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The Somerset Art Weeks Festival is all set to take place from 23 September to 8 October, this year. During the art festival, more than 350 artist will welcome visitors to the studios, museums, manor houses, country cottages, barns, to a historic paper mill and also to the county's longest gallery. Painters, sculptors, paper makers, wood carvers, ceramists, glass-blowers and willow weavers are opening their doors at 120 venues. Read More»

As the Tour of Britain cycle race arrives in Northumberland, exciting free activities and events will be held along the route, in communities. The events on Monday will be highlighting all things pedal-powered, with opportunities for residents to try out cycling. At Alnwick, in Bondgate Within, from 10am, a series of attractions will be on, including the stunt riding team 3Sixty. Come see in action the cycle-powered juice-maker, or have... Read More»

Basingstoke will be hosting its first ever Pride event with a range of events lined up by the committee behind the LGBT festival. The Pride245 event is set for 17th September and will focus on inclusion, eduction and celebration, under the initiative of local volunteers. The free event will start with a open mic event from 7pm, at the Central Studio, Queen Mary's College. Other events include The Scandalous... Read More»

A free workshop and marketing event to explore the benefits of marketing cycling tourism for the Borders, as fist of its kind event, will be held on 26th September, in Galashiels (Selkirkshire). The event organised by Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland, at the Old Gala House, aims to explore the potential in Galashiels, Melrose and Selkirk areas for cycle tourism. An opportunity for the cycling industry businesses will be... Read More»

The Nottingham October Festival returns again this year with a programmed spread over 6 weeks running from 30th September (Saturday) to 5th November (Sunday). The festival began in 2015 and the popular Spielgeltent returns to Old Market Square with the first event in the City. The festival programme highlights include The Guilded Merkin Burlesque and Cabaret, the City's Got Soul, the Team Edwin Sarr Band, the Royal Vauxhall, Fredie... Read More»

Many locations across the Mid and East Antrim borough and beyond will host events for the European Heritage Open Days, from 9th to 10th September, happening in Northern Ireland. Heritage and Nature: A Landscape of Possibilities – is the theme for 2017. A line-up of free events over the 2 days, to mark the occasion, will be running across the borough. For those interested, details and information are on the... Read More»

There is a workshop at the Sheffield University open to everyone, on 26th August (Saturday), by the team from Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. The workshop is being led by Laura Smyth, Julia Bishop and Bryony Griffith. The workshop will give a deeper insight into doing research online to those new to or having little experience with the digital resources available. The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML) is the leading... Read More»

A team of storytellers will be keeping children spellbound at the Ha'Penny Pier Visitor Centre in Harwich. The free event in its third year, is being hosted by Harwich Society on 28th August, the Bank Holiday Monday, at an annual storytelling day. The storytellers are led by June Bretherton. Others include Lesley Elliot, Mariah Heath, Rosemary Quaintance and Mary Lake. Lesley Elliot co-ordinates, at the visitor centre, the activities... Read More»

Throughout September, Blackpool will be lit up with thousands of fireworks. The World Championships will have pyrotechnic teams from all over the world arriving here to compete, to be crowned as world champions. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to crowd the Blackpool promenade for the spectacular series of events that will he held in the evenings, over weeks. Each event will begin at 7:30pm and fireworks will... Read More»

The Big Caribbean Cookot, a free event, will be hosted Leicester's Market Square on 28th August (Monday). The interesting food festival happening this August Bank Holiday offers culinary delights, children's rides, live music and entertainment. The event is Caribbean, offering music like Reggae, Soca, Ska and Calipso, played by live bands and DJs. It also provides a learning platform and employment for young people, who will be operating stalls... Read More»

The Rotherham Show returns next month, for a 38th time, to run from 10am to 5:30pm, on 9th and 10th September, at the Clifton Park, in this metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire. The show is one of the largest free events hosting live music, activities, entertainment, exhibitors and stalls. Two bands will be performing live in the Clifton Park, at the Rockin' in the Park concert, on the night... Read More»

Friends of the Lake District elvomd you to the great Cumbrian landscapes, to experience Great Landscapes Week, from 2nd to 9th September. The packed programme of events prompts you to share ideas, thoughts and your comments on the importance of landscapes, by offering a range of ways that suits every ability and interest, to experience and involve with the landscapes. To affirm their commitment to protect the marvellous landscapes... Read More»

Milton Keynes is one of UK's most iconic locations, nestled in southern England, and it is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. An official free event for the MK50 year long celebration, produced by IF: Milton Keynes International Festival, called Feast of Fire, will be celebrated on 21st October, Saturday, at Milton Keynes (MK), with the city streets being lit up by fire displays. Find here fireworks and pyrotechnics,... Read More»

QHotels will open its doors, offering a series of free tasters to new golfers. As the largest golf resort operator in UK, the entire group is working to attract more golfers into club membership and to enjoy its benefits. The group is running the Membership Open Weekend, by partnering with NSPCC, from 11th to 13th August, taking place across all its 10 resorts. The free tasters attempt to attract... Read More»

This year's festival of the arts, fit for all ages, the River Weekender, is all set to run from 15th to 17th September. This is the fourth River Weekender and part of the Totally Thames Festival. It is inspired by the river and held by the river at the Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford. This year's packed programme includes Osadia, an extraordinary hair sculpture team. This year Watermans brings you... Read More»

Malvern Hills District Council has a programme of free activities this summer to engage children and families for six weeks. The council has teamed up with Activities for Children, Freedom Leisure and Fortis Living to host a 6-week series of free events. Dukes Meadow Playing Fields will host a family fun day on 4th August (Friday), from 1:30pm to 4pm. On 9th August, Wednesday, the popular event Xplorer will... Read More»

Kids are being invited to a pirate school this summer, on a 27-foot long pirate ship, grounded at a Midland shopping centre. The installation is at Telford Shopping Centre. Kids on their summer holidays are invited to make masks, puppets and swords at the pirate school. Included are singing and games on Mondays, with dressing up, pirate mask making and treasure hunts on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays, there's pirate puppet... Read More»

A range of exciting competitions and free activities await the children of Chester throughout this summer, at the Grosvenor Shopping Centre, from 27 July to 1 September. Chester's leading shopping centre will be encourageing children to join the world of LEGO in a 'PLAY.BUILD.EXPLORE' event with travel-themed LEGO brick figures involved. They can explore themes allowing them to discover icons of adventure, via life-sized LEGO brick figures, that includes,... Read More»

Haverhill Town Council has a summer programme of free events ahead. The fun starts on 26 July, Wednesday, at the Recreation Ground, where the annual Bid Day Out will be hosted between 19am and 4pm. Besides information stalls, there will be fun activities. Find new attractions, like a sprint tunnel, last man standing, looping bikes and a travelator. Other old favourites include kid's inflatable world, climbing wall and bungee... Read More»

The German Bierfest Ashford will be arriving to the town next month, to be hosted in North Park. The town's biggest Bavarian festival will be setting up a 1,200 seat capacity beer garden and adding an exclusive DJ too at this venue on Tannery Lane. There will be an open air German village, as part of the family-friendly festival known as sommerfest, from 10th August to 12th August, Thursday... Read More»