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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 April, 2020
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![Race the Train is a cross-country running race where athletes attempt to reach the end of the course before the locomotive, following roughly the same route alongside the runners, on […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/7822173000_630ba38e5d_b-115x115.jpeg "Tywyn Race the Train")
Tywyn Race the Train
Posted on April 26, 2020 | No CommentsRace the Train is a cross-country running race where athletes attempt to reach the end of the course before the locomotive, following roughly the same route alongside the runners, on […] -
![Ras Beca is an annual running race which commemorates events in Welsh history. The Rebecca Riots were a series of uprisings in Wales from 1839 – 1843, in protest at […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3111-115x115.jpeg "Crosswell Ras Beca")
Crosswell Ras Beca
Posted on April 26, 2020 | No CommentsRas Beca is an annual running race which commemorates events in Welsh history. The Rebecca Riots were a series of uprisings in Wales from 1839 – 1843, in protest at […] -
![Worcester was known as The Faithful City for its allegiance to the Stuart cause, and was the setting for the last battle of the civil war before Charles II fled […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4978-1-115x115.jpeg "Worcester Oak Apple Day")
Worcester Oak Apple Day
Posted on April 25, 2020 | No CommentsWorcester was known as The Faithful City for its allegiance to the Stuart cause, and was the setting for the last battle of the civil war before Charles II fled […] -
![If messing around on the river really isn’t your thing, the City Farm at Spitalfields offered an alternative to the University Boat Race. The Oxford v. Cambridge Goat Race was […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/3396462072_74e1f82aec_b-115x115.jpeg "London Spitalfields: Oxford/Cambridge Goat Race")
London Spitalfields: Oxford/Cambridge Goat Race
Posted on April 25, 2020 | No CommentsIf messing around on the river really isn’t your thing, the City Farm at Spitalfields offered an alternative to the University Boat Race. The Oxford v. Cambridge Goat Race was […] -
![Charles Dickens, the popular Victorian novelist, spent his later years at Rochester in Kent and every summer and winter the residents host a festival to celebrate the local connections to […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0807-115x115.jpeg "Rochester Dickens Festival")
Rochester Dickens Festival
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 5 CommentsCharles Dickens, the popular Victorian novelist, spent his later years at Rochester in Kent and every summer and winter the residents host a festival to celebrate the local connections to […] -
![The revived but ancient custom of Dolly Dunking takes place each Good Friday at the sacred waters of Fenton Bebibell (sometimes spelled Venton Bebibell). Organised by CASPN (the Cornish Ancient […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_4359-115x115.jpeg "Fenton Bebibell (Near Morvah) Dolly Dunking")
Fenton Bebibell (Near Morvah) Dolly Dunking
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 2 CommentsThe revived but ancient custom of Dolly Dunking takes place each Good Friday at the sacred waters of Fenton Bebibell (sometimes spelled Venton Bebibell). Organised by CASPN (the Cornish Ancient […] -
![As the name implies, International Pillow Fight Day is an annual worldwide event, with regular participation at locations in many different countries. Bolsters, pillows and cushions are used to softly […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_4216-115x115.jpeg "Hull and London: International Pillow Fight Day")
Hull and London: International Pillow Fight Day
Posted on April 25, 2020 | No CommentsAs the name implies, International Pillow Fight Day is an annual worldwide event, with regular participation at locations in many different countries. Bolsters, pillows and cushions are used to softly […] -
![The tiny church at Efenechtyd houses the Feat Stone or Maen Camp, a large rounded boulder used to demonstrate the strength of the locals who would throw the stone backwards […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0628-115x115.jpeg "Efenechtyd Throwing the Feat Stone")
Efenechtyd Throwing the Feat Stone
Posted on April 24, 2020 | No CommentsThe tiny church at Efenechtyd houses the Feat Stone or Maen Camp, a large rounded boulder used to demonstrate the strength of the locals who would throw the stone backwards […]