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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![Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is the largest illuminated carnival in Europe. It’s been well established for many years, with its origins of course in the festivities after the exposure of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_9147-115x115.jpg "Bridgwater Carnival")
Bridgwater Carnival
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsBridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is the largest illuminated carnival in Europe. It’s been well established for many years, with its origins of course in the festivities after the exposure of […] -
![A century ago the fair at Yarm was particularly famous for cheese trading and livestock sales, but nowadays it’s largely a funfair. Up to 500 tons of cheese was sold […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_9065-115x115.jpg "Yarm Fair")
Yarm Fair
Posted on October 22, 2011 | 20 CommentsA century ago the fair at Yarm was particularly famous for cheese trading and livestock sales, but nowadays it’s largely a funfair. Up to 500 tons of cheese was sold […] -
![Egremont Crab Fair has nothing to do with crustaceans – it’s named after the crab apples which are seasonal in September. Apples are still thrown at noon from a lorry […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gurner2-115x115.jpg "Egremont Crab Fair")
Egremont Crab Fair
Posted on September 17, 2011 | 5 CommentsEgremont Crab Fair has nothing to do with crustaceans – it’s named after the crab apples which are seasonal in September. Apples are still thrown at noon from a lorry […] -
![Beating the Bounds at Richmond in Yorkshire still takes place – but only every seven years. Ascension Day was a popular time for boundary-marking customs to be carried out and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_8927-115x115.jpg "Richmond Septennial Boundary Riding")
Richmond Septennial Boundary Riding
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 1 CommentBeating the Bounds at Richmond in Yorkshire still takes place – but only every seven years. Ascension Day was a popular time for boundary-marking customs to be carried out and […] -
![The origins of the Rushcart are similar to the traditions of rushbearing which survives in Cumbia, but which have evolved in a different way. Rushes were gathered for strewing on […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8912-115x115.jpg "Saddleworth Rushcart")
Saddleworth Rushcart
Posted on August 20, 2011 | 8 CommentsThe origins of the Rushcart are similar to the traditions of rushbearing which survives in Cumbia, but which have evolved in a different way. Rushes were gathered for strewing on […] -
![There is no-one else like the Burry Man – a man encased completely in a costume composed of thousands of burdock heads, wearing a flowery bowler hat. He has two […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC00027-115x115.jpg "Queensferry Burry Man")
Queensferry Burry Man
Posted on August 11, 2011 | 1 CommentThere is no-one else like the Burry Man – a man encased completely in a costume composed of thousands of burdock heads, wearing a flowery bowler hat. He has two […] -
![The Battle of Nevilles’ Cross took place just outside the city of Durham in 1346 between the army of the Scots under King David II and Edward IIIs English forces. […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_8456-115x115.jpg "Durham Neville’s Cross Anthems")
Durham Neville’s Cross Anthems
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe Battle of Nevilles’ Cross took place just outside the city of Durham in 1346 between the army of the Scots under King David II and Edward IIIs English forces. […] -
![Marymass is the Scottish name for the feast of the assumption, when Mary was taken up to Heaven; the Christian feast is in mid August but even though the revived […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_8828-115x115.jpg "Inverness Marymas Fair")
Inverness Marymas Fair
Posted on March 4, 2011 | No CommentsMarymass is the Scottish name for the feast of the assumption, when Mary was taken up to Heaven; the Christian feast is in mid August but even though the revived […] -
![The Maypole at Barwick in Elmet is one of the tallest poles in the country and is the focus of major celebrations triennially. The pole is taken down on Easter […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_8363-115x115.jpg "Barwick Maypole Celebrations")
Barwick Maypole Celebrations
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 8 CommentsThe Maypole at Barwick in Elmet is one of the tallest poles in the country and is the focus of major celebrations triennially. The pole is taken down on Easter […] -
![Each February the city of York celebrates its Norse heritage by staging a Viking Festival. The exact timing varies slightly with the school half-term holiday but is always in the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_8005-115x115.jpg "York Jorvik Viking Festival")
York Jorvik Viking Festival
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 5 CommentsEach February the city of York celebrates its Norse heritage by staging a Viking Festival. The exact timing varies slightly with the school half-term holiday but is always in the […]