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Thursday 8 October

• Thu 8 Oct All day

  Custom, day 5 of 8

  Ballinasloe October Fair

  Sets off from Fair Green, Ballinasloe, County Galway

  • Fair or wakes
  
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Friday 9 October

• Fri 9 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 6 of 8 · All day
• Fri 9 Oct 14:00 23:00

  Custom, day 1 of 8

  Hull Fair

  Walton Street Fairground, Hull, East Yorkshire

  • Fair or wakes
  
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• Fri 9 Oct 16:00 23:00

  Custom, day 1 of 2

  Tewkesbury Mop Fair

  Sets off from The Cross, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
  
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Saturday 10 October🌑 New moon

• Sat 10 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 7 of 8 · All day
• Sat 10 Oct Hull Fair day 2 of 8 · 14:00–23:00

• Sat 10 Oct Tewkesbury Mop Fair day 2 of 2 · 16:00–23:00
• Sat 10 Oct from 19:15

  Custom

  Heathfield Bonfire

  Sets off from Heathfield Community Centre playing fields, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
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Sunday 11 October

• Sun 11 Oct All day

  Custom, day 1 of 2

  Stratford Mop Fair

  Sets off from Shakespeare Memorial Fountain, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
  
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• Sun 11 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 8 of 8 · All day
• Sun 11 Oct 09:30 16:00

  Custom

  World Conker Championships

  Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick, Northamptonshire

  • Custom game
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• Sun 11 Oct 11:00 12:00

  Custom

  Harvest of the Sea at St Mary-at-Hill

  St Mary-at-Hill, London, Greater London

  • Blessing
  • Ceremony
  • Harvest
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Monday 12 October

• Mon 12 Oct Stratford Mop Fair day 2 of 2 · All day
• Mon 12 Oct All day

  Custom

  Abingdon Runaway Fair

  Sets off from Market Place, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
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• Mon 12 Oct 08:00 22:00

  Custom

  Pack Monday Fair

  Sets off from The Conduit, Sherborne, Dorset

  • Fair or wakes
  • Procession
  • Michaelmas
  
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• Mon 12 Oct Hull Fair day 3 of 8 · 14:00–23:00

Tuesday 13 October

• Tue 13 Oct Hull Fair day 4 of 8 · 14:00–23:00

Wednesday 14 October

• Wed 14 Oct All day

  Custom, day 1 of 4

  Banbury Michaelmas Fair

  Sets off from Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
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