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Saturday 17 October

Born on this day: James Madison Carpenter (1888)

• Sat 17 Oct from 12:00

  Custom

  Marlborough Big Mop

  Sets off from High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
  • Harvest and Hiring
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• Sat 17 Oct 14:00 23:00

  Custom, day 8 of 8

  Hull Fair

  Walton Street Fairground, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Fair or wakes
  
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• Sat 17 Oct 17:00 22:00

  Custom, day 2 of 2

  Warwick Mop

  Sets off from Market Place, Warwick, Warwickshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
  • Harvest and Hiring
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• Sat 17 Oct 18:00 22:00

  Custom, day 3 of 3

  Yarm Fair

  Sets off from High Street, Yarm, North Yorkshire

  • Blessing
  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
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• Sat 17 Oct 19:15 16:00

  Custom

  Hastings Borough Bonfire

  Sets off from Beach opposite Pelham Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
  
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• Sat 17 Oct from 19:15

  Custom

  Seaford Bonfire

  Sets off from Martello Fields, Seaford, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 17 Oct from 19:30

  Custom

  Hailsham Bonfire

  Sets off from Western Road Recreation Ground, Hailsham, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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