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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![Urswick is the setting for an annual rushbearing service at the church, similar to better-known customs at Ambleside and Grasmere. Before churches had paved floors, rushes were strewn to keep […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_0778-115x115.jpg "Urswick Rushbearing")
Urswick Rushbearing
Posted on September 29, 2012 | 3 CommentsUrswick is the setting for an annual rushbearing service at the church, similar to better-known customs at Ambleside and Grasmere. Before churches had paved floors, rushes were strewn to keep […] -
![The Battle of Bosworth took place on August 22nd 1485. King Richard III was the last English king to fight in battle and was slain here with victory won by […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_0653-115x115.jpg "Battle of Bosworth Commemoration")
Battle of Bosworth Commemoration
Posted on August 22, 2012 | 1 CommentThe Battle of Bosworth took place on August 22nd 1485. King Richard III was the last English king to fight in battle and was slain here with victory won by […] -
![Yorkshire Day has been celebrated for over 35 years and was created in response to the alterations in county boundaries in the 1970s. The Yorkshire Ridings Society organises a gathering […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_0500-115x115.jpg "Yorkshire Day")
Yorkshire Day
Posted on August 1, 2012 | 1 CommentYorkshire Day has been celebrated for over 35 years and was created in response to the alterations in county boundaries in the 1970s. The Yorkshire Ridings Society organises a gathering […] -
![The annual cheeserolling event is famed for the steepness of its course and the hazards to the competitors as they hurtle downhill in pursuit of a Double Gloucester cheese. Because […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0189-115x115.jpg "Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling")
Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe annual cheeserolling event is famed for the steepness of its course and the hazards to the competitors as they hurtle downhill in pursuit of a Double Gloucester cheese. Because […] -
![Dating back to 1612, the Cotswold Olimpicks was founded by Robert Dover who was a local barrister. The programme of events includes the official opening with a re-enactment of Robert […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6677-115x115.jpg "Chipping Campden Cotswold Olimpicks")
Chipping Campden Cotswold Olimpicks
Posted on June 1, 2012 | No CommentsDating back to 1612, the Cotswold Olimpicks was founded by Robert Dover who was a local barrister. The programme of events includes the official opening with a re-enactment of Robert […] -
![For hundreds of years, the Wakeman of Ripon has blown his horn daily in the Market Place. He dresses in a uniform with tricorn hat and blows three blasts at […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0147-115x115.jpg "Ripon Hornblowing")
Ripon Hornblowing
Posted on May 13, 2012 | 3 CommentsFor hundreds of years, the Wakeman of Ripon has blown his horn daily in the Market Place. He dresses in a uniform with tricorn hat and blows three blasts at […] -
![Randwick Wap is a revived ancient festival with a fair, costumed procession and ceremonial cheeserolling. A Wap Mayor and Queen are carried through the village accompaied by various officials including […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC00608-115x115.jpg "Randwick Wap")
Randwick Wap
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 1 CommentRandwick Wap is a revived ancient festival with a fair, costumed procession and ceremonial cheeserolling. A Wap Mayor and Queen are carried through the village accompaied by various officials including […] -
![This is a traditional fair for Gypsies and travelling people to meet up and trade and it dates back literally hundreds of years, the Charter being granted in 1476. It […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0008-115x115.jpg "Stow Horse Fair")
Stow Horse Fair
Posted on May 9, 2012 | 29 CommentsThis is a traditional fair for Gypsies and travelling people to meet up and trade and it dates back literally hundreds of years, the Charter being granted in 1476. It […] -
![Helston Flora Day is one of the oldest surviving May customs celebrating the end of winter and coming of spring. A series of dances are performed throughout the day starting […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC00584-115x115.jpg "Helston Flora Day & Furry Dance")
Helston Flora Day & Furry Dance
Posted on May 8, 2012 | 12 CommentsHelston Flora Day is one of the oldest surviving May customs celebrating the end of winter and coming of spring. A series of dances are performed throughout the day starting […] -
![Hastings hosts this festival each May Day Bank Holiday weekend (that’s the one early in the month). The main man is of course Jack himself, who is basically a man […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC00559-115x115.jpg "Hastings Jack-in-the-Green")
Hastings Jack-in-the-Green
Posted on May 7, 2012 | 10 CommentsHastings hosts this festival each May Day Bank Holiday weekend (that’s the one early in the month). The main man is of course Jack himself, who is basically a man […]