This weekend, Days out

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Linghams Bookshop, Wirral

Sat 25 May

Phone for prices / 0151 342 7290

  • 11:00

Waterstones, Deansgate, Manchester

Sun 26 May

Free / 0161 837 3000

  • 14:30 – 15:00

Burns an' a' That! Festival

A whole festival dedicated to Scotland’s internationally acclaimed poet Robert Burns. To celebrate the 2013 Year of Natural Scotland, the festival heads outdoors to Belleisle Park for a programme of live music, and visual and performing arts.

Belleisle Park, Ayr

Sat 25 May

Times & prices vary / 01292 616143

Sun 26 May

Times & prices vary / 01292 616143

Southside Fringe

A 16-day festival incorporating music, theatre and activities for all the family.

Southside, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

Times & prices vary

Sun 26 May

Times & prices vary

Haddington Festival

A local festival with a range of activities and musical concerts, exhibitions, craft fairs and a daily café and sporting competitions.

Haddington

Sat 25 May

Times & prices vary / 01620 824816

Sun 26 May

Times & prices vary / 01620 824816

The Marvellous Creations Travelling Funfair Comes To Town

Funfair tour based on Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate and candy sweets. Visitors can join the Jelly Orchestra, transform into a kangaroo in Cookie Crusher and play Break the Mould game, which is inspired by the irregular sized chocolate pieces.

Bullring, Birmingham

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7234 9150

  • 10:00 – 20:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 020 7234 9150

  • 10:00 – 19:00
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Mono Sunday Social

A weekly event for those who like to do their chillaxing outside of the home. There's papers, a brunch menu, coffee, tea and beer, table football and DJs David Barbarossa and James Pole in the evening to help with your pursuit of Sunday bliss.

Mono, Glasgow

Sun 26 May

Free / 0141 553 2400

  • 12:00 – 01:00

Risque Zero: Compagnie Galapia

A series of games, challenges and rituals of escalating risk from this young contemporary circus company, featuring live music, sharp objects, explosions, high-flying comedians and bearded giants Risque ZerO.

The Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth

Sat 25 May

£12–£18 (£12; Children £8 under 14s) / 01493 844172

  • 18:15

Sky Studios: Tour

An opportunity to go behind the scenes at a television studio, as Sky offers you the chance for your time in the spotlight. Present a news bulletin, or be the director, and share the experience with your family and friends.

The O2 Arena, London SE10

Sat 25 May

Entertainment Avenue

Free / 0844 856 0202

  • 12:00 – 20:00

Sun 26 May

Entertainment Avenue

Free / 0844 856 0202

  • 12:00 – 20:00

Jesus Green, Cambridge

Sat 25 May

£4; £4 5pm-10.30pm; £3

  • 12:00 – 22:30

Afro Hair And Beauty 2013

Consumer show for hair and beauty products with celebrity stylists, award-winning hairdressers and beauticians.

Business Design Centre, London N1

Sun 26 May

£12 buy one ticket get one free / 020 7288 6272

  • 10:30 – 18:00
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Baby Booty Sale

Table top sale of second-hand items for your baby or child. Enjoy a morning of thrifty shopping and reward yourself afterwards with a coffee and cake from the in-house cafe.

Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

£1 (Children free) / 0141 276 1450

  • 10:30 – 13:00

Baby Loves Disco

Baby Loves Disco is a chance for kids aged six months–seven years (and their parents) to get their respective grooves on, alongside the chance to sample the delights of bubble machines, instruments and a Gymboree chillout zone, with face-painting and healthy snacks included.

Electric Circus, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

£8 / 08444 999990

  • 14:00 – 17:00

Sway, London WC2B

Sat 25 May

£9 / 08444 999990

  • 13:00 – 16:00

BodyWorks

An exhibition all about how your body works, with the chance to perform a virtual autopsy, run in a giant hamster wheel and become a 'snot ninja' (lovely). Compare your physiological stats with other visitors and find out about all the latest scientific research into your very own body.

Glasgow Science Centre

Sat 25 May

Included in admission / 0141 420 5000

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Included in admission / 0141 420 5000

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Car Boot, Table Top Sale and Antiques Market

Over 70 stalls with bric-a-brac, antiques and other undiscovered treasures.

Park Hall Hotel, Chorley

Sun 26 May

Free / 07800 508178

  • 07:00 – 12:00

Ideal Home Show Scotland

Make your house fantasies a reality with everything you need for redesigning and improving your home. Handy hints and design inspiration, plus an exciting mix of attractions including room sets and a show home.

SECC, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

£12 / 0844 395 4000

Sun 26 May

£12 / 0844 395 4000

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Leafing through Natural Scotland Exhibition

An exhibition of images and objects connecting books to nature.

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sun 26 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00

More Than A Game: How Scotland Shaped World Football

It was Bill Shankly, perhaps the greatest football manager ever to come out of Scotland, who summed up the appeal of football to the fan. 'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death,' he mused. 'I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.' This exhibition looks at the history of football in…

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

£5 (£3; under 16s free) / 0141 276 9599

Sun 26 May

£5 (£3; under 16s free) / 0141 276 9599

Out of the Blue Flea Market

Bargain buys including furniture, clothes, music and more.

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

Free / 0131 555 7100

  • 10:00 – 15:00

Rock'n'Roll Ping Pong

Free table tennis club with DJs Ding and Dong providing the music. If you're feeling brave enough it's £1 to enter the sudden death tournament (strictly amateurs), and the winner takes home the cash.

The Bongo Club, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free / 0131 558 8844

  • 19:00

Scottish Boat Race

The annual rowing competition (and second oldest in the country) between those old rivals, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh.

Glasgow Harbour

Sat 25 May

Free / 0141 330 5429

  • 12:30 – 14:00
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Silver Boxes for Tiny Trinkets

Make a wee silver trinket box and decorate it with embossed silver and coloured stones.

Museum of Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

Free / 0131 529 4143

  • 10:30 – 12:30

Summer(beer)hall

All things beery, yeasty and delicious are packed into Summerhall for one ale-filled weekend. A pop-up bottle shop, live music, brewery tours and talks run alongside a smorgasboard of Barney's Beer (which is brewed onsite), a number of guest beers and, of course, some obligatory bratwurst and pretzels. Prost!

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

£5–£8 / 0845 874 3000

Sunday Market

Edinburgh Markets presents this outdoor street market, which boasts more than 20 stalls of hot food, fresh produce, pet supplies and more.

Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free / 01316 674058

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Titanic: Window On Emigration

A display looking at the stories of Irish emigrants who sailed on the liner's maiden voyage, why they left and how the survivors rebuilt their lives following the tragedy.

Ulster American Folk Park, Castletown, Omagh

Sat 25 May

£6.50 (£4; Children £4; £13–£18.50) / 028 8224 3292

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

£6.50 (£4; Children £4; £13–£18.50) / 028 8224 3292

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Against the Dark

Regular role-playing night.

Pulp Fiction Café Bookstore, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Prices to be confirmed / 0131 229 4444

  • 14:00 – 17:00
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