Free events for this year's Heritage Open Days this weekend range from seeing wartime graffiti, a former jail and a windmill to cooking with Spam.

Colourful and culturally diverse acts will take to the stage for a town's Mela which also promises food stalls with flavours from around the world.

Visitors can enjoy a taste of traditional country life with an annual ploughing match, which includes a clay pigeon contest and a farmers' market.

A two-day vintage festival celebrating the fabulous '40s is back this weekend after a year's absence, with live music and displays.

The largest outdoor dog show in the UK, Paws in the Park, will be back this weekend, offering a splashing good time for canines and their companions.

Keepers at a wildlife park have welcomed their latest 'exciting' arrival after teasing fans in advance.

We may still be in shorts, but you can now buy tickets for ice skating, as a town's ice rink is set to return for the festive season.

Hundreds of historic sites are opening their doors for free for this year's 10-day Heritage Open Days. Here are some of the highlights to see in Kent:

Cyclists are putting pedal to the metal for charity at the KM Big Bike Ride this Sunday – why not join in the fun?

There'll be a treasure trove of bespoke arts and crafts on offer to browse and buy at a four-day craft show in the grounds of a Kent castle this week.

A traditional celebration of Kent's hops, featuring morris dancing displays, will be staged in a city centre this weekend.

A new festive experience including an Igloo Theatre and shop local Christmas market are coming to one of the county's castles for the first time.

In the woods, under a bench at the park, or even hidden right outside your front door, geocaching is the hidden treasure hunt sweeping the county.

One of the county's smallest heritage railways will be staging an open day with a tractor and farm theme.

A three-day food festival with free entry comes to the Kent coast this week.

A new festival devoted to dogs is coming to a country park in Kent this weekend, with family fun, canine activities and accessories.

After a year away, the open air Leeds Castle Concert is back this weekend with a night of flag-waving, festival atmosphere and fireworks.

Flan-flinging is back for 2021 as one of the county's most eccentric events returns this weekend after a year's cancellation.

A leisure centre offering 10-pin bowling, glow-in-the-dark crazy golf and laser tag has relaunched under new management.

A wildlife park has opened a site dedicated to all things creepy and crawly, where you can see bugs, beetles and crabs - and 2,000 cockroaches.