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The Royal Bank of Canada V Series will bring back team cycling race to the streets of Canary Wharf for a second time, on 15th September (Thursday). The free-to-watch event will start at 6pm bringing 20 corporate teams to race each other and the clock, on a closed road circuit 1 km long, being held again in this major business district of East London. Last year the event witnessed... Read More»

The South Lakes village of Gleaston will showcase its heritage and rich history to the public through a series of events from 8th to 11th September. The public will be allowed to explore its history and participate in a series of tours and talks set up by the Morecambe Bay Partnership, in Gleaston, as part of a festival of heritage open days being held nationwide. Historian Neil Whalley will... Read More»

The Freedom Festival will be hosted in Hull, from 2nd September (Friday) to 4th September (Sunday), across the Yorkshire city's Fruit Market, Hull Truck Centre, Queens Gardens, Marina and City Centre. Not only is the Freedom Festival a great spectacle but is also a cultural arts extravaganza, over the 3 days. It all started as a street celebration in 2007, as part of the William Wilberforce bicentenary celebrations, marking... Read More»

Free taster sessions in hockey are being offered by the Matlock Baileans Hockey Club (Derbyshire) on two dates. The first is on 8th September and the other on 12th September. The sessions are to encourage people to take up the Olympic sport of hockey, backed by the Olympic success of Team GB in Rio. Great Britain's women's hockey team struck gold for the first time, in the final on... Read More»

The South Lincolnshire Walking Festival will be held from 24th September, up to 30th October and people are encourage to discover the varied landscape and hidden gems of the area in a series of free guided walks. Heritage Lincolnshire is encouraging anyone interested in walking, to join the free walks in South Holland, Boston, North and South Kesteven. Organisations like Curly Dog Walking and Adventures, RSPB, Ales and Trails... Read More»

The Notting Hill Carnival is all set to hit the streets of west London this August Bank Holiday weekend, falling on 28th and 29th August. The carnival is an amazing free event with one million visitors expected to descend here to enjoy the celebrations of Caribbean music, food, drink and culture. The carnival known to be Europe's biggest street party, has been running since 1966 every year in summer,... Read More»

The annual art exhibition by a group of artists at the St. Mathew’s Church in Sutton Bridge, will be held form Saturday (27th August) to 2nd September (Friday), with about 300 paintings made by over one hundred amateur and professional artists on show, at the venue. Many well known and talented artists will participate, to exhibit their work over a wide range of subjects, remarked organiser Geof De Roux. Last year’s... Read More»

The Open Mic Comedy is returning after a gap of about 3 years and this time to Quay Arts, in Newport, Isle of Wight. The first show will be hosted by Nigel Walsh on 28th October. This will also mark the start of a new monthly comedy night, or at least once a month. Those who like to try a hand at the show, can register by sending an... Read More»

A free event is coming to Shillingstone Station, on 4th September (Sunday), to celebrate and remember the closed Somerset and Dorset Railway. The performance, 'The Lost Railway', is to be held at the station at 7:30pm and is a free event for all ages, with sound, light, song, music and performance. The show will light up the old station in the evening, allowing people to watch and wander in,... Read More»

Ainsdale village green will be hosting on 11th September, what is called a 'picnic on the green'. The festival on the green, set in Ainsdale (Sefton, Merseyside), will feature live music and other old fashioned events. Families can enjoy fun events like sack race, tug-of-war, 3-legged race and egg-and-spoon race. The free event is set to take place during the Southport Air Show. The village green will provide visitors... Read More»

The KCOM Stadium is all set to stage the Humber Car Show. Returning for the third year, the ever popular free charity show in Kingston upon Hull, will see thousands of people coming to the venue that will be surrounded by hundreds of top-end cars. The show on Sunday (21 August) starts  at 10am, to run until 4pm. The cars on show include the Ferrari 360 Spider, an Aston Martin... Read More»

Liverpool's Folk Festival is all set to be celebrated from the 26th to 29th of August. The inaugural Folk Festival will see as many as a hundered folk artists perform over the exciting weekend. This free event, a first of its kind festival in the city, will be taking place at the Albert Dock, over the Bank Holiday weekend. The free festival will have both up-and-coming artists and established... Read More»

The Dartmoor Wildlife Festival will be taking place on the 28th August (Tuesday), at the Meldon Old Quarry, this summer. This family-friendly free event hosted together by Okehampton Hamlets Parish Council joining hands with the Dartmoor National Park, will help people discover what's special about Dartmoor's wildlife, according to Conservation and Outreach officer, Clare Partridge, at Dartmoor National Park. The largest land slug in the world is home to... Read More»

The Tuck Fest is now an annual event that will be taking place this time at the outskirts of Portstewart at the NW200 Paddock on 21st August, Sunday. The event that took everyone by surprise last year saw well over 100 trucks tun up and this year too the number has already risen to 300. The organsiers are being swamped with participants. The Event Manager of the fest, Chris... Read More»

The popular Worcester Show is returning to Worcester this year to be hosted for the 11th time, at Gheluvelt Park, on the 14th of August, Sunday. The Worcester show will open at 10am and run up to 5pm, featuring the usual mix of attractions, competitions and other entertainment. There will be more than 130 competitions, to be held in various categories, including crafts, clay, cookery, photography, floral decorations and... Read More»

The world premier of 'A Splotch of Red: Keir Hardie in West Ham', will be staged towards the end of the month in Newham (east London). The play is from the same director, creative team and writer acclaimed for the version of 'Animal Farm' by Orwell, played as 'Revolution Farm'. James Martin Charlton has directed this play by Jim Kenworth. The performances are free and supported by the Newham... Read More»

The annual hot air balloon festival is returning to Bristol very soon. The free event, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, will take place from 11th to 14th August, at Ashton Court. This year will see over 150 hot air balloons take to the skies above Bristol, in the early dawn and at dusk, as a spectacular flotilla take-off show, subject to weather conditions. Over the course of the 4... Read More»

The Omskirk Motofest is a free motoring extravaganza, that doubles into a free family event, is returning on 28th August (Sunday) to the town this year. The Concours d'Elegance competition is a very popular show that helps to attract thousands of people here, which is one of the biggest free family events of the north west. The town centre streets and Coronation Park will have on display over 300... Read More»

The De La Warr Pavilion will be venue to free Sunset Screening of some classic films. The screenings will be outdoors using the sea-facing wall of the building, for people to enjoy. The show starts off with the screening on 6th August, Saturday, of “The Jungle Book”. Another screening is on 20th August, Saturday, of the movie- “Little Shop of Horrors”. As the films are shown at sunset, at... Read More»

Organiser of the Northbound Festival will be arranging a free street party in Cockermouth, on the Main street, to be held on 6th August, Saturday. The free event is to celebrate the town's recovery from the devastating floods in December. The Northbound Street Party will be held from 11am to 9pm, featuring a main stage, an acoustic stage, a picnic area, children's activities and a bar. The main stage... Read More»