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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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Archive for February, 2011
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![Coleby Plough Jag is a traditional mummers play associated with Plough Monday. Today the play is performed on the nearest Saturday for convenience of both spectators and preformers,in the Gainsborough […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2936-115x115.jpg "Coleby Plough Jag")
Coleby Plough Jag
Posted on February 13, 2011 | No CommentsColeby Plough Jag is a traditional mummers play associated with Plough Monday. Today the play is performed on the nearest Saturday for convenience of both spectators and preformers,in the Gainsborough […] -
![The Hinckley Bullockers are a morris/molly dancing side who mark the ancient customs of Plough Monday – but to fit in better with the modern calendar they perform on the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2958-115x115.jpg "Hinckley Bullockers")
Hinckley Bullockers
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Hinckley Bullockers are a morris/molly dancing side who mark the ancient customs of Plough Monday – but to fit in better with the modern calendar they perform on the […] -
![Organised by the RAC, this is the World’s longest established motoring event with participants from all over the planet. The sixty mile route starts at Hyde Park in London and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/London-Brighton-115x115.jpg "London to Brighton Veteran Car Run")
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 1 CommentOrganised by the RAC, this is the World’s longest established motoring event with participants from all over the planet. The sixty mile route starts at Hyde Park in London and […] -
![October Plenty was a harvest festival celebration of the bounty of autumn and was a fusion of old customs with modern street theatre. It was held each October, starting outside […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0894-115x115.jpg "London Bankside October Plenty")
London Bankside October Plenty
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 15 CommentsOctober Plenty was a harvest festival celebration of the bounty of autumn and was a fusion of old customs with modern street theatre. It was held each October, starting outside […] -
![Former Wasdale pub landlord Will Ritson was a teller of tall tales and each year a competition was held in his memory, to see who could follow in his footsteps […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2826-115x115.jpg "Santon Bridge World’s Biggest Liar Contest")
Santon Bridge World’s Biggest Liar Contest
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 11 CommentsFormer Wasdale pub landlord Will Ritson was a teller of tall tales and each year a competition was held in his memory, to see who could follow in his footsteps […] -
![This event comes from the same stable as bog-snorkelling, being introduced to the calendar by Gordon Green, inventor of new and unusual activities. The Real Ale Wobble is associated with […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Real-Ale-Wobble-115x115.jpg "Llanwrtyd Wells Real Ale Wobble")
Llanwrtyd Wells Real Ale Wobble
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis event comes from the same stable as bog-snorkelling, being introduced to the calendar by Gordon Green, inventor of new and unusual activities. The Real Ale Wobble is associated with […] -
![Each year the World Crazy Golf Championships take pace at Hastings. Contestants, often wearing fancy dress, play on two 18-hole courses which have features typical of such purpose-built venues such […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hastings-Crazy-Golf-Course-115x115.jpg "Hastings World Crazy Golf Championships")
Hastings World Crazy Golf Championships
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 5 CommentsEach year the World Crazy Golf Championships take pace at Hastings. Contestants, often wearing fancy dress, play on two 18-hole courses which have features typical of such purpose-built venues such […] -
![The poet John Clare is celebrated each year by a commemorative custom whereby flower garlands known as cushions are placed around the poet’s grave at Helpston church near Peterborough. Local […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_6165-115x115.jpg "Helpston John Clare Cushion Ceremony")
Helpston John Clare Cushion Ceremony
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe poet John Clare is celebrated each year by a commemorative custom whereby flower garlands known as cushions are placed around the poet’s grave at Helpston church near Peterborough. Local […] -
![The Love Feast is an annual custom held each July on the first Sunday of the month, in a large barn on a farm in remote Derbyshire. Its a simple […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Alport Castles Love Feast")
Alport Castles Love Feast
Posted on February 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe Love Feast is an annual custom held each July on the first Sunday of the month, in a large barn on a farm in remote Derbyshire. Its a simple […] -
![Bodmin Riding and Heritage Day is an event with its origins in medieval times involving local trade guilds, and it’s being kept alive by the Beast of Bodmin and followers […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_7873-115x115.jpeg "Bodmin Riding & Heritage Day")
Bodmin Riding & Heritage Day
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 2 CommentsBodmin Riding and Heritage Day is an event with its origins in medieval times involving local trade guilds, and it’s being kept alive by the Beast of Bodmin and followers […]