Procession

Saturday 24 October

• Sat 24 Oct from 19:30

  Custom

  Littlehampton Bonfire

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

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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Monday 26 October🌕 Hunter’s Moon

Thursday 29 October

• Thu 29 Oct from 18:00

  Custom

  Punkie Night

  St George’s Hall, Hinton St George, Somerset

  • Procession
  • Hallowe'en
  • Children's Customs
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Saturday 31 October

• Sat 31 Oct 18:30 22:30

  Custom

  Samhuinn Fire Festival

  Sets off from Calton Hill, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Hallowe'en
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 31 Oct from 19:00

  Custom

  Derry Halloween Carnival Parade

  Sets off from Guildhall Square, Derry, County Londonderry

  • Procession
  • Hallowe'en
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• Sat 31 Oct 19:30 16:00

  Custom

  Newick Bonfire

  Sets off from The Green, Newick, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
  
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Thursday 5 November

• Thu 5 Nov 16:00 00:00

  Custom

  Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels

  Sets off from The Square, Ottery St Mary, Devon

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
  
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Saturday 7 November

• Sat 7 Nov from 18:00

  Custom

  Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival

  Sets off from High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
  
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• Sat 7 Nov from 18:30

  Custom

  Edenbridge Bonfire

  Sets off from Recreation Ground, Edenbridge, Kent

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 7 Nov from 18:30

  Custom

  East Hoathly and Halland Carnival

  Sets off from High Street, East Hoathly, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Death and Burial
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 7 Nov 19:30 22:00

  Custom

  Battle Bonfire

  Sets off from Abbey Green, Battle, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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Monday 9 November🌑 New moon

Saturday 14 November

• Sat 14 Nov from 05:00

  Custom

  Hatherleigh Carnival and Tar Barrels

  Sets off from Market Street, Hatherleigh, Devon

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 14 Nov from 11:00

  Custom

  Lord Mayor’s Show

  Mansion House, London, Greater London

  • Procession
  
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Tuesday 24 November🌕 Beaver Moon

Wednesday 9 December🌑 New moon

Saturday 12 December

• Sat 12 Dec from 11:00

  Custom, day 1 of 2

  St Fagans Mari Lwyd and Hunting of the Wren

  St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, Cardiff

  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
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Sunday 13 December

• Sun 13 Dec St Fagans Mari Lwyd and Hunting of the Wren day 2 of 2 · From 11:00

Wednesday 23 December

• Wed 23 Dec All day

  Custom

  Tom Bawcock’s Eve

  The Ship Inn, Mousehole, Cornwall

  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
  • Food and Drink
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Thursday 24 December🌕 Cold Moon

Saturday 26 December

• Sat 26 Dec 10:30 12:00

  Custom

  Hunt the Wren

  The Woodbourne, Douglas, Isle of Man

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Boxing Day
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Sat 26 Dec 11:00 12:00

  Custom

  Marshfield Paper Boys

  Sets off from Market Place, Marshfield, Gloucestershire

  • Mumming play
  • Procession
  • Boxing Day
  • Christmas and New Year
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Thursday 31 December

• Thu 31 Dec from 15:30

  Custom

  Nos Galan Road Races

  Sets off from Oxford Street, Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf

  • Custom game
  • Procession
  • New Year's Eve
  • Sports and Games
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• Thu 31 Dec 21:15 16:00

  Custom

  Biggar Hogmanay Bonfire

  Corn Exchange, Biggar, South Lanarkshire

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • New Year's Eve
  • Fire Customs
  
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• Thu 31 Dec from 22:00

  Custom

  Llanwrtyd Wells Mari Lwyd

  Neuadd Arms Hotel, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys

  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • New Year's Eve
  • Animal Customs
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• Thu 31 Dec 23:00 00:30

  Custom

  Allendale Tar Bar’l

  Sets off from Market Place, Allendale, Northumberland

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
  • New Year's Eve
  • Fire Customs
  
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• Thu 31 Dec 23:00 00:30

  Custom

  Stonehaven Fireballs

  Sets off from Mercat Cross, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
  • New Year's Eve
  • Fire Customs
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• Thu 31 Dec 23:30 00:30

  Custom

  Comrie Flambeaux

  Sets off from Melville Square, Comrie, Perth and Kinross

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • New Year's Eve
  • Fire Customs
  
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Sunday 3 January

• Sun 3 Jan from 12:00

  Custom

  Bankside Twelfth Night

  Shakespeare’s Globe, London, Greater London

  • Mumming play
  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Twelfth Night
  • Food and Drink
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Wednesday 6 January

• Wed 6 Jan 14:30 16:00

  Custom

  Haxey Hood

  St Nicholas Church, Haxey, Lincolnshire

  • Custom game
  • Procession
  • Twelfth Night
  • Sports and Games
  
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Thursday 7 January🌑 New moon

Friday 8 January

• Fri 8 Jan from 19:00

  Custom

  Scalloway Fire Festival

  Sets off from Port Arthur, Scalloway, Shetland

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Fire Customs
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Saturday 9 January

• Sat 9 Jan All day

  Custom, day 1 of 2

  Gower Wassail and Mari Lwyd

  Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea, Swansea

  • Fire
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Wassailing
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• Sat 9 Jan 17:30 21:00

  Custom

  Much Marcle Wassail at Westons

  Westons Cider Visitor Centre, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Dance
  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Wassailing
  • Fire Customs
  • Food and Drink
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Sunday 10 January

• Sun 10 Jan Gower Wassail and Mari Lwyd day 2 of 2 · All day

Monday 11 January

• Mon 11 Jan 16:30 22:00

  Custom

  Balsham Plough Monday

  Sets off from Prince’s Close, Balsham, Cambridgeshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Plough Monday
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• Mon 11 Jan from 18:00

  Custom

  Burning the Clavie

  Sets off from Granary Street, Burghead, Moray

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
  • Charms and Luck
  • Fire Customs
  
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Friday 15 January

• Fri 15 Jan All day

  Custom, day 1 of 3

  Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival

  Manor Leisure Centre, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire

  • Dance
  • Fire
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Plough Monday
  • Animal Customs
  • Fire Customs
  
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• Fri 15 Jan from 18:30

  Custom

  Aberystwyth Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan

  Sets off from Aberystwyth Bandstand, Ceredigion

  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
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Saturday 16 January

• Sat 16 Jan Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival day 2 of 3 · All day
• Sat 16 Jan 09:30 16:00

  Custom

  Goathland Plough Stots Day of Dance

  Goathland Community Hub, Goathland, North Yorkshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Plough Monday
  
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• Sat 16 Jan from 18:30

  Custom

  Caerleon Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan

  Goldcroft Inn, Caerleon, Newport

  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
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Sunday 17 January

• Sun 17 Jan Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival day 3 of 3 · All day

Monday 18 January

• Mon 18 Jan from 18:30

  Custom

  Whimple Wassail

  Whimple Heritage Centre, Whimple, Devon

  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Wassailing
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Friday 22 January🌕 Wolf Moon

Saturday 23 January

• Sat 23 Jan 12:30 18:00

  Custom

  Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd

  Chepstow Museum, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

  • Dance
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Wassailing
  • Animal Customs
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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• Sat 23 Jan from 14:00

  Custom

  Aberystwyth Santes Dwynwen Parade

  Sets off from Town Clock, Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion

  • Procession
  • Valentine's Day
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Tuesday 26 January

• Tue 26 Jan 19:30 16:00

  Custom

  Up Helly Aa

  Sets off from Hillhead, Lerwick, Shetland

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Fire Customs
  
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Saturday 6 February🌑 New moon

Tuesday 9 February

• Tue 9 Feb 14:00 17:00

  Custom

  Alnwick Shrovetide Football

  Alnwick Castle barbican, Alnwick, Northumberland

  • Custom game
  • Procession
  • Shrovetide
  • Sports and Games
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Saturday 20 February🌕 Snow Moon

Saturday 27 February

• Sat 27 Feb All day

  Custom

  Aberystwyth St David’s Day Parade (Parêd Gŵyl Dewi)

  Sets off from Town Clock, Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion

  • Procession
  • St David's Day
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• Sat 27 Feb All day

  Custom

  St Davids Day Dragon Parade, St Davids

  Oriel y Parc, St Davids, Pembrokeshire

  • Procession
  • St David's Day
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• Sat 27 Feb from 11:00

  Custom

  Carmarthen St David’s Day Parade

  St Peter’s Church, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire

  • Procession
  • St David's Day
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Monday 1 March

• Mon 1 Mar All day

  Custom

  St David’s Day Pilgrimage and Blessing of the City, St Davids

  Sets off from Cross Square, St Davids, Pembrokeshire

  • Blessing
  • Procession
  • St David's Day
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• Mon 1 Mar All day

  Custom

  Wrexham St David’s Day Parade

  Guildhall, Wrexham, Wrexham

  • Procession
  • St David's Day
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• Mon 1 Mar from 12:00

  Custom

  St David’s Day Parade, Cardiff

  Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff, Cardiff

  • Procession
  • St David's Day
  
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Monday 8 March🌑 New moon

Wednesday 17 March

• Wed 17 Mar from 09:00

  Custom

  St Patrick’s Day Climb of Slemish

  Sets off from Slemish car park, Broughshane, County Antrim

  • Procession
  • St Patrick's Day
  
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• Wed 17 Mar 12:00 16:00

  Custom

  Downpatrick St Patrick’s Day Parade

  Sets off from Market Street, Downpatrick, County Down

  • Procession
  • St Patrick's Day
  
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Friday 19 March

• Fri 19 Mar from 19:30

  Custom

  Delting Up Helly Aa

  Delting Boating Club, Brae, Shetland

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Fire Customs
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Monday 22 March🌕 Worm Moon

Saturday 27 March

• Sat 27 Mar 09:00 19:00

  Custom

  Britannia Coconut Dancers

  Old Travellers Rest, Bacup, Lancashire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Easter
  
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Monday 29 March

• Mon 29 Mar from 13:45

  Custom

  Hallaton Hare Pie Scramble and Bottle Kicking

  St Michael and All Angels Church, Hallaton, Leicestershire

  • Blessing
  • Custom game
  • Procession
  • Easter
  • Charities and Doles
  • Food and Drink
  • Sports and Games
  
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Tuesday 6 April🌑 New moon

• Tue 6 Apr from 08:00

  Custom

  Hungerford Hocktide Tutti Day

  Hungerford Town Hall, Hungerford, Berkshire

  • Procession
  • Easter
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Tuesday 20 April🌕 Pink Moon

Saturday 24 April

• Sat 24 Apr from 12:00

  Custom

  Barley Saturday, Cardigan

  Cardigan Guildhall, Cardigan, Ceredigion

  • Procession
  • Animal Customs
  • Harvest and Hiring
  
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Friday 30 April

• Fri 30 Apr from 19:30

  Custom

  Beltane Fire Festival

  Sets off from Calton Hill, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Fire Customs
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Saturday 1 May

• Sat 1 May from 10:00

  Custom

  Padstow May Day

  Golden Lion Hotel, Padstow, Cornwall

  • Dance
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Sat 1 May 13:30 16:00

  Custom

  Knutsford Royal May Day

  Sets off from Knutsford Heath, Cheshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Children's Customs
  
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Monday 3 May

• Mon 3 May from 13:30

  Custom

  Ickwell May Day

  Sets off from Ickwell Green, Bedfordshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • May Day
  
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Thursday 6 May🌑 New moon

• Thu 6 May from 11:00

  Custom, day 1 of 7

  Tissington Well Dressing

  St Mary’s Church, Tissington, Derbyshire

  • Blessing
  • Procession
  • Well dressing
  • Holy Wells and Healing
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Friday 7 May

• Fri 7 May Tissington Well Dressing day 2 of 7 · From 11:00

Saturday 8 May

• Sat 8 May from 07:00

  Custom

  Helston Flora Day

  Guildhall, Helston, Cornwall

  • Dance
  • Mumming play
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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• Sat 8 May Tissington Well Dressing day 3 of 7 · From 11:00

Sunday 9 May

• Sun 9 May Tissington Well Dressing day 4 of 7 · From 11:00

Monday 10 May

• Mon 10 May Tissington Well Dressing day 5 of 7 · From 11:00

Tuesday 11 May

• Tue 11 May Tissington Well Dressing day 6 of 7 · From 11:00

Wednesday 12 May

• Wed 12 May Tissington Well Dressing day 7 of 7 · From 11:00

Thursday 20 May🌕 Flower Moon

Saturday 29 May

• Sat 29 May from 18:30

  Custom

  Castleton Garland Day

  Sets off from Market Place, Castleton, Derbyshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Oak Apple Day
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Friday 4 June🌑 New moon

Thursday 10 June

• Thu 10 Jun from 10:00

  Custom

  Lanark Lanimer Day

  Sets off from Lanark Cross, South Lanarkshire

  • Procession
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Saturday 19 June🌕 Strawberry Moon

Wednesday 23 June

• Wed 23 Jun All day

  Custom, day 1 of 5

  Cambridge Midsummer Fair

  Sets off from Midsummer Common, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Procession
  • Midsummer
  
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Thursday 24 June

• Thu 24 Jun Cambridge Midsummer Fair day 2 of 5 · All day

Friday 25 June

• Fri 25 Jun Cambridge Midsummer Fair day 3 of 5 · All day

Saturday 26 June

• Sat 26 Jun Cambridge Midsummer Fair day 4 of 5 · All day

Sunday 27 June

• Sun 27 Jun Cambridge Midsummer Fair day 5 of 5 · All day
• Sun 27 Jun from 14:30

  Custom

  Holywell National Pilgrimage to St Winefride’s Well

  St Winefride’s Well, Holywell, Flintshire

  • Blessing
  • Procession
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Saturday 3 July

• Sat 3 Jul from 12:00

  Custom

  Sma’ Shot Day

  Sets off from Abbey Close, Paisley, Renfrewshire

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Fire Customs
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Sunday 4 July🌑 New moon

Monday 5 July

• 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

Friday 30 July

• 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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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

Tuesday 31 August🌑 New moon

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

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

Monday 6 September

• 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 15 September🌕 Harvest Moon

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 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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Thursday 30 September🌑 New moon

Saturday 2 October

• Sat 2 Oct from 19:15

  Custom

  Eastbourne Bonfire

  Crown and Anchor, Eastbourne, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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Saturday 9 October

• Sat 9 Oct from 19:15

  Custom

  Heathfield Bonfire

  Sets off from Heathfield Community Centre playing fields, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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Monday 11 October

• Mon 11 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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Friday 15 October🌕 Hunter’s Moon

Saturday 16 October

• Sat 16 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 16 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 16 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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