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Bell Ride Free is entering its 4th year, offering mountain bikers the opportunity to ride for free some of the top bike parks in UK. Bell Helmets announced its continuation this year too of the Bell Ride Free events. The event kicks off this year on 2nd July, at the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, hosting one of the country's most popular MTB venues. Pedabikeaway shop will be open... Read More»

A pop-up art gallery by sweet-makers Maynards Bassetts will be open between 16th and 17th June, in the Soho area of London. The pop up edible art gallery will present a range of artworks made by using sweets, such as wine gums, jelly babies and liquorice all sorts. Visitors can literally eat some of the displays. But not all of these sweet art can be eaten, such as the... Read More»

The Mirfield Arts Festival has this year's theme as 'Mirfield Takes Flight' and includes a Star Trek theme too. The festival; will be held over the weekend of 14 and 16 July, across 12 venues. The town will honour Sir Patrick Stewart, the local hero, best known for his role in Star Trek, by incorporating into the festivities a Star Trek theme. According to Jenney Tomlinson, organiser, the festival... Read More»

A scheme offers aspiring actors to take part in a theatrical melodrama. A free workshop is being offered on 17th June to amateur actors in Richmond, at the Georgian Theatre Royal, the most complete Georgian playhouse in the country. The workshop, part of the annual Georgian festival of Richmond, provides expert training in the theatrical traditions and acting styles of 19th century melodrama. The workshop offers audition for a parts... Read More»

Make Music Day is the world's biggest music festival held annually, with free events being hosted in over 750 cities, across 120 countries. The music festival started more than 30 years back in France, takes place this year on 21st June, as an all day mass celebration of music, in all its forms, where everyone can join together and play music. Free events happening at places across UK include- performing... Read More»

The Clerkenwell Design Week is a must-see annual design festival, which runs from 23rd to 25th May. The 3-day festival now in its 8th year, spreads over a two-and-a-half square miles, has 7 main exhibitions, with each having a different theme, spread across 7 main venues with 100 spaces in total. Visitors can follow the pink signs to take them through the district, from Exmouth Market to Smithfield, to... Read More»

Cardiff will be hosting the Diffusion Festival across the city and the month-long programme of exhibitions and events has also The Diffusion:Cardiff International Festival of Photography, featuring a theme of revolution, spread across 20 venues. Diffusion Festival features over 60 artists from across the globe. Over 26 exhibitions will be featuring work at the festival which runs from 1st May to 31st May. State of the Nations is one... Read More»

The Arable Event is a free event, now in its 4th year, which will be held on 21st June this year. The event planned at Weston Under Lizard, on the Shropshire and Staffordshire border, is organised by Wynnstay and GrainLink. Last year, the event pulled in over 1,200 farmers and contractors, plus arable industry specialists from places like Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire and beyond. This year... Read More»

To increase the public's awareness of financial fraud risks, Barclays is spearheading a national safety drive with a £10 million spend. Barclays' Digital Eagles, a nationwide force 17,000 strong, will provide free support clinics for the one million SMEs in UK and offer teaching people digital safety. Some 500 free events will be delivered by Barclays Business Eagles across the nation, including Liverpool, Ipswich and Cornwall. The programme aims... Read More»

The Perth Festival of the Arts is a highlight in Scotland's cultural calendar. The festival which opens on 15th May, runs till 27th May and is an annual 11-day festival. The festival now covers all platforms, but originally it focused on opera and classical music only, when found in 1972. There are many events in this year's programme. The festival this year is being opened by a recital by... Read More»

LEAF Open Farm Sunday will open the gates of hundreds of farms across the UK on 11th June, Sunday, to give the public an opportunity to see what farmers do and how their work impacts people's lives. From the first LEAF Open Farm Sunday event, 1.8 million people have visited this annual event till today. This year farms across the country from Cornwall to Orkney, will welcome visitors young... Read More»

Scotland's annual national book gifting programme, Bookbug Week, will run from 15 May to 21 May. The annual celebration will have hundreds of free events across the country for children and babies. Bookbug's Big Giggle is this year's theme. A fun and playful theme, it encourages both parents and carers to share with children, playful stories and songs. The theme highlights laughter as essential to building bonds and for... Read More»

The first of the two Great British Tennis Weekends will take place this weekend in Lincolnshire. Free events will be offered in Lincolnshire's parks and clubs, first in this weekend on 13th May (Saturday) and 14th May (Sunday) and the next weekend on 22th May (Saturday) and 23rd May (Sunday). Friends, families and everyone interested can during this summer get on to court to try out the game in... Read More»

Lee Valley Golf Course will be offering free sessions and expert advice, with also some Foot Golf sessions too. These special golf days offer both youngsters and ladies the chance to tee off for free. They are offered either a 9 or 18 hole play on the parkland course. Also open on weekends and during school holidays, is the 18-hole Foot Golf course, from 12 noon to 1:45 pm, but... Read More»

The Race Week Festival is being organised by Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council, which will run from 7th May to 13th May, with a line-up of free activities taking place all over the area. The family-oriented programme for the festival is in support of the Vauxhall International NW 200 to be held soon. A time-honoured tradition of the festival is The Family Motor Fest at East Strand Portrush,... Read More»

Glasgow will be hosting the Dance International Glasgow which will run until 21s May (Sunday). The Tramway will be a hub for a series of performances and many other events, being held across Glasgow city. Some of the world's leading directors, choreographers and companies will be taking part in a world of 'film and animation'. The festival aims to be accessible, introduce dance to a new audience and to... Read More»

A Death Cafe event coming to North Devon will be held on 10th May, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm, at the Raleigh Gallery Restaurant, Level 0, in North Devon District Hospital (NDDH). The free event as part of the Dying Matters Awareness Week and is being led by Pop-Up Death Cafe Devon, who frequently run the Death Cafes across Mid Devon and North Devon. It is being led by two... Read More»

The Gwanwyn arts festival is part of a Wales-wide arts festival for older people in Pembrokeshire. Older people above 50 can try their hand at digital film-making at free workshops to be held at Milford Haven and Fishguard libraries in May. The festival is being run by the Age Cymru, a national charity which also gives grants to groups to hold events, where older people can participate in creative and... Read More»

To mark World Tai Chi Day, UK Shaolin Temple of Southampton will host on Saturday (29 April), a half-hour free session in Shirrley, for people who have never tried out Tai Chi. Visitors can try out the class from 10am to 10:30am, with Shi Yan Min, the 34th generation warrior monk from China. The event covers relaxation, deep breathing and flowing movements. It will be streamed live via Facebook... Read More»

The Isle of Wight will be hosting at Newport its 6th Newport Jazz Weekend, from 1st June to 4th June. The jazz music event promises to be the best ever with the National Youth Jazz orchestra being the featured big band which celebrated in 2015 its 50th anniversary. Liane Carrol voted at the British Jazz Awards 2016, as Best British Jazz vocalist, will close the event on Sunday. She... Read More»