![Every 5th November the streets of Ottery St Mary are lit by blazing tar barrels, carried by the residents of the town; the barrels weigh 30kg and are carried at […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_9214-426x250.jpg "Ottery St Mary Flaming Tar Barrels")
![This is an ancient custom dating back hundreds of years -nobody knows exactly how long but it’s reputedly one of the oldest traditions in Europe. It starts with a simple […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7518-480x250.jpg "Abbots Bromley Horn Dance")
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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![Haxey Hood is one of the ancient mass-participation festival games and is the earliest in the year, sometimes taking place in snow. Instead of a football, the players use “hoods” […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Fool-is-Smoked-640x250.jpg "Haxey Hood")
Haxey Hood
Haxey Hood is one of the ancient mass-participation festival games and is the earliest in the year, sometimes taking place in snow. Instead of a football, the players use “hoods” […]
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![The extensive Autumn Show at Malvern is a massive celebration of the fruits of the earth and marks the harvest of flowers, vegetables and fruit of the season. All the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_3200-195x110.jpeg "Malvern Autumn Show: Giant Vegetables Championship")
Malvern Autumn Show: Giant Vegetables Championship
The extensive Autumn Show at Malvern is a massive celebration of the fruits of the earth and marks the harvest of flowers, vegetables and fruit of the season. All the […]
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![Unusual races are often dreamed up in a pub, and the Beer Barrel Challenge is no exception! It took place annually (with only a single year off) from the late […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_6162-195x110.jpeg "Great Kinder Beer Barrel Race")
Great Kinder Beer Barrel Race
Unusual races are often dreamed up in a pub, and the Beer Barrel Challenge is no exception! It took place annually (with only a single year off) from the late […]
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![This is an ancient custom dating back hundreds of years -nobody knows exactly how long but it’s reputedly one of the oldest traditions in Europe. It starts with a simple […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7518-195x110.jpg "Abbots Bromley Horn Dance")
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
This is an ancient custom dating back hundreds of years -nobody knows exactly how long but it’s reputedly one of the oldest traditions in Europe. It starts with a simple […]
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