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The Edinburgh Fringe's annual Funniest Joke award has been scrapped for 2025, with UKTV citing the need to "reflect on how we continue to support comedy in the best way possible" due to evolving commissioning practices. Despite this, the channel remains committed to promoting great comedy
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Latitude Festival returns to Henham Park in Suffolk from July 24 to July 27, featuring chart-topping headliners and award-winning comedians. This year's line-up includes Sting, Fatboy Slim, the Kaiser Chiefs, Snow Patrol, and special guest Elbow, as well as comedy headliners Greg Davies, Reggie Watts, and Bridget Christie.
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The inaugural Flow Fest Beer Festival, hosted by The Niagara Falls Exchange and Counterpart Brewing, promises to be a unique experience for beer enthusiasts in Ontario. The event will take place on July 26 at the Sylvia Place culture hub facility in Niagara Falls, featuring live music, a convoy of
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A cultural feast was held in Huanzhou Ancient City on the evening of July 21, where folk song artists from surrounding counties and districts in five northwestern provinces gathered to showcase the unique charm of Northwest folk songs. The event, sponsored by Huan County Culture, Radio, Film and Television and
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The 2025 Hainan International Tourism Island Carnival will be held from August 2 to 31, with the "Cool Island" as its core theme. The event is hosted by the People's Government of Hainan Province and undertaken by the Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film
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The inaugural Coastal Flavours Seafood Festival is poised to transform St Michael's Beach on the South Coast into a culinary haven, celebrating the region's cultural richness, culinary talent, and ocean heritage. Festival director Phindile Zulu emphasizes that the event is not just a food festival, but
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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe returns with the Here & Now Showcase, featuring six bold and brilliant tour-ready performances from August 18th-24th, 2025. The showcase presents the best dance, installation, integrated performance, movement, and theatre being created in England, highlighting themes of tradition and heritage, revolution and collective deliberation, community building,
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The Berkshire Rock Choir from Oxfordshire and other regions in England recently participated in the 2025 Song and Dance Festival in Estonia, performing at several locations in Tallinn, including the historic Town Hall Square. The visit was a "dream come true" for choir leader Lucy Hewes, who noted
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The Beibei District of Chongqing Municipality recently organized an anti-fraud event that effectively combated telecommunications network fraud through a combination of engaging publicity methods and educational guidance. The event featured a lively atmosphere with propaganda boards, banners, and popular anti-fraud short videos displayed on LED screens. On-site police distributed brochures,
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The "Cool Summer" Kuancheng District Summer Art Event, hosted by the Kuancheng District Culture and Tourism Bureau, was held in the Longkui Garden of Majia Village, Lanjia Town, on July 18. The event featured a summer art exhibition, farmers' harvest experience, and a Water Splashing Festival, attracting
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The Brazilian state of Bahia's International Chocolate and Cocoa Festival, Chocolat Bahia 2025, brought in a record-breaking 90,000 visitors to Ilheus in the south of the state. The four-day event, sponsored by the State Government, showcased the region's rich cultural heritage and promoted 13 tourist
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The Pride event in Peterborough celebrated the LGBTQ+ community, attracting thousands of attendees. Stagecoach East played a significant role in the parade by offering a dry space on a wet day and a 20% discount on bus tickets for those attending. This move aimed to ensure that everyone could participate
