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Monday 5 July

Happy birthday to Shirley Collins (92 today)

• Mon 5 Jul from 11:00

  Custom

  Tynwald Day

  Tynwald Hill, St John's, Isle of Man

  • Fair or wakes
  • Procession
  • Midsummer
  
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Saturday 10 July

• Sat 10 Jul from 08:30

  Custom

  Durham Miners’ Gala

  Sets off from The Racecourse, Durham, County Durham

  • Procession
  
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• Sat 10 Jul from 15:00

  Custom

  Grasmere Rushbearing

  St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere, Cumbria

  • Procession
  • Children's Customs
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Sunday 18 July🌕 Buck Moon

Born on this day: Belle Stewart (1906)

Friday 30 July

Happy birthday to Pete Morton (63 today)

• Fri 30 Jul from 05:00

  Custom

  Langholm Common Riding

  Sets off from Market Place, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway

  • Fair or wakes
  • Procession
  • Sports and Games
  
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Sunday 1 August

Lammas

Born on this day: Kenneth Loveless (1911), Paddy Moloney (1938) and Seán Ó Riada (1931)

Monday 2 August🌑 New moon

Friday 13 August

• Fri 13 Aug 09:00 18:00

  Custom

  The Burryman

  Staghead Hotel, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh

  • Procession
  • Charms and Luck
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Tuesday 17 August🌕 Sturgeon Moon

Saturday 21 August

• Sat 21 Aug from 14:00

  Custom

  Cilgerran Coracle Races

  Sets off from River Teifi at Dolbadau, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire

  • Custom game
  • Sports and Games
  
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Saturday 28 August

Born on this day: Francis O’Neill (1848)

• Sat 28 Aug All day

  Custom, day 1 of 4

  Ould Lammas Fair

  Sets off from The Diamond, Ballycastle, County Antrim

  • Fair or wakes
  • Lammas
  • Animal Customs
  • Food and Drink
  
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Sunday 29 August

Happy birthday to Eddi Reader (68 today) and Sheena Wellington (83 today)

Born on this day: Derek Brimstone (1932), George Townshend (1882) and Tom Anderson (1910)

• Sun 29 Aug Ould Lammas Fair day 2 of 4 · All day

Monday 30 August

• Mon 30 Aug Ould Lammas Fair day 3 of 4 · All day

Tuesday 31 August🌑 New moon

• Tue 31 Aug Ould Lammas Fair day 4 of 4 · All day