Paddle power
Explore the waterways of Norfolk and Suffolk in eco-friendly Canadian canoes. Daily. £22per day/ £12 half day. Bunday (01986 892 338), Horstead (01603 737 456) Norwich (01603 701 701), Sutton Staithe (01692 581 653) and Wayford Bridge (01692 582 071).

A bigger splash

Watch those magnificent men and women in their flying machines leap from Bognor Pier to win the International Bognor Birdman 2000 competition's £25,000 jackpot. Sun, 10:45am-6pm. Free. The Esplanade and Seafront, Bognor Regis, East Sussex (01903 737 500)

Mellow Brick Lane
Join a celebration of Asian trade and culture with rickshaw rides and Bollywood bands. Sun, 10am-6pm. Free. Brick Lane Market, London E1. Tube: Aldgate East

Scottish fusion
The Edinburgh Mela (the Sanskrit word for gathering) is Scotland's biggest multi- cultural festival with three music stages, dances, fashion shows and more. Sat/Sun, noon-10pm. Free. Pilrig Park, off Leith Walk, Edinburgh. (0131-557 1400)

Bull market
A devil with a bow and arrow? Have a go at wand splitting and other Robin Hood-style medieval archery skills at Middleham Castle this weekend. Sat/Sun, noon-5pm. £3/£1.50. Middleham, near Leyburn, N Yorkshire. (01969 623 899)

Life cycle
Peterborough's Millennium Green Wheel project culminates in a public cycling extravanganza featuring six rides from five to 100 miles. Sun, 10am-6pm. Free. Cathedral Square, Peterborough. (01733 760 890)

Switched on
Turned on by lights? Blackpool's famous illuminations are still the boldest, brashest, biggest and best. Daily, from dusk, until November 5, free. Blackpool Visitor Centre 01253 478222

Here's to zoo
Tomorrow is owl- and falcon- flying day at Linton Zoo, Cambridgeshire's Wildlife Breeding Centre. Pony rides, bouncy castle, play area and quiz trails too. Open daily, 10am-6pm. £5/£4. Hadstock Road, Linton, Cambridge. (01223 891 308)

Steaming
Train rides around the yard, a replica of Stephenson's Rocket, the Mallard and the world's biggest collection of steam engines at the National Railway Museum. Open daily,10am-6pm. Rides until Sun. £6.50/under 17s free. Leeman Road, York. (01904 621 261)