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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 October, 2019
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![The Silent Ceremony is the occasion upon which the new Lord Mayor of London is sworn into office, and it takes place on the day before the Lord Mayor’s Show […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_6601-115x115.jpeg "London Silent Ceremony")
London Silent Ceremony
Posted on October 14, 2019 | No CommentsThe Silent Ceremony is the occasion upon which the new Lord Mayor of London is sworn into office, and it takes place on the day before the Lord Mayor’s Show […] -
![During the annual cart marking ceremony, around 50 vehicles, of all types from horse-drawn wagons to bicycles, steam engines and modern vans, line up to be branded with a hot […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_7985-115x115.jpeg "London Cart Marking Ceremony")
London Cart Marking Ceremony
Posted on October 14, 2019 | No CommentsDuring the annual cart marking ceremony, around 50 vehicles, of all types from horse-drawn wagons to bicycles, steam engines and modern vans, line up to be branded with a hot […] -
![On 17th October 1814, a disaster at the Meux Brewery led to vats of fermenting porter bursting, releasing hundreds of gallons of beer into the residential area nearby and killing […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_4430-115x115.jpeg "London: Holborn Beer Flood Commemoration")
London: Holborn Beer Flood Commemoration
Posted on October 14, 2019 | No CommentsOn 17th October 1814, a disaster at the Meux Brewery led to vats of fermenting porter bursting, releasing hundreds of gallons of beer into the residential area nearby and killing […] -
![The art of bolving involves humans imitating the sounds emitted by red deer stags during the rut, with the aim of eliciting a verbal response from nearby stags. Rutting season […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_7226-115x115.jpeg "Longshaw Estate Bolving Championship (nr. Sheffield)")
Longshaw Estate Bolving Championship (nr. Sheffield)
Posted on October 13, 2019 | No CommentsThe art of bolving involves humans imitating the sounds emitted by red deer stags during the rut, with the aim of eliciting a verbal response from nearby stags. Rutting season […]