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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 June, 2025
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![Novelist and poet Thomas Hardy was born near Dorchester in Dorset, and each year he is commemorated in the town on the weekend nearest his birthday on 2nd June. There […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_9334-115x115.jpeg "Dorchester Thomas Hardy’s Birthday Weekend")
Dorchester Thomas Hardy’s Birthday Weekend
Posted on June 1, 2025 | 2 CommentsNovelist and poet Thomas Hardy was born near Dorchester in Dorset, and each year he is commemorated in the town on the weekend nearest his birthday on 2nd June. There […]