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This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events.
In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
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Angus and Dundee
- May Workshops, Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum, Dundee, Angus and Dundee
- Montrose Festival, Montrose, Angus and Dundee
- The Orchar Collection, Broughty Castle Museum, Dundee, Angus and Dundee
- World Nature Day at Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Dundee, Angus and Dundee
Argyll
- Highlands & Islands Music & Dance Festival, Oban, Argyll
- Isle of Bute Jazz Festival, Isle of Bute, Argyll
Ayrshire and Arran
- Burns an a' that ! festival, Girvan, Ayrshire and Arran
- Girvan Folk Festival, Girvan, Ayrshire and Arran
- Irvine Valley Walking Festival , Irvine, Ayrshire and Arran
Bath
- Bath Coffee Festival, Recreation Ground, Bath, Bath
- Bath Fringe Festival, Various venues, Bath, Bath
- Bath International Music Festival, Bath, Bath
- Bath International Music Festival, Opening Night Celebrations, Royal Victoria Park, Bath, Bath
- Bath Spring Flower Show, Royal Victoria Park, Bath, Bath
- Quilting Bee, American Museum in Britain, Bath, Bath
Bedfordshire
- Bedford Local Beer and Food Festival, the White Horse, Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Biggleswade Antiques Fair, The Weatherley Centre, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
- Charity Craft Fayre, Best western Moore Place Hotel, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
- Compost Fun Day at Growing Downside Session, Downside Neighbourhood Centre, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
- Dunstable Carnival, Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
- Home & Garden Fair, Harpers Oak Barn, Studham, Bedfordshire
- Luton Carnival, Luton, Bedfordshire
- Medieval May Day Celebration, Bromham Watermill, Bromham, Bedfordshire
- Steam Fair & Country Show, Stotfold, Sandy, Bedfordshire
- Stotfold Mill Steam Fair and Country Show, Stotfold Mill, Hitchin, Bedfordshire
- Wrest Park Garden Show, Silsoe, Luton, Bedfordshire
Belfast
- Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast, Belfast
- Festival of Fools, Belfast, Belfast
- Titanic Belfast Festival 2012, Belfast, Belfast
Berkshire
- Brightwalton Village Fete, Brightwalton Village, Newbury, Berkshire
- Caversham Arts Trail, Venues Across Reading , Reading , Berkshire
- Launchpad Big Sleep Out, Madejski Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
- Newbury Crafty Craft Race, Newbury, Berkshire
- Newbury Fringe Festival, Various Locations, Newbury, Berkshire
- Newbury Spring Festival, Newbury, Berkshire
- Reading Children's Festival, Various Venues, Reading, Berkshire
- Royal Windsor Horse Show, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
- Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo , Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
Borders
- Antiques Fair , Mellerstain House, Gordon, Borders
- Needlework at Traquair, Traquair House, Innerleithen, Borders
- Point to Point Horse Racing , Galashiels, Borders
- The Scottish All Rover Rally, Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Borders
Bristol
- Retro & Flea Market, Trinity Centre, Bristol, Bristol
Buckinghamshire
- Mayor Making Ceremony , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Milton Keynes Garden & Home Show with Craft Marquee, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Wycombe Arts Festival , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
- Asthma UK House and Garden Fair, Chilford Hall, Linton, Cambridgeshire
- Duxford Spring Air Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire
- National Mills Weekend, Anglesey Abbey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Stilton Cheese Rolling, Stilton, Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
- Arley Country Fair & One Day Horse Trials, Arley Hall, Northwich, Cheshire
- Bluebell Festival, Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire
- BMI - North West Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Chester Folk Festival, Chester, Cheshire
- Craft, Gift & Food Fair, Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire
- FOMFEST - Friends of Mine Festival, Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Garden Sculpture Trail, One House Nursery, Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Macclesfield Beer Festival, Macclesfield Rugby Club, Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Royal May Day Celebration, Knutsford, Cheshire
- The Cheshire Classic Car & M/C Show, Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Thundersprint 2011, Town Centre, Northwich, Cheshire
Cornwall
- 'Obby 'Oss Celebrations, Padstow, Cornwall
- Celtic RallyFest, Newquay, Cornwall
- Cornish Asparagus Festival, Penmere Manor Hotel, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Cornish Food and Craft Fair, Tremayne Hall, Mylor Bridge, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Dive Fest, Pentewan Sands Holiday Park, Mevagissey, Cornwall
- Furry Dance, Helston, Cornwall
- Red Stripe British Longboard Championships, Newquay, Cornwall
- Rhododendron & Camellia Celebration, Heligan, St Austell, Cornwall
- Run to the Sun, Trevelgue Holiday Park, Newquay, Cornwall
- Saltash May Fair, Saltash, Cornwall
- Spring Celebration, Heligan, St Austell, Cornwall
- St Ives Food & Drink Festival, Various venues, St Ives, Cornwall
- The Outdoor Screening Season - Pride and Prejudice, Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Under The Sea, National Maritime Museum Cornwall , Falmouth, Cornwall
County Antrim
- Ballyclare May Festival and Horse Fair, Ballyclare, County Antrim
- Ballymena Show & Countryside Festival, Ballymena, County Antrim
- Balmoral Show, Balmoral, County Antrim
- Portrush Raft Race Weekend, Portrush, County Antrim
County Down
- International Carriage Driving Festival, Ballynahinch, County Down
County Durham
- Friends of the Garden Plant Sale, Botanic Garden, Durham, County Durham
- May Day Madness, Botanic Garden, Durham, County Durham
- May Festivities, Beamish Museum, Beamish, County Durham
- Northern Rocks Festival, Various sites, County Durham
- The Crook Town Festival Of Music, Crook Town AFC, Crook, County Durham
- World Heritage Site Weekend, Palace Green Library, Durham University, Durham, County Durham
County Londonderry
- City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival, Derry, County Londonderry
Cumbria
- Barbon Speed Hill Climb (cars), Barbon Manor, Barbon, Cumbria
- Cartmel Races, Cartmel, Nr Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
- Cumbria Fishing Festival, All over the county, Cumbria
- Eden Valley Vintage Tractor Rally, Dalemain House, Penrith, Cumbria
- Fell Pony Stallion Show, Dalemain House, Penrith, Cumbria
- Festival of Fools, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
- Flag Fortnight, Ulverston, Cumbria
- KeswickMountainFest , Adventure Base, Crow Park, Keswick, Cumbria
- North West Carriage Driving, Dalemain House, Penrith, Cumbria
- Riot of Rhododendrons, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
- Ulverston Walking Festival, Ulverston, Cumbria
Derbyshire
- Acoustic Festival of Britain, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire
- Bakewell Showground Spectacular, The Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Calke Abbey Craft Show, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derbyshire
- Chatsworth Horse Trials, Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Chesterfield May Day Gala, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Chesterfield Spring Bank Holiday Market, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Cirque du Temps, Amber Valley Rugby Club, Lower Somercotes, Derbyshire
- Crooked Spire Church Open Day, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Folk Weekend, Crich Tramway Village, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Garland Day, Castleton, Derbyshire
- Off the Tracks Festival, Donington Park Farmhouse, Castle Donington, Derbyshire
- Ogston Reservoir Open Day, Ashover, Derbyshire
- SPRING CRAFT FAIR, The Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, Derbyshire
- The official BTBWC Hen racing Championship, The Okeover Arms, Mappleton, Derbyshire
- The Peak District's Historic Border Country Walking Festival, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Devon
- A big day out at the National Marine Aquarium, National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, Devon
- A Day Out With Thomas, Dartmouth Steam Railway, Paignton, Devon
- Annual Rotary Walk, Exmouth, Devon
- Antique Fair, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon
- Ashburton Blues Festival, The Town Hall, Ashburton, Devon
- Boat Jumble, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon
- Bradninch Musical Gardens, Bradninch, Devon
- Brixham Pirate and Shanty Festival, Brixham, Devon
- Christian Aid Walk and Festival, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Kingsteignton, Devon
- Clovelly Celebration of Local Ales and Cider, Red Lion and New Inn bars, Clovelly, Devon
- Clovelly Folk Festival, Clovelly village , Clovelly, Devon
- Dart Music Festival, Dartmouth, Devon
- Denbury May Fayre, Denbury, Devon
- Devon County Show, Westpoint, Exeter, Devon
- Devon Wine Week, 14 Devon vineyards, Devon
- Eat The Devon Way, Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre, Lifton, Devon
- ERFC Junior 30th Anniversary Summer Show, Exmouth rugby Football Club, Exmouth, Devon
- Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink, Exeter, Devon
- Exmouth Craft Fairs, The Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, Devon
- International Worm Charming Festival, Blackawton, Devon
- Lustleigh May Day Celebrations, Lustleigh, Devon
- Modbury Fair Week, Modbury, Devon
- North Devon & Exmoor Walking and Cycling Festival, Devon
- Petroc Motorsport Fun Day, RMB Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon
- Plymouth Volks Festival, Newnham Park, Plympton, Devon
- Ram Roasting Fayre, Oakford Lawn, Kingsteignton, Devon
- Rotary Kite Festival, Exmouth, Devon
- Shaldon Spring Fete, Shaldon, Devon
- Shaldon's 1785 Day, Shaldon, Devon
- Stockland Country Fair, Victory Hall, Stockland, Devon
- Tavistock Garden Festival, Tavistock, Devon
- Tiverton Spring Festival (Arts Festival), Tiverton, Devon
- Venus Riders Family Stand Up Paddleboarding, Blackpool Sands, Dartmouth, Devon
- West Country Branch Line Weekend and Cider Festival, South Devon Railway, Buckfastleigh, Devon
Dorset
- Beach Kite Festival, Weymouth, Dorset
- Blandford Georgian Fayre, Blandford Forum, Dorset
- Charity Ride for Lewis-Manning Hospice, Dorset Coast and Poole Harbour, Dorset
- Eastreet Art & Craft Fairs, Corfe Castle, Dorset
- Food & Wine Festival, Christchurch, Dorset
- Garland Day, Abbotsbury, Dorset
- Minterne Gardens Family Open Day, Minterne Magna, Dorchester, Dorset
- Open Access between the Old and New Castle grounds, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, Dorset
- Pine Walk Open Air Art Exhibition, Pine Walk, Lower Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset
- Shaftesbury Local Food Festival, Shaftesbury, Dorset
- Sherborne Castle Country Fair, Sherborne Castle, Sherborne, Dorset
- Sherborne Castle Country Fair, Retriever Event & Rare Breeds Show, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, Dorset
- Swanage Walking Festival, Swanage, Dorset
Dumfries and Galloway
- Annual Dumfries Model Railway Exhibition, DG One, Hoods Loaning, Dumfries and Galloway
- Moffat Spring Craft Fair, Town Hall, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway
- Spring Garden Festival, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway
East Yorkshire
- Annual Children’s Writing event, Hull University, Hull, East Yorkshire
- Bridlington Midnight Walk 21 May 2011, Sea Front, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
- The East Yorkshire Kite Festival, Driffield, East Yorkshire
- Theatre Practice, Hull University, Hull, East Yorkshire
- ‘Astaireway’ to Paradise, Hull, East Yorkshire
Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Children's International Theatre Festival , Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the Lothians
- East Lothian Food & Drink Trade Show , Maitlandfield House Hotel , Haddington , Edinburgh and the Lothians
Essex
- Aldborough Hall Farm Spring Festival, Ilford, Essex
- Annual Beer Festival - The Longest Day, The George Inn, Shalford, Essex
- Essex Farmers Markets @ Hainault Forest Country Park , Hainault Forest Country Park , Chigwell, Essex
- Funfair, Central Park, Dagenham, Essex
- Great Notley Extravaganza, Braintree, Essex
- Military Vehicle Show, Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker, Brentwood, Essex
- Open Fish Show, Temple Sutton School, Southend on Sea, Essex
- Robin Hood Country and Game Show, Brentwood Park, Brentwood, Essex
- Southend Air Show, Southend on Sea, Essex
- Southend Spring Art Show, Cliffs Pavillion, Southend, Essex
- Tour de Tendring Open Event Ride, Dovercourt, Essex
- Twilight Classical Concert, Barking Abbey Ruins, Barking, Essex
Fife
- Fife Show, Cupar, Fife
- Scottish Motor fair, Dunfermline, Fife
Glasgow
- Helensburgh Ale Fest, Helensburgh Sailing Club, Helensburgh, Glasgow
Gloucestershire
- Awaken Your Senses, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
- Berkeley Castle Game & Country Fair, Berkeley, Gloucestershire
- Cheltenham Carnival, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling, Brockworth, Gloucestershire
- Cotswold Festival of Steam, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Dragon Boat Regatta, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
- Festival of Youth Sport, Filton College, Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire
- Food Festival, Lydney, Gloucestershire
- Queen Katherine Parr Quincentenary Festival 2012 , Sudeley Castle & Gardens , Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
- Randwick Cheese Festivities, Randwick, Gloucestershire
- Randwick Wap, Randwick, Gloucestershire
- Scarecrow Competition and Trail, St Thomas a Becket Church, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire
- Severn Vale Art Trail, Various locations in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
- St Briavels' Bread & Cheese Dole , St Briavels, Gloucestershire
- Stroud International Textile Festival, Stroud, Gloucestershire
- Sue Ryder Midnight Walk, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Tewkesbury's Food and Drink Festival, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
- Thornbury Arts Festival, Various locations, Thornbury, Gloucestershire
- Winchcombe Walking Festival, Winchcombe , Gloucestershire
- Woolsack Races, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Grampian
- Aberdeen Artists Society Annual Exhibition, Aberdeen, Grampian
- Banchory Festival of Scottish Music, Banchory, Grampian
- Royal Deeside Golf Week, Ballater, Grampian
- WORD Festival , Aberdeen, Grampian
- Wordfringe, Aberdeen, Grampian
Greater Manchester
- Futuresonic Live, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Great Manchester Run, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Hungry Pigeon, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Manchester to Liverpool Ride for the NSPCC, Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester
- Spring Market, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Hampshire
- A Garden for all Seasons, Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, Southampton, Hampshire
- Alresford Watercress Festival, Alresford, Hampshire
- Charity Walk for ‘Love your Hospital’ , Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire
- Four Seasons Artists Exhibition, Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, Southampton, Hampshire
- French Market, Winchester, Hampshire
- Hatherden Summer Fete, Wildhern Playing Fields, Wildhern, Hampshire
- Hedge End Rotary Jazz Picnic, Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, Southampton, Hampshire
- HiFi South Festival, Matterley Bowl , Winchester, Hampshire
- May Day Fun at Cranbury Park, Otterbourne, Hampshire
- Mayfest, Winchester, Hampshire
- medieval knights, St Cross Hospital , Winchester , Hampshire
- New Forest Book Fair, Lyndhurst Community Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire
- Romsey Green Fair, Crosfield Hall, Romsey, Hampshire
- Solent Boat Jumble, Royal Victoria Country Park, Southampton, Hampshire
- Southern Tool Fair, The Rose Bowl , Southampton, Hampshire
- Sparsholt College Countryside Day, Sparsholt College, Winchester, Hampshire
- The Glory of the Garden FOCAL EVENT, Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, Southampton, Hampshire
Herefordshire
- Bromyard Spring Festival, Town Centre, Bromyard, Herefordshire
- Dilwyn Village Show, Fields Place Meadow, Dilwyn, Herefordshire
- Hay Literature Festival, Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
- Hereford Spring Carriage Show, Winnal Common, Allensmore, Herefordshire
- HowTheLightGetsIn, The Globe, Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
- Kington Festival – ‘Miss Kington 1970’, The Oxford, Kington, Herefordshire
- Steam and Woodland Country Fair, Eastnor Castle, Nr Ledbury, Herefordshire
- Wildlife Friendly Open Gardens 2011, Kingthorne, Herefordshire
- Wildlife Friendly Open Gardens 2011, Brilley Court, Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
- Open Air Band Concerts, Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire
- Rickmansworth Festival, Rickmansworth Aquadrome and Batchworth Lock, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Highlands
- Drambuie Highland Golf Classic, 4 different courses - Royal Dornoch, Brora, Golspie and Tain., Highlands
- Loch Shiel Spring Festival, Glenfinnan, Highlands
Isle of Islay
- The Islay Malt & Music Festival, various venues across Islay, Isle of Islay
Isle of Man
- Manx Rally, Isle of Man
- Praying The Keeills, Various venues , Isle of Man
- TT Motorcycle Races, Isle of Man
Isle of Skye
- Balmacara Country Day, Kyle of Lochalsh, Isle of Skye
- Isle of Skye Accordion and Fiddle Festival, Portree, Isle of Skye
- Scottish Sea Kyak Symposium, Sleat, Isle of Skye
Isle of Wight
- Isle of Wight Walking Festival, Various locations, Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly
- Annual World Pilot Gig Championships, St Marys, Isles of Scilly
- Art Scilly, Various venues, Isles of Scilly
- Tresco Beer Festival, Tresco, Isles of Scilly
Jersey
- CRY Jersey Western Walkathon, St Helier, Jersey
- Foire de Jersey, Trinity, Jersey
- Gorey Fête de la Mer, Gorey, Jersey
- Liberation Festival, St Helier, Jersey
- PBS Jersey Petanque Open Competition, St Brelade, Jersey
- Spring Walking Week, St Helier, Jersey
Kent
- Apple Tarts, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Kent
- Bluebell Weekend, Hook and Hatchet Inn, Maidstone, Kent
- Dickens Festival, Rochester, Kent
- Dunkirk Little Ships Reenactment, Ramsgate, Kent
- Faversham Classic Car & Bike Show, Faversham, Kent
- Garden Show & Craft Fair, Bewl Water, Lamberhurst, Kent
- Hartley Priory Fete, Our Lady of Hartley School, Hartley, Kent
- JAF Charity Football Tournament and Fun Weekend, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Kent
- Kent Garden Show, Kent County Showground, Detling, Kent
- Maidstone Symphony Orchestra – Concert, Mote Hall, Maidstone, Kent
- Medway Maritime Festival, Chatham, Kent
- Pond Dipping, Bedgebury National Pinetum, Goudhurst, Kent
- Proms in the Park, Whatman Park, Maidstone, Kent
- Rochester Sweeps, Rochester, Kent
- South East Extreme Sports Show, Hop Farm Country Park, Maidstone, Kent
- Tom Hart Dyke’s Lullingstone Plant Fair, Lullingstone Castle, Dartford, Kent
- TOTS 2 TEENS SHOW , Kent County Showground, Detling, Kent
- Weekend at Willow Music Festival, Willow Farm, Faversham, Kent
- World Custard Pie Championship, Coxheath, Maidstone, Kent
Lanarkshire
- Scottish & British Goldpanning Championships, Wanlockhead, Lanarkshire
Lancashire
- Charity Rocks, The Old Toby, Ashurst, Lancashire
- Chipping Steam Fair, Green Lane Showground, Chipping, Lancashire
- Cuerden Valley Fair, Cuerden Valley Park, Bamber Bridge, Lancashire
- Electric Garden Progressive Rock Festival, BEAT Club, Blackpool, Lancashire
- Garden & Craft Fair, Browsholme Hall, Lancashire
- Garstang Walking Festival, Garstang, Lancashire
- Lancashire & Ribble Valley Garden & Countryside Festival, Clayton le Dale, Lancashire
- Lancaster Unlocked, Lancaster, Lancashire
- Pleasure Fair, Flag Market, Preston, Lancashire
- Puppet Up!, Grand Theatre, Blackpool, Lancashire
- Volksdevil Annual Gathering, Leighton Hall, Carnforth, Lancashire
Leicestershire
- Glastonbudget, Turpost Farm, Wymeswold, Leicestershire
- Leicester Early Music Festival, Leicester, Leicestershire
- Mayfest, Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
- Melton Show, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- Oadby Mayday, Oadby, Leicestershire
- Vale of Belvoir Bike, Belvoir, Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
- Brigg Fiddle Festival, Brigg, Lincolnshire
- Lincoln Book Festival, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Lincoln Cycle Grand Prix, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival , Lincolnshire
- May Day Festival, Kyme Tower, South Kyme, Lincolnshire
- Medieval Weekend, Church Farm Village, Skegness, Lincolnshire
- Spalding Flower Parade, Spalding, Lincolnshire
- Spring garden opening, Doddington Hall & Gardens, Lincoln , Lincolnshire
- Stamford Artisans Guild Craft Fair, Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford, Lincolnshire
- West Lindsey Churches Festival, Various Locations around Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire
London
- Beating the Bounds, All Hallows-by-the-Tower, Tower Hill, London
- Bupa London 10,000, St James' Park, Westminster, London
- Cavalry Memorial Parade, Hyde Park Bandstand, Hyde Park, London
- Ceremony of the keys, Tower of London, EC3, London
- Christian Aid Walk, City, London
- FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London
- Ice Sunday, London Canal Museum, Kings Cross , London
- Oak Apple Day, The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London
- Tower of London Jog, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, London
Merseyside
- Liverpool Military Show, Liverpool, Merseyside
- North West Guitar Show, Haydock Park Racecourse Exhibition Centre, Newton Le Willows, Merseyside
- Southport Jazz Festival, Southport, Merseyside
- Writing on the Wall Festival, Liverpool, Merseyside
Mid Wales
- Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival, Llanelwedd, Mid Wales
- Welsh Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Senedd-Dy Owain Glyndwr, Machynlleth, Mid Wales
Norfolk
- Charity Book Sale, Village Hall, Morston, Norfolk
- Hunstanton Festival, Hunstanton, Norfolk
- King's Lynn May Garland Procession, Town Centre, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
- North Norfolk Country Fair, Weybourne, Norfolk
- Norwich 50/100 Ride for the BHF, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk
- Norwich Antique & Collectors Fair, The Brook Hotel, Norwich, Norfolk
- Open Studios, Wolterton & Mannington Estate, Norwich, Norfolk
- Play Fest, New Eccles Hall, Quidenham, Norfolk
- Rocklands Mayfest, Rockland St. Peter, Norfolk
- Strumpshaw Steam Rally, Strumpshaw Hall, Norwich, Norfolk
- Subaru Houghton International Horse Trials, Houghton Hall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
- Thetford Youth Day, Kilverstone Hall, Thetford, Norfolk
- Watton Craft Market, Queens Hall, Watton, Norfolk
North Wales
- Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair, Memorial Hall, Wrexham, North Wales
North Yorkshire
- Battlegroup North & Military Wheels & Wings, Yorkshire Air Museum, York, North Yorkshire
- Classic Car & Motorcycle Show, Ripley Castle, Ripley, North Yorkshire
- Continental Market, Parliament Street, York, North Yorkshire
- Dales Festival of Food & Drink, Leyburn, North Yorkshire
- Duncombe Park Country Fair, Duncombe Park, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
- Family Quiz Trails, RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Food Lovers' Festival, Malton, North Yorkshire
- Holiday Fun, Fountains Abbey, Ripon, North Yorkshire
- Malton Food Lovers Festival, Malton, North Yorkshire
- Moor and Coast Festival, Whitby, North Yorkshire
- National Model Engineering & Modelling Exhibition, Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Ripon Spring Festival, Ripon, North Yorkshire
- Skiptons Waterway Festival, Skipton, North Yorkshire
- Swaledale Festival, Various Locations, North Yorkshire
- The Crystal Committee Charity Event, Ripley Castle, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Tulip Festival, Constable Burton Hall Gardens, Leyburn, North Yorkshire
- Whitby Shanty Weekend, Whitby, North Yorkshire
- Yorkshire 10k & 2k Fun Run in aid of Cystic Fibrosis, Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Antiques and Art Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
- Brackley Wine Festival, Brackley Town Hall, Brackley, Northamptonshire
- FIA European Drag Racing Championship, Santa Pod, Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Historical Fayre, Manor House Museum, Sheep St, Kettering, Northamptonshire
- Northamptonshire Food and Drink Festival, Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Raunds Music Festival, Various venues, Raunds, Northamptonshire
- Superbike World Championship, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire
- Waendel Walk, The Castle, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Northumberland
- Bird Day at Paxton House , Paxton House, Gallery & Country Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
- Kielder Vintage and Classic Vehicle Show, Kielder Castle, Hexham, Northumberland
- May Day, Wallington, Morpeth, Northumberland
- Riding the Bounds, Berwick, Northumberland
- The Flora of Paxton House, Paxton House, Gallery & Country Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
- Festival of Arts, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
- Horticultural Fair, Portland College, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Nottingham Arboretum Festival, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Southwell Triathlon, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
- Trailblazer Series – Sherwood Forest – 10k, Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
Orkneys
- Orkney Folk Festival, Stromness , Orkneys
Oxfordshire
- Abingdon Air & Country Show, Abingdon Airfield, Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Abingdon Charity Air & Country Show, Abingdon airfield, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Abingdon Mayor Making, Guildhall, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Beating the Bounds, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Classic Oxfordshire Ride for Against Breast Cancer, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire
- Dorchester Festival, In and around Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire
- Lord and Lady Mayor's Parade, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- May Fair, Wantage, Oxfordshire
- May Morning Ceremony, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Oxford May Day , Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Oxfordshire Artweeks, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Oxfordshire Country Show, Hill Farm, Steventon, Oxfordshire
- Oxfordshire Craft Fair, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
- Rokefest, The Home Sweet Home, Roke, Oxfordshire
- Scots Guards Parade & Fun in the Park, Manor Road Memorial Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire
Perthshire
- Atholl Highlanders' Parade, Gathering & Highland Games, Blair Atholl, Perthshire
- Blackford Highland Games, Blackford, Perthshire
- Perth Festival of the Arts, Perth, Perthshire
- POTFEST Scotland, Perth, Perthshire
Rutland
- One Big Bike Ride, Rutland Water, Oakham, Rutland
- Rutland Sinfonia - The Organ Sounds!, Oakham School Chapel, Oakham, Rutland
Shetland Isles
- Shetland Folk Festival, Lerwick, Shetland Isles
Shropshire
- 0800 Reverse Boarding Academy, The Edge Mountain Board Centre, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
- Arbor Day, Town Centre, Aston on Clun, Shropshire
- Clun Green Man Festival, Various Venues, Clun, Shropshire
- Ludlow Carnival, Ludlow, Shropshire
- Ludlow Food Spring Festival, Ludlow Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire
- Ludlow Green Festival, Various venues, Ludlow, Shropshire
- Ludlow May Fair, Town Centre, Ludlow, Shropshire
- Marches Transport Festival, Castle Square and Ludlow Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire
Somerset
- Charcoal Burning Days, Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton, Somerset
- Magdalen Folk Festival, Magdalen Farm, Chard, Somerset
- Minehead's May Day Mayhem, Minehead, Somerset
- Mystical Mind, Body and Spirit Fair, The Walled Gardens of Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset
- North Somerset Show, Tyntesfield, Somerset
- Royal Bath and West Show, The Bath And West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
- Seed and Plant Swap Day, Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton, Somerset
- Somerset Heritage Month, Various Locations, Somerset
- Taunton Olympic Torch Relay, Town Centre, Taunton , Somerset
South Wales
- Abergavenny Steam/Veteran/Vintage Rally, Abergavenny , South Wales
- Devauden Music Fest, Village Hall , Devauden, South Wales
- Horticultural Weekend, Dyffryn Gardens, Cardiff, South Wales
- Tata Steel Cardiff Bay 5, Britannia Quay, Cardiff, South Wales
- Wyastone Summer Concert Series, Wyastone Concert Hall, Near Monmouth, South Wales
South Yorkshire
- Dragon Boat Festival, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- EUROPEAN FESTIVAL OF THE PLOUGH, Lindholme, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Highland Fling Country Fair, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Sheffield Mayfest, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
- Acoustic Festival of Britain 2012, Uttoxeter Racecourse, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
- Music Festival, various venues, Stafford, Staffordshire
- Plant Hunters Fair, Alrewas, Staffordshire
- Staffordshire Festival of Performing Arts, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
- Staffs Aero Club Shadow & MW Fly In, Penkridge, Staffordshire
- Uttoxeter Mayfest, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Stirlingshire
- Callander to Balquhidder / Killin Cycle, Callander, Stirlingshire
Suffolk
- Annual Earsham Hall May Day Country Food & Craft Fair, Earsham Hall, Bungay, Suffolk
- Birdwatching for beginners, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Bitterns and harriers, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Bury St Edmunds Festival, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Country Fayre, Stowmarket, Suffolk
- Crow’s Hall Country Fayre, Debenham, Suffolk
- Dawn chorus and breakfast, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Digi-scoping demo, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Discovering Minsmere, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- East Anglian Charity Dragon Boat Festival, Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Fascinating flora, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Heathland wildlife, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Hoxne Swan Beer Festival, The Swan Inn, Hoxne, Suffolk
- LeeStock Music Festival, White Horse, Sudbury, Suffolk
- Minsmere safari, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Nightingales and Warblers, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Nightjars, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Nightjars, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Noel Myles Exhibition, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, Suffolk
- Optics days, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Painting workshop with Peter Partington, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- South Suffolk Show, Ingham, Suffolk
- Spring Birds, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Spring evening at Minsmere, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- Suffolk Game & Country Fair, Glemham Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Suffolk Open Studios (SOS) Showcase Exhibition, Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham, Suffolk
- Vesti-val, Jimmy's Farm, Ipswich, Suffolk
- Weekend Wildlife Walks, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
- What’s about at Minsmere?, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham, Suffolk
Surrey
- Architecture 08, University of Surrey, Guildford , Surrey
- Blindley Heath Country Show, Osney Lodge Farm, Godstone, Surrey
- BMW PGA Golf Championship, Virginia Water, Surrey
- CHASE Superheroes Night Walk, Guildford, Surrey
- Egham Food & Drink Day, High Street, Egham, Surrey
- Family Craft Workshops, Salters, Guildford, Surrey
- Great Strides 65, Start: Newlands Corner, Guildford, Surrey
- Guildford's Dicey Maids, Guildhall, Guildford, Surrey
- Happy Days Festival, Imber Court, East Molesey, Surrey
- National Doughnut Week, Tadworth , Surrey
- Sponsored 10K Charity Walk, Shalford Park, Guildford, Surrey
- Surrey County Show , Guildford, Surrey
- Surrey Fashion Show, Guildford, Surrey
- The Grow Your Own Show, Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey
- Tulip Festival, Polesden Lacey, Dorking, Surrey
Sussex
- A Taste of Sussex Fine Food Fair, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
- Arts & Crafts Event for Children, Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
- Brighton Festival, Various venues, Brighton, Sussex
- Brighton Fringe Festival, Brighton, Sussex
- Charleston Festival, Charleston, Nr Firle, Lewes, Sussex
- Downland Art Society Annual Spring Exhibition, St Nicholas Hall, Arundel, Sussex
- Four Seasons Woodland Show, Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, Amberley, Sussex
- Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, Sussex
- Going Underground!, Petworth House, Petworth, Sussex
- Horse Driving Trials, Stanmer Park, Brighton, Sussex
- Jack-in-the-Green Morris Dancing Festival, Hastings, Sussex
- Lewes Folk Rock, Lewes, Sussex
- Mackerel Fayre, Brighton Fishing Museum and Quarter, Brighton, Sussex
- May Day Celebration Supper , Petworth House, Petworth, Sussex
- Medieval Fair, Battle, Sussex
- Murder Mystery Afternoon , Petworth House, Petworth, Sussex
- NHA Garden and Local Produce Fair, Summers Place, Billingshurst, Sussex
- Night at the Museum – Family Event , Petworth House, Petworth, Sussex
- Ore Stage Festival, Phoenix Arts Centre, Hastings, Sussex
- Petwoth Pictures, Petworth House, Petworth, Sussex
- Royal Armouries Jousting, Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex
- Spring Food Fair, Hove, Sussex
- Sustainability Day, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
- West Sussex Lurcher Club Fun Dog Show, Middleton Common Farm, Ditchling, Sussex
- Whats Cooking at Petworth House?, Petworth, Sussex
Tyne and Wear
- Evolution Festival, Various venues, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Warwickshire
- Atherstone Community Carnival, Atherstone , Warwickshire
- Kenilworth Festival, Kenilworth, Warwickshire
- Living Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
- Long Marston Airfield Show, Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
- National Vintage Communications Fair, Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
- Shipston Rotary's Annual Cotswold Walk, Foxcote Hill, Ilmington, Warwickshire
West Midlands
- Birmingham Gay Pride, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Coventry Jazz Festival, Coventry, West Midlands
- Knowle Fun Run, Knowle, West Midlands
- May Day Activities, Lunt Roman Fort, Baginton, West Midlands
- The Baby Show , NEC, Birmingham, West Midlands
West Wales
- Fishguard Folk Festival, Various, Fishguard, West Wales
West Yorkshire
- Gawthorpe Maypole Procession, Ossett, West Yorkshire
- Golcar Lily Day, Various locations, Golcar, West Yorkshire
- Leeds Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale & Coffee Morning, St Chad's Parish Centre, Headingley, West Yorkshire
- Leeds Horticultural Society Plant Sale and Coffee Morning, St Chad's Parish Centre, Headingley, West Yorkshire
- Live at Leeds, Various Venues, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Love Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Pennine Spring Music Festival, Heptonstall, West Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Game Fair, Harewood House, Harewood, West Yorkshire
Wiltshire
- Chippenham Folk Festival, Chippenham, Wiltshire
- Downton Cuckoo Fair, Downton, Wiltshire
- Grovely Rights, Grovely Wood, Great Wishford, Wiltshire
- Lacock Village Spring Plant Fair, Lacock, Wiltshire
- Melksham Spring Festival, Melksham, Wiltshire
- Real Ale Weekend, Blunsdon Station, Swindon, Wiltshire
- Salisbury International Art Festival, Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Salisbury International Arts Festival, Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Sarsen Trail, Avebury, Wiltshire
- Swindon Festival of Literature, Swindon, Wiltshire
- Vintage Nostalgia Show, Stockton Park, Stockton, Wiltshire
- Walk of Life, Kennet & Avon canal towpath, Devizes, Wiltshire
- Winship's Medieval Jousting Tournament, Littlecote House Hotel, Littlecote, Wiltshire
- Wylye Valley Art Trail, Various locations, Warminster, Wiltshire
Worcestershire
- Malvern Spring Gardening Show , Malvern, Worcestershire
- Pershore Town Carnival, Pershore, Worcestershire
- Spring Fayre, Croome Park, Worcester, Worcestershire
- Spring Garden Festival, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire
- Spring Gardening Show, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire
- Upton Folk Festival, Various venues, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire
- Vale Asparagus Festival, The Fleece Inn, Evesham, Worcestershire
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