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October
2017
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Date |
Event |
Details |
Website
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01/10/2017 |
Henley Ploughing Match |
Bishopsland, Dunsden.
Starts at 9.15am. Heavy horse and vintage ploughing, reversible,
conventional and track ploughing, Ferret and Terrier Racing, Trailer rides,
Trade and Craft stands. Also Heavy Horse Village - 4 working pairs, horse
logging demonstration and working dray. |
Ploughing Match |
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04/10/2017 |
Horse of the Year Show |
4th
to 8th October 2017
Held at the NEC,
Birmingham. Major show jumping event in UK. |
Horse Show |
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04/10/2017 |
Nottingham Goose Fair |
4th
to 8th October 2017 Forest Recreation Ground,
Nottingham. Biggest travelling fair in
Europe with 500
attractions including white knuckle rides, crafts marquee, market stalls,
and food. |
Goose Fair |
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05/10/2017 |
Light Night Leeds |
5th and
6th October 2017. 6pm-11pm. Merrion Gardens, Leeds. The first night there is a
lantern parade, light night rid and light night art run plus 90 giant
glowing dandelions. On the Friday showcases The Falls a 100ft digital
waterfall on the Queens Hotel. Plus more. |
Light Night Leeds |
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06/10/2017 |
Banbury Hobby Horse and Folk Festival |
6th to
8th October 2017.
Banbury, Oxon.
1pm. A procession from the Town Hall to
Peoples Park via the High
St and Banbury Cross. Banbury's Hobby Horse Festival features everything
from Morris dancing and tours to theatrical performances, hobby horse races
and processions. |
Festival
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07/10/2017 |
Festival of Fairground Organs |
7th
and 8th October 2017
Milton Keynes Museum,
Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Bucks. 11am-4.30pm. Hand turned organs, fairground
organs and model steam engines are part of the display. |
Organ Festival |
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07/10/2017 |
Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships |
Carrbridge, Inverness-shire. 10.30am-4pm. The World Porridge Making
Championship procession led by a pipe band from Old Bridge to the Village
Hall takes place at
11.30am with the competition starting at
12.15pm with prize giving
presentations at
3pm. Other activities during the day include craft stalls,
product tasting, cookery demonstrations, live music and street
entertainment. |
Porridge Championships |
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07/10/2017 |
Marlborough Mop Fairs |
7th
and 14th October 2017 High
Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire. Now a fun fair, but originally was a
hiring fair for people looking for work and employers looking for staff.
They are thought to have been held for over 250 years. |
The Mop |
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08/10/2017 |
The Autumn Fair |
East
of England
Showground, Peterborough. Gates open at 8am.
A Food and Country Show incorporating the
Wisbech Shire Horse Show, a dog show, rabbit championship show, fair ground,
heritage vehicles, food and country shopping opportunities, and more. |
Country
Fair |
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08/10/2017 |
World Conker Championships |
Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick, Near
Oundle, Northamptonshire. 10:30am-3.30pm Registration at 9.30am. Many competitors take park from many different
nationalities to play conkers and raise money for charity. |
Conkers
Info |
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11/10/2017 |
Tavistock Goose Fair |
Tavistock Livestock Centre,
Tavistock, Devon. Traditional town fair, dating back to the 12th century, with traders, fairground rides and
livestock market all day. |
Goose Fair |
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13/10/2017 |
Weston
Beach Race |
13th to 15th October 2017 Weston
Super Mare Beach, Somerset. Largest off road motorcycle race featuring
international solo riders, sidecars and quad riders. |
Beach Racing |
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13/10/2017 |
Railway in Wartime |
13th to 165th October 20167
North Yorkshire Moors
Railway, Yorkshire. They turn the clocks back to Wartime Britain with entertainers, street parades, vehicle displays and re-enactments
along the railway helping to bring back the nostalgia of the period. |
War Time in Yorkshire |
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14/10/2017 |
Alwinton Border Shepherds Show |
Alwinton, Northumberland. Sheep dog trials, Cumberland and Westmoreland
Wrestling, Stick Dressing, Pipe Band Display, fell racing,
Trade Stands, Industrial and Horticultural Exhibitions and more. |
Alwinton Show |
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14/10/2017 |
Hastings Bonfire Night |
Hastings,
Sussex.
7:15pm a torchlit procession starts in Hastings Old Town, then moves
along the sea front to the New Town and the beach opposite Pelham Place for
a large bonfire and firework display at 9pm. |
Bonfire Night |
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14/10/2017 |
Classic Motorcycle
Mechanics Show |
14th and 15th October
2017 Staffordshire County
Showground, Stafford. The biggest of its kind in the world. Live action with classic racers, Bonhams Autumn Sale, trade and
auto jumble including celebrity bikers. |
Bike Show |
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14/10/2017 |
British National Ploughing Championships |
14th
and 15th October 2017 Bishops
Lydeard, nr Taunton, Somerset
9am-5.30pm each day. Free parking. As well as horse ploughing championships
and tractor ploughing, there will be machinery demonstrations, working
horses on display, rural craft displays, static displays, steam ploughing
engines, trade stands..... |
Ploughing Championships |
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18/10/2017 |
Showman’s Show |
18th
and 19th October 2017
Newbury Showground, Chieveley,
Berkshire. An exhibition of products, services and
entertainment for the outdoor and special events world. As well as
exhibitors there will also be animal displays, bands and music, fireworks, fun fairs,
arena displays and loads more. |
Showmans Show |
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21/10/2017 |
Apple Day |
Celebration of Apple Orchards and all things associated with Apples. |
Apple Day |
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21/10/2017 |
Countryside Live |
21st and 22nd October 2017 Great
Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, Yorkshire. 9am-5pm. Events include
Horsemanship Masterclasses, Equine Classes - ridden and in-hand, Cattle,
Sheep & Pigs, Pigeons & Poultry, Dog Agility, Local and Regional Food,
Fruit, Vegetable & Flower Shows, and shopping galore. |
Countryside Live |
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22/10/2017 |
October Plenty |
Bankside outside Shakespear's Globe, London starts at 12noon. A procession
including the Corn Queen, Hobby Horse and Berry Man (a variant of
the traditional Green Man) will lead people to Borough Market, where there
is also a special Apple Day Food Fair. There is also a performance of a
short 16th century play. |
October Plenty |
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22/10/2017 |
Weymouth
Beach Motocross |
Weymouth
Seafront, Dorset. Practice sessions start at 12noon, followed by over 300 riders from all over England
taking part in races on machines from 125cc to
500cc. |
Weymouth Motocross |
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23/10/2017 |
Starlight Specials |
23rd to 29th October 2017 National
Tramway
Museum, Crich Tramway Village, nr Matlock, Derbyshire. A chance to ride the
trams in the dark, with special lighting effects and activities. |
Starlights |
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27/10/2017 |
Robin Hood Pageant |
27th to 29th October 2017 Nottingham
Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham. 10.30am to 5pm. A celebration of the legend of Robin
Hood over the weekend. With jousting, medieval games and horsemanship,
parades, falconry, living history encampment, and traditional period crafts
from the time. New Night Time Joust 6:30pm-8:30pm |
Nottingham
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28/10/2017 |
Scottish Ploughing Championships |
28th and 29th October 2017 Spreaderhill Farm, Crimond,
Fraserburgh AB43 8RR.
Ploughing is from 9.30am-2pm. The winners from this match go on to compete in the Nationals. |
Scottish Ploughing |
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28/10/2017 |
Derry Halloween Carnival |
28th to 31st October 2017 Derry
City,
Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The final day from 7pm the Carnival parade
is at Queens Quay, and
ends with a firework display over the River Foyle. |
Halloween Celebrations |
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29/10/2017 |
British Summer Time Ends |
British Summer Time ends. Clocks go back one hour. |
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30/10/2017 |
World Championship Lawn
Mower Racing |
30th and
31st October 2017 Bucks Green Horsham, Sussex RH12 3BU. Taking place over two days, each of 4 groups have their own
championship through a series of heats with all points counting and
culminating in a World Champion. |
BLMRA |
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31/10/2017 |
Halloween |
Also
celebrated on this day is Samhain, a Celtic festival representing the
beginning of the Celtic New Year. Halloween originates from this festival. |
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Please check latest information before
travelling, dates and times may be changed.
Remember to also look at our
Wildlife and Nature
Calendar
for events in the Wildlife world.
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