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Tuesday 5 October

Tue 5 Oct 12:00 23:00
Custom, day 2 of 2

Abingdon Michaelmas Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Wednesday 6 October

Born on this day: Flora MacNeil (1928)

Wed 6 Oct All day
Custom, day 4 of 8

Ballinasloe October Fair

Sets off from Fair Green, Ballinasloe, County Galway
- Fair or wakes
- Animal Customs
Wed 6 Oct All day
Custom, day 6 of 10

Nottingham Goose Fair

Sets off from Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Fair or wakes
- Animal Customs

Thursday 7 October

Born on this day: Joe Hill (1879) and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (1951)

Thu 7 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 5 of 8 · All day
Thu 7 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 7 of 10 · All day

Friday 8 October

Born on this day: Pádraig O’Keeffe (1887)

Fri 8 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 6 of 8 · All day

Fri 8 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 8 of 10 · All day
Fri 8 Oct 16:00 23:00
Custom, day 1 of 2

Tewkesbury Mop Fair

Sets off from The Cross, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Saturday 9 October

Sat 9 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 7 of 8 · All day
Sat 9 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 9 of 10 · All day
Sat 9 Oct Tewkesbury Mop Fair day 2 of 2 · 16:00–23:00
Sat 9 Oct from 19:15
Custom

Heathfield Bonfire

Sets off from Heathfield Community Centre playing fields, East Sussex

Sunday 10 October

Born on this day: John Prine (1946), Kirsty MacColl (1959) and Tom Hughes (1907)

Sun 10 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 8 of 8 · All day
Sun 10 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 10 of 10 · All day
Sun 10 Oct 09:30 16:00
Custom

World Conker Championships

Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick, Northamptonshire
- Custom game
- Sports and Games
Sun 10 Oct 11:00 12:00
Custom

Harvest of the Sea at St Mary-at-Hill

St Mary-at-Hill, London, Greater London

Monday 11 October

Mon 11 Oct All day
Custom

Abingdon Runaway Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Mon 11 Oct 08:00 22:00
Custom

Pack Monday Fair

Sets off from The Conduit, Sherborne, Dorset

Wednesday 13 October

Happy birthday to Simon Nicol (77 today)

Born on this day: Frances Tolmie (1840) and Iona Opie (1923)

Wed 13 Oct All day
Custom, day 1 of 4

Banbury Michaelmas Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Wed 13 Oct 09:00 21:00
Custom

Tavistock Goosey Fair

Sets off from Bedford Square, Tavistock, Devon

Thursday 14 October

Thu 14 Oct All day
Custom, day 1 of 3

Pembroke St Michaelmas Fair

Sets off from Main Street (by the Town Hall), Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
- Fair or wakes
- Michaelmas
Thu 14 Oct Banbury Michaelmas Fair day 2 of 4 · All day

Friday 15 October Hunter’s Moon

Born on this day: Alistair Hulett (1951)

Fri 15 Oct Pembroke St Michaelmas Fair day 2 of 3 · All day
Fri 15 Oct Banbury Michaelmas Fair day 3 of 4 · All day
Fri 15 Oct 17:00 22:00
Custom, day 1 of 2

Warwick Mop

Sets off from Market Place, Warwick, Warwickshire

Saturday 16 October

Sat 16 Oct Pembroke St Michaelmas Fair day 3 of 3 · All day
Sat 16 Oct Banbury Michaelmas Fair day 4 of 4 · All day
Sat 16 Oct from 12:00
Custom

Marlborough Big Mop

Sets off from High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Sat 16 Oct Warwick Mop day 2 of 2 · 17:00–22:00
Sat 16 Oct from 19:15
Custom

Seaford Bonfire

Sets off from Martello Fields, Seaford, East Sussex
Sat 16 Oct 19:15 16:00
Custom

Hastings Borough Bonfire

Sets off from Beach opposite Pelham Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex
Sat 16 Oct from 19:30
Custom

Hailsham Bonfire

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

Wednesday 20 October

Born on this day: Roy Bailey (1935)

Wed 20 Oct All day
Custom, day 1 of 5

Ilkeston Charter Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
- Fair or wakes
- Harvest and Hiring
Wed 20 Oct 15:00 23:00
Custom

Sloe Fair

Sets off from Northgate car park, Chichester, West Sussex
- Fair or wakes

Thursday 21 October

Happy birthday to Anne Lorne Gillies (83 today)

Born on this day: Derek Bell (1935) and Jeannie Robertson (1908)

Thu 21 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 2 of 5 · All day
Thu 21 Oct 18:00 22:00
Custom, day 1 of 3

Yarm Fair

Sets off from High Street, Yarm, North Yorkshire

Friday 22 October

Born on this day: Dominic Behan (1928)

Fri 22 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 3 of 5 · All day
Fri 22 Oct Yarm Fair day 2 of 3 · 18:00–22:00

Saturday 23 October

Born on this day: Archie Fisher (1939)

Sat 23 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 4 of 5 · All day
Sat 23 Oct Yarm Fair day 3 of 3 · 18:00–22:00
Sat 23 Oct from 19:30
Custom

Littlehampton Bonfire

Sets off from The Green by Banjo Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex

Sunday 24 October

Born on this day: Cecilia Costello (1884)

Sun 24 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 5 of 5 · All day

Thursday 28 October

Thu 28 Oct 09:00 16:00
Custom

Bampton Charter Fair

Sets off from Newton Square, Bampton, Devon
- Fair or wakes
Thu 28 Oct from 18:00
Custom

Punkie Night

St George’s Hall, Hinton St George, Somerset

Friday 29 October New moon

Born on this day: Tom Clancy (1924)

Saturday 30 October

Sat 30 Oct 19:30 16:00
Custom

Newick Bonfire

Sets off from The Green, Newick, East Sussex

Sunday 31 October

Happy birthday to Tom Paxton (90 today)

Friday 5 November

Born on this day: Rolf Gardiner (1902)

Sunday 14 November Beaver Moon

Sunday 28 November New moon

Tuesday 30 November

St Andrew's Day