Category: United Kingdom and Ireland

Pet Remembrance Day (UK): July 5

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Tynwald Day (IM): July 5

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Tynwald Day is the National Holiday for the Isle of Man, and it has been celebrated for over 1,000 years. On this day, the people of the island congregate at Tynwald Hall to hear any new laws and petition...

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Cat, Born Free Cat Nap: July 5-11

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Childhood Obesity Week (UK): July 5-11

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Pea, Great British Pea Week: July 5-11

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Inaugurated in 2016, the Great British Pea Week celebrates pea farmers and the wholesome value of peas in the diet. Peas date back to 1000 BC with the oldest peas discovered found in Thailand. The Unite...

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7-7 London Bombing (2005): July 7

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Clerihew Day, Intl. (UK)(1875): July 10

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Clerihew Day commemorates Edmund Clerihew Bentley on his birthday, the creator of the Clerihew, a form of poetry.

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National Doughnut Week is held each year in the United Kingdom as a fundraiser for The Children's Trust, a charity for children with brain injury and neurodisability. Bakers and Confectioners throughout t...

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Bowdler's Day (UK) (1754): July 11

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Euro 2020 Final (UK): July 11

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Rescheduled from 2020 due to COVID-19. UEFA European Championship is a football (soccer) tournament between European nations (and Russia) that was first played between 1958 and 1960 with 17 nation's teams...

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Battle of the Boyne Holiday (UK)(1690): Ju...

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Orangemen's Day (UK)(1690): July 12

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Butterfly Count, Big (UK): July 14-August...

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Big Butterfly Count falls on the second week of July and ends on the first week of August. This is a nationwide survey held update the status of the environment. Created seven years ago, this has become t...

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Crufts Dog Show (UK): July 15-18

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Saint Swithin's Day (UK)(971 AD): July 15

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The legend says that if it rains for the next forty days if rain falls on Saint Swithin's Day. If it does not, it will be dry for the next forty. The folk belief comes from the fact that on July 15, 971AD...

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British Open (UK): July 15-18

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Ely Eel Fayre (UK): July 17

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Ely Eel Festival in the United Kingdom celebrates the fish and its place in English culture over the weekend of Eel Day. The town of Ely holds an eel festival each year that includes folk music, parades...

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Robin Hood, Nottingham Archery Tournament...

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This event takes the idea of sister city to a whole new level. Concurrently Sherwood Oregon and Nottingham, England hold their Robin Hood Themed festivals. In England, the International Archery Tournament...

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Grand Prix of Great Britain (UK): July 18

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This date is estimated. The Grand Prix of Great Britain on the Silverstone Circuit started in 1950. The race covers 52 laps over a distance of 306.198 km.

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Flitch Day, Ntl. (UK): July 19

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