Harvest and Hiring
The farming year’s ends and new starts: the last sheaf, harvest homes, hiring fairs and mops.
Customs
Wednesday 9 December New moon
Thursday 24 December Cold Moon
Thursday 7 January New moon
Friday 22 January Wolf Moon
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
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Sat 24 Apr from 12:00
Thursday 6 May New moon
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
Tuesday 31 August New moon
Wednesday 15 September Harvest Moon
Saturday 18 September
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Sat 18 Sep All day
Wednesday 29 September
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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
Thursday 30 September New moon
- Thu 30 Sep Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair
Friday 1 October
- Fri 1 Oct Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair
Saturday 2 October
- Sat 2 Oct Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair
Monday 4 October
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Mon 4 Oct 12:00 22:00
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Mon 4 Oct 12:00 23:00
Tuesday 5 October
- Tue 5 Oct Abingdon Michaelmas Fair
Friday 8 October
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Fri 8 Oct 16:00 23:00
Saturday 9 October
- Sat 9 Oct Tewkesbury Mop Fair
Sunday 10 October
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Sun 10 Oct 11:00 12:00
Monday 11 October
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Mon 11 Oct All day
Wednesday 13 October
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Wed 13 Oct All day
Thursday 14 October
- Thu 14 Oct Banbury Michaelmas Fair
Friday 15 October Hunter’s Moon
- Fri 15 Oct Banbury Michaelmas Fair
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Fri 15 Oct 17:00 22:00
Saturday 16 October
- Sat 16 Oct Banbury Michaelmas Fair
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Sat 16 Oct from 12:00
- Sat 16 Oct Warwick Mop
Wednesday 20 October
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Wed 20 Oct All day
Thursday 21 October
- Thu 21 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair
Friday 22 October
- Fri 22 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair
Saturday 23 October
- Sat 23 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair
Sunday 24 October
- Sun 24 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair