June, with its long days and hopefully fine weather, is a popular choice for sporting fixtures, fairs and a range of outdoor pursuits.The riding season gets underway in the Scottish Borders and events mark the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.
Some events take place on exactly the same date every year, regardless of which day of the week they fall upon. The following table shows events which are fixed in this way:
| Day | Event | Article |
|---|---|---|
| 20 & 21 | Avebury Summer Solstice |  |
| 21 | Stonehenge Solstice Celebrations | |
| 23 | Cornish Midsummer Fires | |
| 24 | Leicester Damask Rose Ceremony | |
| 27 | Bodmin & St Keverne Cornish Rebellion Commemorations | |
| 29 | Warcop Rushbearing | |
Some event dates differ from year to year in order for them to fall on a weekend or during a particular week of the year, for example the 3rd week in January. The following table shows events where dates may vary in this manner:
| Date | Event | Article |
| Weekends often in June & July | Pride Marches and Festivals | |
| Late April to late June | Worcestershire British Asparagus Festival | |
| All Month | Well Dressing | |
| Most of Month every 4 years | York Mystery Plays | |
| A Saturday in May or June | Geldeston Locks Dwile Flonking | |
| A Sunday in late May or early June | Brightlingsea Blessing & Reclaiming of the Waters | |
| A Sunday in late May or early June | Oxford Tortoise Fair | |
| Saturday near 29 May (may be in early June) | Fownhope Heart of Oak Society Annual Club Walk | |
| Sunday near 30th May (sometimes in June) | Bawbugh St Walstan's Day | |
| A Weekend in June | Hastings World Crazy Golf Championships | |
| A Weekend in June | Kilwinning & Drummond Castle Papingo | |
| A weekend in June | Rochester Dickens Festival | |
| A Sunday in June | Long Melford Clopton Rose Ceremony | |
| Early in Month | Chelsea Hospital Founders Day | |
| A Weekday in June | London Knollys Rose Ceremony | |
| A Saturday in May or June | Kent World Custard Pie Championships | |
| Saturday early in month | Eaglesham Fair & Kilmarnock Bunnet Race | |
| Saturday early in Month | Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes | |
| A Sunday in early May or early June | Keevil Taylor Charity & Bun Service | |
| A Sunday in late May or early June | Sandford Lock World Pooh Sticks Championships | |
| Weekday early in month | Barking Nepton Distribution | |
| A Saturday in May,June or July | Ashbourne World Toe Wrestling Championships | |
| Weekend early in month | Barnet Medieval Festival | |
| A Sunday early to mid Month | Selston Tower Service | |
| A Sunday in June, July or August | Devon National Sandcastle Competition | |
| Friday after Spring Bank Holiday | Chipping Campden Cotswold Olympicks & Shin Kicking Competition | |
| Weekend after Spring Bank Holiday | Thaxted Morris | |
| 1st Saturday | Kilbarchan Lilias Day | |
| 1st Saturday | Ossett Beercart | |
| 1st Tuesday | London Richard Johnson Service & Bubble Sermon | |
| 1st Thursday | Neston Ladies Day | |
| 1st Week | Appleby Horse Fair | |
| 1st Week | West Linton Whipman Play | |
| Friday after 1st Monday in Month | Hawick Common Riding | |
| Thursday between 6th & 12th | Lanark Lanimer Day | |
| 2nd Saturday | Newtongrange Childrens Gala Day | |
| 2nd Week | London Trooping the Colour | |
| Weekday near 11th | Bordon Blessing of the Midsummer Bower | |
| 13 (last possible date) | Whit Sunday | |
| Weekend near 14th | Naseby Battle Anniversary weekend | |
| Weekend near 15th | East Stoke: Battle of Stoke Field Anniversary | |
| Tuesday after 2nd Monday in Month | Linlithgow Marches Day | |
| Friday after 2nd Monday in Month | Selkirk Common Riding Festival | |
| Wednesday mid Month | Yetholm Riding of the Marches | |
| A Saturday mid Month | Biggar Gala Day | |
| A Saturday mid Month | Lockerbie Gala | |
| A Saturday mid Month | The Gate to Southwell | |
| A Saturday mid Month | Great Knaresborough Bed Race | |
| A Saturday mid to late in Month | Bromsgrove Fair Day & Assizes | |
| A Saturday mid to late in Month | Dorset World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship | |
| Weekend mid month | Middlewich Folk & Boat | |
| A Sunday mid Month | Bishops Castle Midsummer Rejoicing | |
| Sunday near 17th | Welcombe St Nectan's Day Foxglove Service | |
| A Monday mid Month | Windsor Garter Ceremony | |
| 3rd Saturday | Appleton Thorn Bawming the Thorn | |
| 3rd Saturday | Dumfries Guid Nychburris Day | |
| 3rd Saturday | Gorebridge Childrens Gala Day | |
| 3rd Saturday | Inverness Marymas Fair | |
| 3rd Saturday | Ovingham Goose Fair | |
| 3rd Sunday | Fathers Day | |
| 3rd Week | Peebles Beltane Festival | |
| 3rd Week | Melrose Festival | |
| Saturday nearest 19th | Abingdon Election of Mayor of Ock Street | |
| Friday nearest 21st | Ashmore Filly Loo | |
| Sunday nearest 22nd | Holywell St Winefride's Day | |
| Wednesday late in Month | Leigh Parish Lands Candle Auction | |
| Weekend late in Month | Chester Midsummer Watch Parade | |
| Saturday late in Month | Penzance Mazey Day & Golowan Festival | |
| Saturday late in Month | St Albans Pilgrimage | |
| Saturday late in Month | Willaston World Worm Charming Championships | |
| Sunday late in Month | Tyburn Martyrs Walk | |
| 4th Thursday | Bury St Edmunds Jankyn Smyth Charity Cakes & Ale | |
| 4th Saturday | Loanhead Children's Day | |
| Week of 24th | Youlgrave Welldressing | |
| Saturday near 24th | Ottery St Mary Pixie Day | |
| Weekend nearest 24th | Battle of Bannockburn Commemoration | |
| Sunday near 24th | Oxford Wall Pulpit Sermon | |
| Last Week | Newcastle Hoppings | |
| Last Monday | Hepworth Feast & Plague Commemoration | |
| Last Saturday | Abram Morris Dance | |
| Last Saturday | Ceres Highland Games & Bannockburn Parade | |
| Last Sunday | Swaton World Egg Throwing Championships & Russian Egg Roulette | |
| Last Weekend | Barrowden Rush Strewing | |
| Sunday near 29th (may be in July) | Edgmond Clipping Service | |
| Saturday nearest 30th (may be in July) | Galashiels Braw Lads Gathering | |
| Saturday in late June , July or August | Hernhill Three Horseshoes Wheelie Bin Race | |
| Friday near July 1st | Warrington Walking Day | |
| Last Saturday | Parwich Wakes & Oddfellows Procession | |
Ascension Day always falls on a Thursday; it is the fortieth day after Easter Sunday so can fall anywhere between 30th April and 3rd June. Rogation Monday and Tuesday, and Ascension Eve are the days leading up to Ascension Day. This period is traditionally associated with boundary checking, walks and processions.
| Date | Event | Article |
|---|---|---|
| Rogation Sunday | Leighton Buzzard Wilkes Walk | |
| Rogation Sunday | Mudeford Blessing the Waters | |
| Rogation Monday | North Shields Blessing the Sea | |
| Rogation Monday | Wishford Key Auction | |
| Ascension Eve | Hastings Blessing the Sea | |
| Ascension Eve | Whitby Penny Hedge | |
| Ascension Day | Ascension Day Rooftop Singing | |
| Ascension Day or near date | Beating the Bounds | |
| Ascension Day | Bisley Well Dressing | |
| Ascension Day | Cambridge Ascension Day Carol | |
| Ascension Day | Lichfield Beating the Bounds | |
| Ascension Day | London Beating the Bounds | |
| Ascension Day | Oxford Beating the Bounds | |
| Ascension Day | Tissington Well Dressing | |
Whitsuntide is a festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples. It is the seventh Sunday after Easter so varies in date, always falling between mid May and mid June. Because it is easier to plan events for a fixed date each year, many former Whitsuntide events have been moved to Spring Bank Holiday instead. Trinity Sunday is the Sunday after Whitsun and celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) ; Corpus Christi is the Thursday after Trinity and honours the body of Christ. In the UK this was a major festival before the Reformation but is now comparatively little known outside the Roman Catholic Church.
| Date | Event | Article |
|---|---|---|
| Whit Sunday | Bristol Rush Sunday | |
| Whit Sunday | St Briavels Bread & Cheese Scramble | |
| Whit Sunday | Shenington Grass Strewing | |
| Whit Tuesday | St Ives (Cambs) Dicing for Bibles | |
| Whit Friday | Saddleworth Whit Friday | |
| Trinity Monday | Rothwell Rowell Trinity Fair | |
| Corpus Christi | Arundel Corpus Chisti Carpet of Flowers | |