Welcome to Calendar Customs!
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, 2026
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![Gatherings don’t only happen in the Highlands, and the event at Annan is a good example of a lowland version, with a Parade of the Clans with their flags, a […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Annan Border Gathering and Fun Day")
Annan Border Gathering and Fun Day
Posted on June 15, 2026 | No CommentsGatherings don’t only happen in the Highlands, and the event at Annan is a good example of a lowland version, with a Parade of the Clans with their flags, a […] -
![Brixham in Devon is the site of King William III’s unopposed landing on English soil with his Dutch army in the Glorious Revolution of 1688; William of Orange and his […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/devon-brixham-obelisk-115x115.jpeg "Brixham Orange Parade")
Brixham Orange Parade
Posted on June 15, 2026 | No CommentsBrixham in Devon is the site of King William III’s unopposed landing on English soil with his Dutch army in the Glorious Revolution of 1688; William of Orange and his […] -
![In 1536 on 19th of May, Queen Anne Boleyn was executed at the Tower of London, the first Queen of England to be beheaded. A French executioner struck off her […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_1929-115x115.jpeg "Anne Boleyn Commemorations- Blickling and Tower of London")
Anne Boleyn Commemorations- Blickling and Tower of London
Posted on June 14, 2026 | No CommentsIn 1536 on 19th of May, Queen Anne Boleyn was executed at the Tower of London, the first Queen of England to be beheaded. A French executioner struck off her […] -
![Saint Margaret of Scotland was the Queen of Malcolm III; she’s known as the Patroness or Pearl of Scotland, and is the only female Scottish saint. Born into the English […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_1722-115x115.jpeg "Dunfermline: St Margaret Pilgrimage")
Dunfermline: St Margaret Pilgrimage
Posted on June 14, 2026 | No CommentsSaint Margaret of Scotland was the Queen of Malcolm III; she’s known as the Patroness or Pearl of Scotland, and is the only female Scottish saint. Born into the English […] -
Canterbury St Augustine’s Day Pilgrimage
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsAugustine was a sixth century monk who was appointed by the Pope to lead the mission to Christianise Britain, and became the very first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597. Augustine […] -
London: St Giles-in-the-Fields Oak Apple Day
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsOak Apple Day on 29th May commemorates the Restoration to the throne of King Charles II who evaded capture after the Battle of Worcester by hiding from the Parliamentarian troops […] -
Glastonbury Zombie Walk
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsThere are many opportunities to dress up for Hallowe’en all over the country, with fancy dress parties, trick or treating and costume competitions galore, but as far as I know […] -
Burley Green Man Parade
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsA recent revival in the New Forest calendar is the Green Man Parade, starting at Burley Manor and processing through the village to New Forest Cider. May Day was celebrated […] -
St Davids: St David’s Day
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsSt David is the Patron Saint of Wales, and his feast day of March 1st is celebrated enthusiastically throughout the principality but naturally with especial zest at the little city […] -
London: Covent Garden Rent Ceremony
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsThe lease on the land at Covent Garden is paid annually each summer with a special rent of five red apples and five posies of flowers, in a custom with […]