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Category: United Kingdom and Ireland
Highlighting events in or celebrating the nations and cultures the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Events celebrating or unique to Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man.
United Kingdom & Ireland Events
World Bog Snorkeling Championships (UK): A...
Daily
Every August since 1985, competitors from around the globe descend upon Britain's smallest town, Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales, for a competition stuck in the mire: the World Bog Snorkelling Championships. The...
January
Summer Bank Holiday (UK): August 25
Daily
Bank holidays are public holidays in several countries, most notably the United Kingdom and its former colonies. Bank holidays are days the banks are closed. Often the general population is given the day...
January
The Duchess Who Wasn't Day, (1850): August...
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Created by the late Peggy Shirley, The Duchess Who Wasn't Day honors Irish novelist Margaret Wolfe Hungerford who wrote under the pen name ''The Duchess." The Duchess is also the title of her most famou...
January
Cowal Gathering (Highland Games)(UK): Augu...
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The Cowal Gathering Highland Games are traditional athletic, cultural, and social events celebrating Scottish heritage with a long and rich history dating back over a thousand years. Originally they were...
January
Blackpool Illuminations (UK): August 29 -...
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Drawing 3.5 million visitors a year, the Blackpool Illumination is a major tourist attraction since 1879. The spectacle of lights features over 400,000 lamps covering approximately 5 miles of waterfront a...
January
Anger Awareness Week, Ntl. (UK): December...
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Held the first week of December annually, National Anger Awareness Week provides tools and education to families leading into the highly emotional Christmas season. Sponsored by the British Association...
January
Black Pound Day (UK): December 6
Daily
Born in 2020 in the wake of the Black Lives Matter global protest, Black Pound Day in the United Kingdom is a monthly event occurring on the first Saturday of each month. The purpose is to ask consumers t...
January
Boxing Day (UK/AU/ZA/CA): December 26
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Boxing Day in the Commonwealth countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and South Africa, is a day of thanks and sharing. The tradition of Boxing Day began during the Victori...
January
Christmas Bird Count (US/UK/CA): December...
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Each year the Audubon Society hosts a three-week bird count across the United States and Canada. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count mobilizes over 72,000 volunteer bird counters in more than 2,500 location...
January
Consumer Week, National (UK): December 1-7
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National Consumer Week seeks to raise awareness amongst UK consumers of their rights and protections under the law. Throughout the year, the various entities involved in promoting this week work to educ...
January
Dickensian Christmas Festival, Kent (UK):...
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Step into Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and live the experience as in Victorian England. Each year the city of Rochester in Kent, the United Kingdom, rolls out the red carpet, plumb pudding, and Ch...
January
King's College Christmas Carols and Festiv...
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Held annually at Cambridge's Kings College in England, the Kings College Christmas Carols & Festival of Nine Lessons has been a Christmas Eve tradition since 1918 and a live broadcast since 1928. Each yea...
January
Mummer's Day (C)(IE): December 26
Daily
Mummer's Day, or the Feast of Saint Stephen, marks the Christian faith's first martyr (or protomartyr). In several Christian countries, his feast day is a public holiday. In Ireland, Saint Stephen's d...
January
National Underdog Day (US/UK): December 19
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National Underdog Day in the United States and the United Kingdom was created in 1976 by the late Peter Moeller, self-described as the Chief Underdog. The term "underdog" originates in shipbuilding, and...
January
Saint Andrew's Day Holiday (C)(UK)(60AD):...
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Saint Andrew's Day in Scotland commemorates the martyrdom of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, who was crucified on an X-shaped cross on November 30, 60AD. Scotland flies the Saltire flag on publi...
January
Shorts Day: December 21
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Created in 1986, Shorts Day is a day to flaunt the first day of winter on the solstice by wearing shorts to honor the shortest day of the year. Just be sure to wear a coat if you go outside! Have fun.
January
Turner Prize Awarded (UK): December 2 (est...
Daily
Each year, the art world turns its gaze to the United Kingdom as the Tate Gallery awards the coveted Turner Prize, one of the most recognized honors in contemporary British visual arts. Established in 19...
January
Walter Plinge Day (UK): December 2
Daily
What do all these people have in common with Walter Plinge, George Spelvin, David Agnew, and Alan Smithee? They are all theater names, or pseudonyms, for uncast parts or when an actor wishes to hide his...
January
Apprenticeship Week, Ntl.(UK): February 10...
Weekly
Britain's National Apprenticeship Week, inaugurated in 2008, is an annual event celebrating and promoting apprenticeships across the United Kingdom. The week serves as a focal point to bring together empl...
January
Cornish Pasty Week (UK): February 24 - Mar...
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The Cornish Pasty Association established the Cornish Pasty Week to celebrate and promote this culinary icon. This week-long event, usually held in late February or early March, is a relatively recent add...
January
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