Stragglethorpe Plough Play

Brant Broughton

Lincs

January

Darkey Day

Padstow

Cornwall

1st January

Wassailing

Combe in Teignhead

Devon

January

Haxey Hood Game

Haxey

Lincs

6th January

Wassailing

Churchstanton

Somerset

January

Bodmin Wassailers

Bodmin

Cornwall

6th January

Twelfth Night Revels

Southwark

London

near 6th January

Apple Tree Wassail

Whimple

Devon

17th January

Wassailing

Carhampton

Somerset

17th January

Dicing For Maids Money

Guildford

Surrey

29th January or near

Carlows Charity

Woodbridge

Suffolk

2nd February

Cradle Rocking

Blidworth

Notts

Sunday near 2nd February

Chinese New Year

various

UK

February

Quit Rents Ceremony

Royal Courts of Justice

London

February

Trial Of Pyx

Goldsmiths Hall

London

February (and May)

Red Feather Day: Sir John Cass Service

Aldgate

London

Friday near 20th February

Westminster Greaze

Westminster School

London

Shrove Tuesday

Sedgefield Ball Game

Sedgefield

Co Durham

Shrove Tuesday

Football

Alnwick

N'thumberland

Shrove Tuesday

Football

Atherstone

Warks

Shrove Tuesday

Ball Game

Sedgefield

Co. Durham

Shrove Tuesday

Ashbourne Royal Football

Ashbourne

Derbys

Shrove Tuesday and Wednesday

Hurling the Silver Ball

St Columb Major

Cornwall

Shrove Tuesday and Saturday following

Cakes And Ale Ceremony

St Pauls

London

Ash Wednesday

Dame Eliz Marvyn Charity

Ufton Nervet

Berks

Mid Lent

Kiplingcotes Derby

Market Weighton

Yorks

Third Thursday in March

Tichborne Dole

Tichborne

Hants

25th March

Sir John Stow Quill Pen

St Andrew Undershaft

London

5th April or near

Palm Sunday Cakes

various

(esp. Herefordshire)

Palm Sunday

Skipping

Alciston

Sussex

Good Friday

Uppies And Doonies

Workington

Cumbria

Good Friday/Tuesday & following Saturday

Midgley Pace Egg Play

Calder Valley

Yorks

Good Friday

Widow's Bun Ceremony

Bow

London

Good Friday

Britannia Coconut Dancers

Bacup

Lancs

Easter Saturday

Brighouse Pace Egg Play

Brighouse

W Yorks

Easter Saturday

Easter Parade

Battersea Park

London

Easter Sunday

Church Clippyng

Radley

Oxon

Easter Sunday

Maypole Lowering

Barwick-in-Elmet

W Yorks

Easter every 3 years

Harness Horse Parade

Regents park

London

Easter Monday

Egg Rolling

Preston

Lancs

Easter Monday

Orange Rolling

Dunstable Down

Beds

Easter Monday

Chulkhurst Charity-Biddenden Dole

Biddenden

Kent

Easter Monday

St Georges Court

Lichfield

Staffs

23rd April

Tupenny Starvers

St Michaels

Bristol

Tuesday after Easter

Maidservants Charity

St Mary's Church House

Reading

Thursday after Easter

Hungerford Hocktide

Hungerford

Berks

2nd Tuesday after Easter

Well Dressing

various

Derbyshire

From Ascensiontide - Sept

May-Pole Raising

Barwick In Elmet

Yorks

Whit/May

Padstow May Day

Padstow

Cornwall

1st May

Minehead Hobby Horse

Minehead

Somerset

1st-3rd May

Jack In The Green

Hastings

Sussex

May Bank Holiday & weekend

Knutsford Royal May Day

Knutsford

Cheshire

First Saturday

Ickwell Green May Day

Ickwell

Beds

Saturday / Monday

Helston Floral Dance

Helston

Cornwall

8th May

Abbotsbury Garland Day

Abbotsbury

Dorset

13th May

Etwell Well Dressing

Etwell

Derbys

2nd week in May

May Festival

Hayes Common

Kent

2nd Saturday in May

Dunting The Freeholder

Newbiggin by the Sea

Nthmb

Wednesday near 18th May

Cyclists Memorial Service

Meridian

West Midland

Sunday near to 21st May

Mayoring Day/Hot Pennies

Rye

E Sussex

23rd May

Blessing The Sea

Hastings

E Sussex

End of May

Castleton Garland Day

Castleton

Derbys

29th May

Grovelly Rights

Wishford Magna

Wilts

29th May

Founders Day

Chelsea Royal hospital

London

29th May

Arbor Tree

Aston on Clun

Salops

29th May

Bampton Morris Dancing

Bampton

Oxon

Spring Bank Holiday

Headington Quarry Morris

Headington

Oxon

Spring Bank Holiday

Hunting The Earl Of Rone

Combe Martin

N Devon

Spring Bank Holiday

Cheese Rolling

Cooper's Hill, Birdlip

Glos

Spring Bank Holiday

Maypole Raising

Barwick-in-Elmet

W Yorks

Spring Bank Holiday every 3 years (next is 2008)

Dovers Games

Chipping Campden

Glos

Friday after Bank Holiday

Scuttlebrook Wake

Chipping Campden

Glos

Saturday after Bank holiday

Beating The Bounds

Tower Of London every 3 yrs

London

Ascension Day 2008

Wicken Love Feast

Wicken

N'thants

Ascension Day

Well Dressing

Tissington

Derbys

Ascension Day

St Mary Redcliffe Rush Sunday

St Mary Redcliffe

Bristol

Whit Sunday

Bread & Cheese Throwing

St Briavels

Glos

Whit Sunday

Dicing For Bibles

St Ives

Cambs

Whit Monday

Thaxted Morris Festival

Thaxted

Essex

June / July

Blessing the Boats

Whitby

N. Yorks

June

Appleby Fair

Appleby

Cumbria

2nd week June

Border Riding

Hawick Borders

Friday after 2nd Monday in June

Election Of Mayor Of Ock Street

Abingdon

Berks

Saturday near 19th June

Selkirk Ridings

Selkirk

Borders

Third week in month

Midsummer Fires

various

Cornwall

23rd June

Youlgreave Well Dressing

Youlgreave

Derbys

Saturday near 24th June

Tideswell Well Dressing

Tideswell

Derbys

Saturday near 24th June

Swan Upping

The Thames

various

Usually third week in July

Winster Wakes

Winster

Derbys

Saturday following Sunday after 24th June

Cakes And Ale Ceremony

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

Last Thursday in June

Rushbearing

Warcup

Cumbria

28th June

Walking Day

Warrington

Cheshire

Friday near 30th June

Horse Fair

Seamer

Yorks

July

Kilburn Feast - Mock Mayor & Mayoress

Kilburn

Yorks

July

Rushbearing

Gt. Musgrave & Ambleside

Cumbria

First Saturday in July

Orange Parades

N Ireland

(various)

12th July

Vintners Street Sweeping

London

2nd Wednesday July

John Knill Ceremony

St Ives

Cornwall

25th July (every 5th year) 2011

Holsworthy Pretty Maids

Holsworthy

Devon

2nd Wednesday in July

Doggets Coat And Badge Race

London Bridge to Chelsea

London

Late July

Honiton Fair

Honiton

Devon

Tuesday before Wednesday after 19th July

Italian Festival

Clerkenwell

London

3rd Sunday in July

Grand Wardmote Of Woodmen Of Arden

Meridan

Warks

Wednesday of 1st week in July

Gooseberry Contest

Egton Bridge

N Yorks

First Tuesday in August

Rose Queen Ceremony

Little Beck

N Yorks

First Tuesday in August

Feast Of St Wilfred

Ripon

N Yorks

First Saturday in August

Knighthood Of Old Green

Southampton

Hants

1st full week in August

Rushbearing

Grasmere

Cumbria

Saturday near 5th August

The Burry Man

South Queensferry

Lothian

2nd Friday in August

Burning The Bartle

West Witton

Yorks

Saturday near 24th August

Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill

London

Bank Holiday Sat/Sun/Mon

Eyam Plague Sunday

Eyam

Derbys

Last Sunday in August

St Giles Fair

Oxford

Oxford

Monday & Tuesday of first full week in September

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

Abbots Bromley

Staffs

Monday after 1st Sunday after 4th September

Sheriff's Ride

Lichfield

Staffs

Saturday nr 8th September

Widdecombe Fair

Widdecombe

Devon

2nd Tuesday in September

Church Clipping

Painswick

Glos.

Sunday nearest 19th September

Bluecoat March

City of London

London

21st September or near

Nottingham Goose Fair

Nottingham

Notts

Last 3 days of first week in October

Billingsgate Harvest Festival

Billingsgate

London

1st Sunday in October

Pearlies Harvest Festival

St Martins in the Field

London

1st Sunday in October

Bellringer's Feast

Twyford

Hants (Winchester)

7th October

Goozey Vair

Tavistock

Devon

2nd Wednesday in October

Court Leet

Clifton, York

N York

October

Bampton Pony Fair

Bampton

Exmoor

Last Thursday in October

Punkie Night

Hinton St George

Somerset

Last Thursday in October

Quit Rents Ceremony

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Late October

Kaking Neet

 South and West of

Sheffield

1st November or near

Antrobus Soulcakers

Antrobus

Cheshire

31st October and on

Trick Or Treat

various

UK

31st October

Lewes Bonfire

Lewes

Sussex

5th November

Hatherleigh Fire Carnival

Hatherleigh

Devon

Wednesday near 5th Nov

Bridgwater Carnival

Bridgwater

Somerset

Thursday near 5th November

Tar Barrel Rolling

Ottery St Mary

Devon

5th November

Wroth Silver Ceremony

Knightlow Cross

Warks

11th November

Firing The Fenny Poppers

Fenny Stratford

Bucks

11th November

Armistice Day

various

UK

11th November

Yorkshire Carols

various

Yorks

From 11th November

The Lords Mayors Show

City Of London

London

2nd Saturday in November

Laxton Jury Day

Laxton

Notts (Newark)

Late November

Wall Game

Eton

Berks

Late November

Court Leet

Fylingthorpe

N. Yorks

December

Tin Can Band

Broughton

Northants

Sunday after 12th December

Tup Plays

(Sheffield and  Chesterfield area)

Christmas

Burning Ashen Faggot

Dunster

Somerset

Christmas Eve

Tolling The Devils Knell.

Dewsbury

W Yorks

Christmas Eve

Mummers

Bampton

Oxon

Christmas Eve

Feather Guisers

Uttoxeter

Staffs

Christmas Eve and Day

Crookham Mummers

Crookham

Hants

Boxing Day

Flamborough Sword Dance

Flamborough

Yorkshire

Boxing Day

Greatham Sword Dance Play

Greatham / Redcar

Yorkshire

Boxing Day

Greatham Sword Dance and Play

Greatham

Co. Durham

Boxing Day

Straw Boys/ Mummers

Fermanagh

Ireland

Christmas

Wren Boys

Dingle

Ireland

Boxing Day

Darkie Day

Padstow

Cornwall

Boxing Day & New Year's Day

Handsworth Sword Dancers

Handsworth

S. Yorkshire

Boxing Day

Grenoside Sword Dancers

Grenoside

S. Yorkshire

Boxing Day

Monkseaton Dancers

Monkseaton

Tyne-Tees

Boxing Day

Marshfield Mummers

Marshfield

Glos

Boxing Day

Ripon Sword Dancers

Ripon

N.Yorks

Boxing Day

Annual Dip

Whitby

N. Yorks

Boxing Day

Symondsbury Mummers

Symondsbury

Dorset

Christmas

Fylingdale Guysers

Fylingthorpe

N. Yorks

Christmas

Ripon Hornblower

Ripon

N.Yorks

Daily

Flambeaux Procession

Comrie

Tayside

New Year's Eve

Swinging The Fireballs

Stonehaven

Grampian

New Year's Eve

Ceremony Of The Keys

Tower of London

London

Daily

Wayfarers Dole

Winchester

Hants

Daily

Farthing Bundles

Bow

London

John Sayer Charity

Woodbridge

Suffolk

every Saturday