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Folklore and Customs

Allendale Tar Bar’l

Every year on 31 December · 23:00 to 00:30

Next

Thursday 31 December 2026, 23:00–00:30

Free

Where

Market Place

The guisers carry the burning barrels round the village streets, then throw them onto the bonfire in the Market Place at midnight.

Allendale
Northumberland
NE47 9BD
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About 45 men born in the Allen valleys, in fancy dress, carry half barrels of burning tar on their heads behind a band. At midnight they throw them onto a large bonfire to see in the new year. Parking is limited and some way from the centre.

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