![Every 5th November the streets of Ottery St Mary are lit by blazing tar barrels, carried by the residents of the town; the barrels weigh 30kg and are carried at […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_9214-426x250.jpg "Ottery St Mary Flaming Tar Barrels")
![This is an ancient custom dating back hundreds of years -nobody knows exactly how long but it’s reputedly one of the oldest traditions in Europe. It starts with a simple […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7518-480x250.jpg "Abbots Bromley Horn Dance")
Welcome to Calendar Customs!
This site aims to list the wide variety of traditional and unusual events that take place each year in the UK and to help visitors take part in them. Each event has its own page giving details of its timing and location, as well as a very brief history and notes on what to expect. Enjoy!
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![Haxey Hood is one of the ancient mass-participation festival games and is the earliest in the year, sometimes taking place in snow. Instead of a football, the players use “hoods” […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Fool-is-Smoked-640x250.jpg "Haxey Hood")
Haxey Hood
Haxey Hood is one of the ancient mass-participation festival games and is the earliest in the year, sometimes taking place in snow. Instead of a football, the players use “hoods” […]
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![This is a modern tradition of a convoy of brightly decorated tractors and/or trucks making its way through a series of towns and villages spreading Christmas cheer and festivity through […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1034-195x110.jpeg "Festive Truck & Tractor Runs including Sedgefield and North Tyne")
Festive Truck & Tractor Runs including Sedgefield and North Tyne
This is a modern tradition of a convoy of brightly decorated tractors and/or trucks making its way through a series of towns and villages spreading Christmas cheer and festivity through […]
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![Every 21st December the custom of the Sheriff’s Riding takes place after dusk in York. Nowadays it’s a blend of two ancient traditions : that of the Sheriff’s Ride around […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2022-procession-3-195x110.jpeg "York Sheriff’s Riding")
York Sheriff’s Riding
Every 21st December the custom of the Sheriff’s Riding takes place after dusk in York. Nowadays it’s a blend of two ancient traditions : that of the Sheriff’s Ride around […]
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![The Peter Pan Cup takes place on Christmas Day each year in the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park over a 100 metre course; competitors line up at the Lido and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_6773-195x110.jpeg "London Peter Pan Cup")
London Peter Pan Cup
The Peter Pan Cup takes place on Christmas Day each year in the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park over a 100 metre course; competitors line up at the Lido and […]
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