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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

Saturday 4 September

• Sat 4 Sep 10:00 18:00

  Custom, day 1 of 2

  Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing

  St John the Evangelist Church, Warley, West Yorkshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Plant and Tree Lore
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Sunday 5 September

Happy birthday to Al Stewart (82 today)

Born on this day: Donald MacPherson (1922)

• Sun 5 Sep Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing day 2 of 2 · 10:00–18:00

Monday 6 September

Born on this day: Calum Maclean (1915)

• Mon 6 Sep 08:00 16:00

  Custom

  Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

  St Nicholas Church, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

  • Dance
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Animal Customs
  
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Wednesday 8 September

Born on this day: Andy M. Stewart (1952), Hugh Shields (1929), Peter Bellamy (1944) and William Kimber (1872)

• Wed 8 Sep 09:00 22:00

  Custom, day 1 of 4

  Neath Fair

  Sets off from Queen Street, Neath, Neath Port Talbot

  • Fair or wakes
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Thursday 9 September

Born on this day: Paddy Canny (1919)

• Thu 9 Sep Neath Fair day 2 of 4 · 09:00–22:00

Friday 10 September

Born on this day: Joseph Taylor (1833)

• Fri 10 Sep Neath Fair day 3 of 4 · 09:00–22:00

Saturday 11 September

Born on this day: John Martyn (1948)

• Sat 11 Sep Neath Fair day 4 of 4 · 09:00–22:00

Monday 13 September

• Mon 13 Sep 09:00 16:00

  Custom

  Conwy Honey Fair

  Sets off from Lancaster Square, Conwy, Conwy

  • Fair or wakes
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Wednesday 15 September🌕 Harvest Moon

Born on this day: Liam O’Flynn (1945)

Saturday 18 September

• Sat 18 Sep All day

  Custom

  Egremont Crab Fair

  Sets off from Main Street, Egremont, Cumbria

  • Custom game
  • Fair or wakes
  • Procession
  • Harvest
  • Harvest and Hiring
  • Sports and Games
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Saturday 25 September

• Sat 25 Sep from 10:00

  Custom, day 1 of 2

  Masham Sheep Fair

  Sets off from Market Place, Masham, North Yorkshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
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• Sat 25 Sep from 18:30

  Custom

  Burgess Hill Bonfire

  Sets off from Fairfield Recreation Ground, Burgess Hill, West Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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Sunday 26 September

Born on this day: Dolores Keane (1953)

• Sun 26 Sep Masham Sheep Fair day 2 of 2 · From 10:00

Wednesday 29 September

Michaelmas

Happy birthday to Anne Briggs (83 today)

• Wed 29 Sep 11:00 23:00

  Custom, day 1 of 4

  Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair

  Sets off from St Matthew’s Field, Bridgwater, Somerset

  • Fair or wakes
  • Harvest and Hiring
  
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Thursday 30 September🌑 New moon

Happy birthday to Allan Taylor (82 today)

Born on this day: Frankie Kennedy (1955)

• Thu 30 Sep Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair day 2 of 4 · 11:00–23:00

Friday 1 October

Born on this day: Joe Heaney (1919), John Lorne Campbell (1906) and Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857)

• Fri 1 Oct All day

  Custom, day 1 of 10

  Nottingham Goose Fair

  Sets off from Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
  
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