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May 2012: Denbighshire

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Britain's Favourite Event, 238003 votes


A glance at the events that take place in this country provides an instant picture of our diversity, our fascinations, and our history. From happenings that are famous globally like Notting Hill Carnival to village fetes where nobody five miles away knows about them; from festivals of music so contemporary it's still being written to celebrations of traditions dating back more than 1000 years. Melas and eisteddfods. Galas and games. Fireworks and fairs. They are all threads in the rich tapestry that is British life. Which event has become your favourite?

1: Notting Hill Carnival (8561 votes) Notting Hill

2: Bestival (7431 votes) Newport

3: Hay Literature Festival (5654 votes) Hay on Wye

4: Edinburgh Military Tattoo (5363 votes) Edinburgh

5: Glastonbury Festival (5126 votes) Pilton

6: Trooping the Colour (5054 votes) Whitehall

7: RHS Chelsea Flower Show (5012 votes) Chelsea

8: Lerwick Up Helly Aa (5003 votes) Lerwick

9: Hogmanay Edinburgh (4997 votes) Edinburgh

10: National Hunt Festival (4995 votes) Cheltenham

11: Scarborough Cricket Festival (4993 votes) Scarborough

12: Big Chill Festival (4991 votes) Ledbury

13: Crufts Dog Show (4895 votes) Birmingham

14: Lincoln Christmas Market (4810 votes) Lincoln

15: The Grand National (4763 votes) Liverpool

16: Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling (4735 votes) Brockworth

17: Edinburgh Fringe Festival (4524 votes) Edinburgh

18: Mosterton Summer Show (4466 votes) Mosterton

19: The Derby (4462 votes) Epsom

20: Robert Burns Festival (4453 votes) Dumfries

21: Reading Festival (4373 votes) Reading

22: FA Cup Final (4002 votes) Wembley

23: Burghley Horse Trials (3913 votes) Stamford

24: Isle of Wight Festival (3654 votes) Newport

25: Guilfest (3629 votes) Guildford

26: Ideal Home Show - Spring (3439 votes) Earls Court

27: Pride London (3372 votes) Trafalgar Square

28: Maldon Mud Race (3343 votes) Maldon

29: Straw Bear Festival (3303 votes) Whittlesey

30: St Leger (2994 votes) Doncaster

31: Nottingham Pride (2991 votes) Nottingham

32: Bath Literature Festival (2551 votes) Bath

33: Guernsey Floral Festival Week (2537 votes)

34: Birmingham Carnival (2412 votes) Birmingham

35: Walking with Birds (2302 votes) North Berwick

36: Royal Bath and West Show (2293 votes) Shepton Mallet

37: London to Brighton Classic Car Race (2288 votes) Brighton

38: BigFoot Dancefest (2235 votes) Guildford

39: Brick Lane Festival (2230 votes) E1

40: Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (2223 votes) Harrogate

41: British Grand Prix (2008 votes) Towcester

42: Latitude Festival (1997 votes) Southwold

43: Port Eliot Festival (1995 votes) Saltash

44: Appleby Horse Fair (1890 votes) Appleby

45: Blenheim Palace Country Fair (1798 votes) Woodstock

46: Suffolk Show (1773 votes) Ipswich

47: Goodnestone Village Fete (1623 votes) Canterbury

48: Borderlines Film Festival (1623 votes)

49: Speyfest (1572 votes) Fochabers

50: Surrey County Show (1545 votes) Guildford

51: Birmingham Eid Mela (1503 votes) Birmingham

52: Bedford River Festival (1407 votes) Bedford

53: Big Green Gathering (1398 votes) Cheddar

54: Brogdale Farm Apple Festival (1303 votes) Faversham

55: International Beatles Week Festival (1266 votes) Liverpool

56: Floral Guernsey Autumn Festival Week (1251 votes)

57: Cosford Air Show (1228 votes) Albrighton

58: Abertillery Blues Festival (1223 votes) Abertillery

59: Maidstone Mela (1101 votes) Maidstone

60: British Superbike Championship (1062 votes) Dunfermline

61: Lancashire Food Festival (1003 votes) Accrington

62: Bath Comedy Festival (1001 votes) Bath

63: Hampshire Potato Day (994 votes) Whitchurch

64: Padstow Lifeboat Day (972 votes) Padstow

65: Badminton Horse Trials (952 votes) Badminton

66: Perth Highland Games (929 votes) Perth

67: Eid Mela (928 votes) Birmingham

68: English Music Festival (928 votes) Dorchester on Thames

69: Three Counties Show (903 votes) Malvern

70: Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (902 votes) Lichfield

71: Devon County Show (888 votes) Exeter

72: Clovelly Herring Festival (864 votes) Clovelly

73: Isle of Wight Garlic Festival (853 votes) Sandown

74: Rutland County Show (815 votes) Burley on the Hill

75: Abergavenny Food Festival (772 votes) Abergavenny

76: Budleigh Salterton Festival (702 votes) Budleigh Salterton

77: Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre (675 votes) Ludlow

78: Althorp Literary Festival (662 votes) Northampton

79: Wells Festival of Literature (601 votes) Wells

80: Dragon Boat Festival (573 votes) Sheffield

81: Ribchester Music Festival (553 votes) Ribchester

82: Seahouses Festival (523 votes) Seahouses

83: Annual Oyster & Beer Festival (519 votes) Basingstoke

84: CAMRA Real Ale Festival (512 votes) Minehead

85: Battle of the Flowers (499 votes)

86: Salcombe Festival (495 votes) Salcombe

87: Banbury Folk Festival (443 votes) Banbury

88: Bluegrass Festival (442 votes) ear Hay-on-Wye

89: St Helens Show (419 votes) St Helens

90: Captain Cook Festival (408 votes) Whitby

91: Beverley Literature Festival (402 votes) Beverley

92: Durham Miner's Gala (398 votes) Durham

93: Hornsea Music Festival (388 votes) Hornsea

94: Tar Barrel Rolling (324 votes) Ottery St Mary

95: Oak Apple Day (298 votes) Chelsea

96: Rudgwick Steam & Country Show (294 votes) Rudgwick

97: Stockland Country Fair (283 votes) Stockland

98: Nerine Festival (283 votes) St Peter Port

99: Spring Floral Festival Week (279 votes)

100: East Neuk Festival (267 votes) East Neuk

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