SATURDAY

Babe: The Sheep Pig, 3pm, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon. £16.50 - £21. 01793 524481. Based on the classic novel which inspired the Oscar-winning film, with plenty of laughter, thrills, stunning puppetry and original music. Tickets: £16.50 - £21.

Darts Tournament and home-made curry, 3.30pm, Beehive, 55 Prospect Hill, Old Town, Swindon. 01793 523187. Curry from 5.30pm.

Highworth Artists’ Society Spring Exhibition, 10am, Community Rooms, Council Offices, 3 Gilberts Lane, Highworth. Free.

Meet the Railway workers, 10am, STEAM, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon. Free with standard admission. 01793 466637.

Come and Try, 10.30am, Bowmoor Sailing Club, Fairford Road, A417 between Fairford and Lechlade. Free. 01793 765074. Try dinghy sailing. Visitors are advised to bring a change of clothing and a towel just in case they get wet.

Wroughton Silver Band Master Class Concert, 6.30pm, Immanuel United Reformed Church, Upham Road, Swindon. Admission free.

Stage Combat Masterclass: Getting to Grips with Knives, 10am, Shoebox Theatre, Theatre Square, Swindon. £30. www.shoeboxtheatre.org.uk. In this one-day workshop led by Tom Jordan, you will focus on the use of knives on stage, learning how to play the danger, react to threats and injuries, and draw your audience into a believable piece of violence.

Weird Wiltshire Art Exhibition, 11am, The Richard Jefferies Museum, Marlborough Road, Swindon. Free. 07768 917466. An exhibition of myth, magic and mystery in Wiltshire.

Boat Trip on the Kenavon Venture, 2.30pm, Kenavon Venture, Devizes Wharf, Devizes. Adult £6. Seniors £5. Children (5-15) £4. 01380 721279.

Binomial, 9.30pm, The Swiss Chalet, Chapel Street Gorse Hill, Swindon. Admission Free. 01793 535610. Synth-pop covers band with classic electro/dance anthems and tainted love songs.

Sabbotage - A Black Sabbath Tribute, 8pm,The Victoria, 88 Victoria Road, Old Town, Swindon. £6. 01793 535713. Powerful Ozzy era Sabbath.

SUNDAY

Kennet Valley Hash House Harriers, 11am, The Grove, Drove Road, Swindon. Free. 07486 519824. A run or jog following a pre-laid trail (using flour) over a distance of four to six miles through local countryside, starting and ending at a pub. Visit www.KVH3.co.uk Richard Herring, 8pm, Swindon Arts Centre, 6 Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon. £17.50 (inclusive of booking fee). 01793 614837. Metro columnist and the UK’s Podfather picks his favourite routines from his 12 one-man shows and crams them into 90 minutes for your delectation.

SWiNE, Town Gardens, Quarry Road, Old Town, Swindon. Free. 01793 614837/01793 530328. Creative collective for like-minded musicians, filmmakers, artists, writers and general artistic and enterprising busybodies.

Coppice Open Day, 10am, Westonbirt The National Arboretum, Tetbury. Free after admission. 01842 814612. learn more about how we take care of the woodland through coppicing.

Outdoor Bowls Open Day, 11am, Westlecot Bowls Club, Bowling Green Lane, Springfield Road, Swindon. For anyone of all ages. See facilities and have a go. Bring flat-soled shoes/trainers (no heels). We will provide the bowling equipment.

Town Gardens Bowls Open Day, 12pm, Town Gardens Bowls Club, Town Gardens, Quarry Road, Old Town, Swindon. Free. 01793 495347. Come along and try out bowls. Please try to wear flat shoes or trainers. Donations raised for Brighter Futures Swindon.

Lacock Boot Sale, 6.30am, Off the A350 between Melksham and Chippenham, Lacock, Chippenham. Sellers £6. Buyers 50p per car. 07805 495034.

SMF 2017, 12pm, Boston Brothers, Bridge Street, Swindon. £5. Celebrating Swindon Music Culture in association with SN1 Cars. Featuring Badd, 4D2Deep, Charlie Grier, Ciaran Boast, Alex G, Dektekdee, DJ Snowy, Flashback, Harry Mciver, AJ, Baila, Daddy Luchi, Darius Holgate, Dave Ring, LeeBee (Scarecrows), MC Ranks, Mosco, Paul Carroll,Supa, Terrorist Nuclear, Benji & Hibbz, Neville Lloyd, Shani Cherry, The Tribe. gb.eventbu.com/swindon/smf-2017/698926

Haxan, 9pm, The Groves Company Inn, 22-23 Fleet Street, Swindon. Free. 01793 480903.

Music Quiz, 5.30pm, The Tuppenny, 58-59 Devizes Road, Swindon. £2 per person. Teams up to six people, entry minimum £2 per person to go to an as yet undecided charity.

One Chord Wonders, 9pm, The Queen’s Tap, 74 Station Road, Swindon. Free. 01793 535395. New wave and punk rock covers.

My Mum’s Baby & Kids Market, 11am, The Memorial Hall, Station Road, Swindon. 50p. 07900 480483.

Clive Morton and Friends, 3pm, The Plough Inn, 26 Devizes Road, Swindon. 01793 610694. Sound of sax, double bass, keyboard & drums.

The Corsairs, 8pm, The Victoria, 88 Victoria Road, Old Town, Swindon. Free. 01793 535713. May-day Bank Holiday fun with The Corsairs Psychobilly/Punk/Ska/Retro.

Karaoke, 7pm, The Tap & Barrel, Manchester Road, Swindon, 01793 432587. Free

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY

Bushton Plant Fair, 11am, Bushton Plant Fair and Open Garden, Bushton Manor, Bushton, Royal Wootton Bassett. £2 entrance. 07962 236678. 18th century Manor House with 30 stalls scattered around the garden with various plants, crafts and other related products. www.clyffepypard-bushton.com

Wroughton Duck Race: Go quackers on Monday from 2pm in the Willow-Brook Gardens, near Devizes Road. Tickets cost £1 to sponsor a duck.

Christopher Somerville on a year of walking in Britain, 7pm, Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, Swindon. £5. 01793 771080. Author of numerous books, walking correspondent, and travel writer, Christopher Somerville gives a talk on his latest book, The January Man, inspired by the David Goulder song of the same name, is the story of a year of walks, observing history, wildlife, landscapes, and people, throughout the British Isles.

Dawn Chorus, 5.30am, Lawn Woods, The High Street, Old Town, Swindon. Free. 01793 771080. As the sun rises over sleeping Swindon, join the early-birds, the keenest and coolest Festival of Literature followers, high on a ridge in Lawn Woods, for this all-age, all-weather outdoor event that marks the start of the 24th Swindon Festival of Literature. Pipers, singers, storytellers, jugglers, poets, musicians and outdoor entertainers!

Freedom Run, 2pm, Lydiard House & Park, Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon. free. 01793 770401. A gentle 5k run in lovely Lydiard Park with lots of friendly and supportive Swindon parkrun runners.

Health Walk with Kevin Fisher, 2pm, Lydiard House & Park, Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon. free. 01793 770401. Join Festival of Literature followers and regular Health Walkers for a short walk, by the big lake, under the greenwood trees, stopping for a reflective chat. Meet beside the Stable Black beside Lydiard House.

Illustrated talk on the story of Lydiard House and Park, 3pm, Lydiard House & Park, Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon. Free. 01793 770401. Sarah Finch-Crisp talks about her long links with Lydiard Park: her early responsibility for restoration of Grade I Lydiard House; her work as Swindon’s former Head of Heritage; her creation of the team that improved, managed, and ran the landscape, gardens, and buildings at Lydiard Park.

Rain, Steam and Speed, 1pm, Richard Jefferies Museum, Coate, Swindon. Entrance £5 per family, while train rides cost £2 per person. 01793 731263. This is an afternoon of all things trains and story-making, inspired by one of poet Richard Jefferies’ favourite paintings by William Turner.

Quiz Night, 8pm, The Calley Arms, Hodson. 01793 740350. In aid of Prospect Hospice. Curry available for £5.

The Wurzels, 6.30pm, Cotswolds Airport, Cirencester. Adult £18.50/ Concession £16.50. 01242 572573. Outdoor stage set at the foot of the Control Tower amongst hangars and planes, sing and dance the night away. Gates will open at 5pm. A real ale and cider tent, hog roast and bar. Parking for cars, motorbikes, tractors and combine harvesters is free.