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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![An ancient custom dating back hundreds of years takes place each July in the historic city of Exeter in Devon; it’s believed to have begun over 900 years ago, prior […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Exeter Proclamation of the Lammas Fair")
Exeter Proclamation of the Lammas Fair
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsAn ancient custom dating back hundreds of years takes place each July in the historic city of Exeter in Devon; it’s believed to have begun over 900 years ago, prior […] -
Glasgow World Piping Championships
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsBagpipes are widely recognised as an integral part of Scottish culture and heritage and they are a feature of a huge number of events all around Scotland and beyond, but […] -
St Andrews: St Andrew’s Day Big Hoolie
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsSt Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, whose feast day falls upon 30th November, and unsurprisingly the date is celebrated with particular enthusiasm in the town named in his […] -
![The coal industry was crucial in shaping the landscape and history of the North of England, and though the collieries are now all but a distant memory, the annual Miners’ […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_1674-115x115.jpeg "Woodhorn Northumberland Miners Picnic")
Woodhorn Northumberland Miners Picnic
Posted on June 13, 2026 | No CommentsThe coal industry was crucial in shaping the landscape and history of the North of England, and though the collieries are now all but a distant memory, the annual Miners’ […]