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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 March, 2011
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![All over the UK , women dress as the Principal Boy and men dress as Dames and Ugly Sisters, telling awful jokes with slapstick humour in a unique dramatic tradition […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Pantomime-115x115.jpg "Pantomime")
Pantomime
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsAll over the UK , women dress as the Principal Boy and men dress as Dames and Ugly Sisters, telling awful jokes with slapstick humour in a unique dramatic tradition […] -
![Broughton in Northamptonshire is the normally peaceful setting for one of the most raucous customs in the UK calendar. Every December, the locals make as much noise as possible using […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_4770-115x115.jpg "Broughton Tin Can Band")
Broughton Tin Can Band
Posted on March 1, 2011 | 1 CommentBroughton in Northamptonshire is the normally peaceful setting for one of the most raucous customs in the UK calendar. Every December, the locals make as much noise as possible using […] -
![Bampton Fair is one of the most ancient still in existence with records dating back to before 1212 and a charter granted by King Henry III in 1258. It was […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_6377-115x115.jpeg "Bampton Fair")
Bampton Fair
Posted on March 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsBampton Fair is one of the most ancient still in existence with records dating back to before 1212 and a charter granted by King Henry III in 1258. It was […] -
![Marldon hosts a typical English village fete, with sports, crafts, competitions and entertainments. The unique aspect of this event is the Apple Pie Princess with her traditionally donkey-powered giant-apple-pie cart […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_6656-115x115.jpg "Marldon Apple Pie Fair")
Marldon Apple Pie Fair
Posted on March 1, 2011 | 8 CommentsMarldon hosts a typical English village fete, with sports, crafts, competitions and entertainments. The unique aspect of this event is the Apple Pie Princess with her traditionally donkey-powered giant-apple-pie cart […] -
![A century or so ago, it was common across the country for churches to organise a walking day when groups such as Scouts, Guides and bands would march with their […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_5907-115x115.jpg "Warrington Walking Day")
Warrington Walking Day
Posted on March 1, 2011 | 8 CommentsA century or so ago, it was common across the country for churches to organise a walking day when groups such as Scouts, Guides and bands would march with their […]