Welcome to England’s largest festival of history and culture!

Every September some 46,000 volunteers across England organise 5,500 events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. It's your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore.

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Medway Queen – a heroine of Dunkirk

Built for summer day cruises in the the jazz age, Medway Queen showed her real metal during the Second World War,…

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DAWNS.live – watching the sun rise

Last week thousands of people from across the UK got up early and snuggled with their tea and toast to watch the…

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Nursing’s Nightingales

Did you know that 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife? That it is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the…

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BLOG: Curious Collections

Welcome to England’s largest festival of history and culture!

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Medway Queen – a heroine of Dunkirk

DAWNS.live – watching the sun rise

Nursing’s Nightingales

Take to the Skies - Introducing The Shuttleworth Collection

HODs Newsletter

Event directory

Festival spotlights