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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
- Boxing Day Bonanza, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus and Dundee
- Meet Santa and The Animals, Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Dundee, Angus and Dundee
- Public Planetarium Shows, Mills Observatory, Dundee, Angus and Dundee
Ayrshire & Arran
- Christmas Gala Concert, Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire & Arran
- Christmas Street Party, Girvan, Ayrshire & Arran
Bath
- Carols by Candlelight, The Pump Room, Bath, Bath
- Ceremony of Carols, Bath Abbey, Bath, Bath
- Christmas Concert, Bath Abbey, Bath, Bath
- Handel 'Messiah', Bath Abbey, Bath, Bath
Berkshire
- Hearts First Santa Jog – Reading, Reading, Berkshire
- Royal Windsor Ice Rink, Windsor, Berkshire
- Woodley Winter Extravaganza, Woodley, Berkshire
Borders
- Winter Wonderland, Floors Castle, Kelso, Borders
Bristol
- Breaking the Chains , British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, Temple Meads, Bristol
Buckinghamshire
- Hearts Santa Jog 2008, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Magical Christmas fun at Gulliver’s Land, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
- Boxing Day Racing, Huntingdon Racecourse, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
- Festival of Carols and Lessons, King's College Chapel, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
- Christmas Gift Fairs, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Concerts at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Magical Christmas Fun at Gulliver’s World, Warrington, Cheshire
- Meet Father Christmas, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Tatton By Candlelight, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Tatton Gift Fair, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Visit the Christmas Mansion, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
Cleveland/Teesside
- Greatham Sword Dance, Greatham, Cleveland/Teesside
Cornwall
- Christmas at Heligan, Heligan, St Austell, Cornwall
- Tom Bawcock's Eve, Mousehole, Cornwall
County Durham
- Annual Christmas Market , The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
- Durham Christmas Festival, Various Venues, Durham, County Durham
Cumbria
- Christmas at the Castle, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
- Christmas at the Castle, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
- Darkest Muncaster, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
- Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair and Procession, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
- Made in Cumbria Food and Craft Fair, Market Place, Cockermouth, Cumbria
- Victorian Christmas Tours, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
- Victorian Christmas tours, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
- Whitehaven Male Voice Choir, St Begh's Church, Whitehaven, Cumbria
Derbyshire
- A Victorian Christmas at Eyam Hall, Eyam Hall, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
- Bonnie Prince Charlie Commemoration, Derby, Derbyshire
- Magical Christmas fun at Gulliver’s Kingdom, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Santa Special & Christmas Market, Crich Tramway Village, Matlock, Derbyshire
Devon
- Antique Fair, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon
- Christmas Craft Fair, Tiverton Pannier Market, Tiverton, Devon
- Christmas Lights, Clovelly, Devon
- Colyton Christmas Fayre, Colyton, Devon
- St Nick's Fair, Kingsbridge, Devon
- WINTER WONDERLAND, Babbacombe Model Village, Torquay, Devon
Dorset
- Carol Service, Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Poole, Dorset
- Santa visits Farmer Palmers, Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Poole, Dorset
Dumfries & Galloway
- Mabie Fayre, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway
- Royal Air Force Wild Water Racing Canoe Championship, Sanquhar, Dumfries & Galloway
Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Christmas by the Sea, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick, Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Hogmanay Edinburgh, Various venues , Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Walking with Birds, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick, Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Winter Festival, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick, Edinburgh and the Lothians
Essex
- Maldon Mud Race, Maldon, Essex
- Santa Fun Run, Chelmsford, Essex
- Santa Fun Run, Maldon, Essex
Fife
- St Andrew's Festival, St Andrews, Fife
Glasgow
- Glasgow's Hogmanay, Glasgow, Glasgow
- Hogmanay Gala, Glasgow, Glasgow
- RSNO Christmas Concert, Glasgow, Glasgow
Gloucestershire
- Boxing Day Fun Run, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Christmas at the Castle, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Mummers Play, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
- National Synchronised Swimming Championships, GL1, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
- Santa Specials, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Winter - Tide Joy, Rococo Garden, Painswick, Gloucestershire
Grampian
- Hogmany Street Party, Aberdeen, Grampian
- Stonehaven Fireball Festival, Stonehaven, Grampian
Greater Manchester
- Christmas Market, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Manchester Camerata's New Year Concert, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Salford Quays Santa Jog, Salford, Greater Manchester
Hampshire
- Basingstoke Santa Jog, Eastrop Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Christmas Gala Evenings, Milestones Museum, Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Exbury Santa Steam Specials, Exbury Gardens, Southampton, Hampshire
- Festival of Christmas, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Petersfield Christmas Festival, Petersfield, Hampshire
- Santa Specials, Royal Victoria Railway, Netley Abbey, Hampshire
- Spinnaker Tower Festive Fun, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Herefordshire
- Herefordshire Winter Walking Festival, Queenswood, Hereford, Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
- Christmas Craft Fair, St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire
- Christmas Fun Day , First Garden City Heritage Museum , Letchworth, Hertfordshire
- Family Saturdays, Stevenage Museum, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Make-it Mondays, Stevenage Museum, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Highlands
- Inverness Hogmanay Fireworks, Inverness, Highlands
Isle of Mull
- Glengorm Castle Cyclocross, Glengorm Castle, Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Kent
- Boxing Day Walk, Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Goudhurst, Kent
- Christmas Events , Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Kent
- Hoodening, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent
- Sandwich Christmas Fayre, St Peters Church, Sandwich, Kent
- Santa Specials, Tenterden, Kent
- Tankerton Christmas Market, Tankerton Road, Whitstable, Kent
- Traditional Christmas Pantomime, Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone, Kent
- Winter Treasure Trail, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne, Kent
Lanarkshire
- Hogmanay Bonfire in Biggar, Biggar, Lanarkshire
Lancashire
- Garstang Victorian Christmas Festival, Garstang, Lancashire
- Whalley 'Pickwick Night', Whalley Village, Lancashire
- Wyre Estuary Country Park, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire
Lincolnshire
- Arts and Crafts for Christmas, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Christmas Market, Skegness, Lincolnshire
- Lincoln Christmas Market, Castle grounds & town, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- New Year's Eve Dance, Mareham Le Fen Village Hall, Mareham Le Fen, Lincolnshire
- Stamford Artisans' Christmas Market, Stamford Art Centre, Stamford, Lincolnshire
- Stamford Christmas Festival, Stamford, Lincolnshire
London
- Caledoniart, Scottish Contemporary Art, Farringdon, London
- Chickenshed presents Grimm Nights & Everafter Days, The Rayne Theatre at Chickenshed, Southgate , London
- Christmas Day Swim, The Serpentine, Hyde Park, London
- Goldilocks & The Three Bears, Chingford Assembly Hall Theatre, Chingford, London
- Pan-Asia Film Festival, Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus, London
- Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree, West End, London
- Waltham Forest Pantomime, Walthamstow, London
Mid Wales
- Welshpool Winter Festival, Welshpool, Mid Wales
Norfolk
- Christmas at The Mall Norwich, Norwich, Norfolk
- CHRISTMAS GIFT FAIR, The Dereham Memorial Hall,, Dereham, Norfolk
- Christmas Tree Festival, Fakenham, Norfolk
- Giving Tree Appeal, Norwich, Norfolk
North Wales
- Aberdyfi New Year Fireworks Display, Aberdovey, North Wales
North Yorkshire
- Continental Market, Parliament Street, York, North Yorkshire
- Grassington Dickensian Festival 2008, Grassington, North Yorkshire
- Holiday Fun,, Fountains Abbey, Nr. Ripon, North Yorkshire
- Knaresborough Edwardian Sunday, Market Square, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
- Santa’s Plane!, Allied Air Forces Memorial (Yorkshire Air Museum), York, North Yorkshire
- York Early Music Christmas Festival, , York, North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
- Christmas Fayre, Manor House Museum, Sheep St, Kettering, Northamptonshire
Northumberland
- Allendale Tar Barrel Ceremony, Allendale, Northumberland
- Northumberland & Borders History Fair, Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham, Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
- Xmas market, Old Market Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Orkneys
- Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies, Various venues , Orkneys
- Hogmanay Celebrations , Kirkwall, Orkneys
- The Ba (Traditional Street Rugby), Kirkwall, Orkneys
Oxfordshire
- Dickensian Evening, Wantage, Oxfordshire
- New Year Steam Day, Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Oxfordshire
- Santa Specials, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
- Thomas Santa Special, Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Oxfordshire
Perthshire
- Flambeaux Procession, Comrie, Perthshire
- Taybank Hogmanay Party , Dunkeld, Perthshire
Shetland Isles
- Burravoe Tar Barrel, Yell, Shetland Isles
Shropshire
- Christmas & New Year Festival, Bull Hotel, Ludlow, Shropshire
- Ludlow Festival of Christmas, Ludlow, Shropshire
Somerset
- Dulverton By Starlight, Dulverton, Somerset
- Royal Smithfield Show, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
- Winter Steam Festival, West Somerset Railway, Minehead, Somerset
South Wales
- Caerphilly Christmas Market , Caerphilly , South Wales
- Cwmcarn Forest Drive Christmas Market , Caerphilly , South Wales
- Magical Christmas Fayre, Llanhilleth Institute, Abertillery, South Wales
- Medieval Christmas Market, Caerphilly , South Wales
- Wales Rally GB, Cardiff , South Wales
- Winter Wonderland, Cardiff, South Wales
South Yorkshire
- A Real Magical Christmas, Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Christmas Market, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
- Hed Kandi NYE @ Gatecrasher, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
- Bonfire & Firework Extravaganza, Weston Park, Weston-under-Lizard,, Staffordshire
- Burslem Winter Arts Festival, various venues, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Glyndebourne on Tour, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Santa at the Farm, Shugborough Estate, Stafford, Staffordshire
Suffolk
- Christmas Lunch At Sutton Hoo , Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Earsham Hall Christmas Food & Gift Markets, Bungay, Suffolk
Surrey
- Christmas Art and Craft Fair, Reigate Methodist Church Hall, Reigate, Surrey
- Christmas in the Glasshouse, RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey
- Classical Muisic Concert, The Barn Church, Attwood Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey
- Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink, Hampton Court, Surrey
- Kaleidoscope, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford, Surrey
- Model Engineer Exhibition, Esher, Surrey
- Santa Specials, Rural Life Centre Old Kiln Museum, Tilford, Surrey
- Surrey Guild of Craftsmen, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford, Surrey
- Textile Arts and Crafts by the Southern Guilds of Weavers, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford, Surrey
Sussex
- Brighton Christmas Market, The Brighton Centre, Brighton, Sussex
- Burning the clocks - winter solstice celebration, Brighton, Sussex
- Lanes Market, Ship Street, Brighton, Sussex
- Tastes of a Tudor Christmas, Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
- Tree Dressing, Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
Tyne and Wear
- Pudding Run, The Links, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
Warwickshire
- Ice Rink & Slide, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire
West Midlands
- BBC Good Food Show, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Clotheshow Live, Birmingham, West Midlands
- National Christmas Lacemaker's Fair, Birmingham, West Midlands
- New Year's Eve Celebrations, Millennium Point, Birmingham, West Midlands
West Yorkshire
- Leeds Santa Jog, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Worcestershire
- Carols at Croome, Croome Park, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire
- Severn Valley Railway Santa Specials, Severn Valley Railway, Bewdley, Worcestershire
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