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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 July, 2023
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![The Log Pull at Stromness is a popular community event which was revived in 2017 after a break of 80 years, and it’s a contest in which the Northenders and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Stromness Yule Log Pull")
Stromness Yule Log Pull
Posted on July 29, 2023 | No CommentsThe Log Pull at Stromness is a popular community event which was revived in 2017 after a break of 80 years, and it’s a contest in which the Northenders and […] -
![The Procession of the Madonna Del Rosario has been a fixture in the Ancoats calendar for well over a hundred years and is organised by the Manchester Italian Association; it’s […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TEW_0448-copy-115x115.jpeg "Ancoats Procession of the Madonna Del Rosario")
Ancoats Procession of the Madonna Del Rosario
Posted on July 19, 2023 | No CommentsThe Procession of the Madonna Del Rosario has been a fixture in the Ancoats calendar for well over a hundred years and is organised by the Manchester Italian Association; it’s […] -
![St Boswells Fair was historically one of the largest livestock trading fairs in Scotland where deals were struck on many horses, cattle and sheep – nowadays it’s mainly a horse […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_5484-115x115.jpeg "St Boswells Fair")
St Boswells Fair
Posted on July 14, 2023 | 4 CommentsSt Boswells Fair was historically one of the largest livestock trading fairs in Scotland where deals were struck on many horses, cattle and sheep – nowadays it’s mainly a horse […] -
![A single red rose is the annual rent presented by the Mayor of Hadleigh to the Clopton family of Long Melford, in a custom which began with a rental of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_5140-115x115.jpeg "Long Melford Clopton Rose Ceremony")
Long Melford Clopton Rose Ceremony
Posted on July 4, 2023 | No CommentsA single red rose is the annual rent presented by the Mayor of Hadleigh to the Clopton family of Long Melford, in a custom which began with a rental of […]