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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 November, 2011
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![The city centre of Durham hosted a variety of illuminated installations from many worldwide artists and designers in a festival held every other year. The focus was usually on the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_9270-115x115.jpg "Lumiere Durham")
Lumiere Durham
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 1 CommentThe city centre of Durham hosted a variety of illuminated installations from many worldwide artists and designers in a festival held every other year. The focus was usually on the […] -
![Pyrotechnics enthusiasts head to Plymouth each year for the national championships to decide who makes the best fireworks. The competition is spread over two nights in mid August, with entertainments […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Plymouth British Fireworks Championship")
Plymouth British Fireworks Championship
Posted on November 20, 2011 | 17 CommentsPyrotechnics enthusiasts head to Plymouth each year for the national championships to decide who makes the best fireworks. The competition is spread over two nights in mid August, with entertainments […] -
![Until very recently it was accepted history that in 1460, Duke Richard of York was killed during a skirmish outside Sandal Castle near Wakefield on 30th December- recent scholarship suggests […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_1251-115x115.jpg "Battle of Wakefield Commemoration")
Battle of Wakefield Commemoration
Posted on November 12, 2011 | No CommentsUntil very recently it was accepted history that in 1460, Duke Richard of York was killed during a skirmish outside Sandal Castle near Wakefield on 30th December- recent scholarship suggests […] -
![The annual Folk and Boat Festival has been running for over twenty years and combines a wide variety of traditional music and dancing with the canal boat heritage of the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Middlewich-115x115.jpg "Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival")
Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival
Posted on November 12, 2011 | 1 CommentThe annual Folk and Boat Festival has been running for over twenty years and combines a wide variety of traditional music and dancing with the canal boat heritage of the […] -
![Lammas is an ancient celebration connected with the harvest and it falls on August 1st. Eastbourne Lammas festival is a modern celebration on a weekend near to Lammas, which pre-Covid […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/unnamed-1-115x115.jpg "Eastbourne Lammas Festival")
Eastbourne Lammas Festival
Posted on November 10, 2011 | 6 CommentsLammas is an ancient celebration connected with the harvest and it falls on August 1st. Eastbourne Lammas festival is a modern celebration on a weekend near to Lammas, which pre-Covid […] -
![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_9214-115x115.jpg "Ottery St Mary Flaming Tar Barrels")
Ottery St Mary Flaming Tar Barrels
Posted on November 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsEvery 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 […] -
![Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is the largest illuminated carnival in Europe. It’s been well established for many years, with its origins of course in the festivities after the exposure of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_9147-115x115.jpg "Bridgwater Carnival")
Bridgwater Carnival
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsBridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is the largest illuminated carnival in Europe. It’s been well established for many years, with its origins of course in the festivities after the exposure of […]