Animal Customs

Monday 26 October🌕 Hunter’s Moon

Monday 9 November🌑 New moon

Tuesday 24 November🌕 Beaver Moon

Wednesday 9 December🌑 New moon

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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Thursday 31 December

• 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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Wednesday 6 January

• Wed 6 Jan All day

  Custom

  Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd Mari Lwyd

  Star on the Hill, Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd, Monmouthshire

  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Twelfth Night
  • Animal Customs
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Thursday 7 January🌑 New moon

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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Saturday 16 January

• Sat 16 Jan Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival day 2 of 3 · All day

Sunday 17 January

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

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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Saturday 6 February🌑 New moon

Saturday 20 February🌕 Snow Moon

Monday 8 March🌑 New moon

Monday 22 March🌕 Worm Moon

Tuesday 6 April🌑 New moon

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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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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Thursday 6 May🌑 New moon

Tuesday 18 May

• Tue 18 May from 10:00

  Custom

  Ballyclare May Fair

  Sets off from Main Street, Ballyclare, County Antrim

  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
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Thursday 20 May🌕 Flower Moon

Friday 4 June🌑 New moon

Saturday 19 June🌕 Strawberry Moon

Sunday 4 July🌑 New moon

Sunday 18 July🌕 Buck Moon

Monday 2 August🌑 New moon

Tuesday 17 August🌕 Sturgeon Moon

Saturday 28 August

• 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

• 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

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 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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Sunday 26 September

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

Thursday 30 September🌑 New moon

Friday 1 October

• 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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Saturday 2 October

• Sat 2 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 2 of 10 · All day

Sunday 3 October

• Sun 3 Oct All day

  Custom, day 1 of 8

  Ballinasloe October Fair

  Sets off from Fair Green, Ballinasloe, County Galway

  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Sun 3 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 3 of 10 · All day

Monday 4 October

• Mon 4 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 2 of 8 · All day
• Mon 4 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 4 of 10 · All day

Tuesday 5 October

• Tue 5 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 3 of 8 · All day
• Tue 5 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 5 of 10 · All day

Wednesday 6 October

• Wed 6 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 4 of 8 · All day
• Wed 6 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 6 of 10 · All day

Thursday 7 October

• 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

• Fri 8 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 6 of 8 · All day
• Fri 8 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 8 of 10 · All day

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

Sunday 10 October

• Sun 10 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 8 of 8 · All day
• Sun 10 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 10 of 10 · All day

Wednesday 13 October

• Wed 13 Oct 09:00 21:00

  Custom

  Tavistock Goosey Fair

  Sets off from Bedford Square, Tavistock, Devon

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
  • Animal Customs
  
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Friday 15 October🌕 Hunter’s Moon

Thursday 21 October

• Thu 21 Oct 18:00 22:00

  Custom, day 1 of 3

  Yarm Fair

  Sets off from High Street, Yarm, North Yorkshire

  • Blessing
  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
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Friday 22 October

• Fri 22 Oct Yarm Fair day 2 of 3 · 18:00–22:00