Quirky Guide

How would you celebrate the Feast of the Assumption? Does an all-nighter followed by an enormous cooking competition appeal?

Fibreglass is for softies and wooden hulls are for wimps. The test of a true sailor is to guide a bundle of soggy cardboard round a 1km racecourse.

The greasy grapplings of this olive oil wrestling festival are the world’s oldest continuous annual sporting event.

Is it art? Theatre? Or a model village gone berserk? This is a live do-it-yourself show where the audience create a miniature town with a life of its own.

Who needs water to host a boat race? Certainly not the residents of Alice Springs.

Hidden in the southeast corner of Estonia is what many call the smallest kingdom in the world, the Seto Kingdom.

Camel polo has a long history in the Middle East, but the sport hasn’t been played in Europe… until now.

Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Where do clowns go to church?” Well, let me tell you - they go to Holy Trinity Church, Dalston.

Unleash your inner swamp monster while ironing out some wrinkles at one of South Korea’s biggest festivals.

Secret Cinema have made not knowing what film is showing – or where or when! – really exciting.