marshall (PAW Patrol) and a mix of local singers and performers. A... Read More»

International Games Day is an annual event and Hartlepool Central Library is organising on Saturday, 19th November, a Games Marathon to mark the day. Hartlepool Central Library will team up with tearoom and games shop- tea@Hart, to host the free event at the library from 10am to 2pm. The Games Marathon will host numerous traditional games. The fun continues after the library closes, at tea@Hart, offering a wide range... Read More»

This week’s Wednesday Freebies section consists of topics on- a) Blacksmiths gather for St. Clements Day at Sticklepath; b) Free tickets to recording of pilot comedy show by BBC; c) Get a free sample of 'Scent of A Dream' fragrance. Also, check out for more freebies in our blog section everyday. Blacksmiths gather for St. Clements Day at Sticklepath The annual gathering of blacksmiths from all parts of the country, at Finch... Read More»

One of the highlights of the year long celebration of 'The Year of Making Sheffield', from March 2016 to March 2017, is the special free event 'Year of Making Showcase', at the Crucible Theatre in the city centre. The event is being hosted by Rob Hastie, the new Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, on Tuesday (15th November), as a free event where anyone can attend. The year long festival... Read More»

An outdoor digital light exhibition, Lighwaves, will be hosted by Quay Culture from 9th December until 18th December, at Salford Quays and MediaCityUK, running daily between 12pm and 10:30pm. The annual free event will showcase local, national and international artists, displaying their digital light displays, also featuring 9 artworks in public spaces. The displays will spread across from Salford Quays' Plaza, filling spaces from The Lowry to the Lowry... Read More»

The D-Day Museum, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, will offer free entry on Remembrance Sunday, falling on 13th November (Sunday). Staff at the D-Day Museum will make presentations about the plans for the future transformation of D-Day Museum at 12:00pm and 2:00pm. The Development Officer at D-Day Museum, Andrew Whitmarsh, said the D-Day Museum was being awarded £4 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund, as announced earlier this year, towards the... Read More»

This week’s Wednesday Freebies section consists of topics on- a) Series of free events at Cambridge International Jazz Festival 2016; b) Free entry to Christmas Lantern Parade in Swindon; c) Get your free sample of La Roche-Posay Toeriane Ultra. Also, check out for more freebies in our blog section everyday. Series of free events at Cambridge International Jazz Festival 2016 Get ready for a exciting treat in jazz music next week, as... Read More»

The Scottish Book Trust has a full programme of free events lined up at the end of this month, for the Book Week Scotland 2016. The festival will be delivered from 21st to 27th of November and will be rooted in the central theme of Discovery this year. The 5th national celebration of books and reading in Scotland, will host activities and events across Scotland, with something for everyone,... Read More»

Atlantic Sessions will be returning in its eighth year, to 30 venues across the North Coast, and will be showcasing over 50 artists throughout 4 days, from 17th to 20th November. Gigs will be hosted at pubs, cafes, coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, music venues and the Town Halls, by the finest performers from Northern Ireland, across the three resorts of Portstewart, Portrush and Portballintrae. Visitors can follow music trails... Read More»

Families can enjoy a spectacular night of fireworks and music this weekend, on Saturday, 5th November, at Seaton Carew, Hartlepool. Organised by the Hartlepool Borough Council, the free annual event, Hartlepool Fireworks and Music Spectacular, will be held near the bus station and clock tower. The event is coinciding this year on Guy Fawkes Night itself, coming with a 'sci-fi' theme this year. It will start at 4pm and... Read More»

Jimmy Carr will be hosting a free event of Encyle Sesions, on 11th November, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm, in the Conor Lecture Theatre of the Ulster University, Belfast. Encycle Studios has launched Encycle Sessions, a series of Q&A sessions, live with leading thinkers to explore creative thinking, drawn from the arts, culture, entertainment and technology. Jimmy Carr, one of the best loved and respected British comedians on television and... Read More»

The Digital Ilkley event, on 1st November, at the Kings Hall and Winter Gardens, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, is a free event featuring speakers and activities, with Adi Grover, Marvel comic illustrator and Mark Wright, Apprentice TV show winner, attending the event. Adi Grover is to be judge at a competition for year six children, to be held for primary schools, to create a digital game to be used by... Read More»

Coinciding with the Light Night celebrations, the Dundee Festival of Architecture will have a wooden map of Scotland that incorporates virtual reality technology, as a 2016 showcase. The big display includes the Prospect North exhibition. The map shows the different stories of 15 communities that have used architecture and design to change their area. The map uses augmented reality. The showcase event is being coordinated by many organisations, that... Read More»

To celebrate Halloween, West Norfolk Council and Vancouver Quarter have teamed up to run a special trail around King's Lynn town centre on 31st October (Monday). Children and their parents should go between 3pm and 5:30pm to Baxter's Plain, opposite to Costa Coffee and Argos, to collect from the Halloween HQ, a special Halloween map, before they go about the town centre, collecting from retailers the stamps. Participants who... Read More»

The free event in King's Lynn, Fawkes in The Walks at Lynn's park, is an annual free fireworks display that returns on 4th November (Friday) this time, in its 8th year of celebration. This year's event sees a traditional bonfire and a spectacular firework display, promising to be as impressive as before. The event starts at 6pm, the bonfire will be lit at 6:30pm by Mayor David Whitby and... Read More»