![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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![The All Hallows Gathering was founded just a few years ago but has quickly become established as a Hallowtide custom marking the close of summer and the approach of the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_6490-195x110.jpeg "Tintagel All Hallows Gathering (aka The Dark Gathering)")
Tintagel All Hallows Gathering (aka The Dark Gathering)
The All Hallows Gathering was founded just a few years ago but has quickly become established as a Hallowtide custom marking the close of summer and the approach of the […]
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![Everyone knows that Scotland is the home of porridge, so it should come as no surprise that the World Championship competition in the field of porridge-making is held in the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_7173-195x110.jpg "Carrbridge Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship")
Carrbridge Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship
Everyone knows that Scotland is the home of porridge, so it should come as no surprise that the World Championship competition in the field of porridge-making is held in the […]
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![The original World Conker Championships were held on the village green at Ashton, but the current location has moved to Southwick, just up the road from Oundle. The competition has […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_4571-195x110.jpg "Southwick (near Oundle) World Conker Championships")
Southwick (near Oundle) World Conker Championships
The original World Conker Championships were held on the village green at Ashton, but the current location has moved to Southwick, just up the road from Oundle. The competition has […]
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