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Events in October

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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Argyll

• Royal National Mod, Dunoon, Argyll

Ayrshire & Arran

• Darvel Music Festival, Darvel, Ayrshire & Arran
• Halloween at Stumpy Jail, Girvan, Ayrshire & Arran

Bath

• Bath Film Festival, Bath, Bath
• Heritage Open Week, Bath, Bath

Bedfordshire

• 4th Annual Craft Fair , Great Barford, Bedfordshire
• Halloween Family Fun, Mead Open Farm , Billington, Bedfordshire
• Hearts First Jog , Woburn, Bedfordshire

Berkshire

• Michaelmas Fair, Newbury, Berkshire
• Newbury Races, Newbury, Berkshire
• Windsor Festival, Windsor, Berkshire

Borders

• Craft Fair, Paxton House, Gallery & Country Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Borders

Bristol

• Breaking the Chains , British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, Temple Meads, Bristol

Buckinghamshire

• Apple Day, Iver, Buckinghamshire
• Buckingham Charter Fair, Buckingham Town Centre, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
• Halloween Festival, Odds Farm Park , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

• Autumn Air Show, Duxford, Cambridgeshire
• Food & Drink Festival, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
• Huntingdon Park Gold Cup Day, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

• Cancer Research All Walk Together, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
• Chester Fine Art & Antiques Fair, Chester, Cheshire
• National Family Learning Day, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
• NATIONAL QUINCE DAY, Norton Priory, Runcorn, Cheshire
• The Cheshire Crafts and Gifts Fair, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
• The Christmas Gift Fair, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire

Cleveland/Teesside

• The Garden in Autumn, Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough, Cleveland/Teesside

Cornwall

• Falmouth Oyster Festival, Falmouth, Cornwall
• Lowender Peran Celtic Festival, Perranporth, Cornwall
• St Just Feast, St Just, Cornwall

County Durham

• Halloween Crook Hall, Crook Hall and Gardens, Durham, County Durham

County Londonderry

• Banks of the Foyle Hallowe'en Carnival, Derry, County Londonderry
• The Gathering Festival, Derry, County Londonderry

Derbyshire

• Hearts First Bike Ride Dark Peak Challenge, Hope Valley, Derbyshire

Devon

• Antique Fair, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon
• Bampton Fair, Bampton, Devon
• Craft Fair, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon
• Devon Celebration of Food, Devon
• Exmouth Craft Fairs, The Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, Devon
• Tavistock Goose Fair, Tavistock, Devon

• Two Moors Festival, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Devon and Somerset, Devon

Dorset

• Autumn Colours Weekend , Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, Dorset
• Domineys Garden, Buckland Newton, Dorchester , Dorset
• Halloween Fun, Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Poole, Dorset
• Pack Monday Fair, Sherborne, Dorset
• Wedding Fair, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, Dorset

Dumfries & Galloway

• Gaelforce Festival, Various venues , Dumfries & Galloway
• Hightae Annual Craft Fair, Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway
• Lockerbie Jazz Festival, Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway
• Moffat Walking Festival , Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway
• Tango Extravaganza, Annan, Dumfries & Galloway
• Wigtown Literary Book Town Festival, Various venues , Wigtown, Dumfries & Galloway

East Yorkshire

• Beverley Literature Festival , Beverley, East Yorkshire
• Hull Fair , Hull, East Yorkshire

Edinburgh and the Lothians

• Halloween Vampire Fest, Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the Lothians
• Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the Lothians

Essex

• Colchester Oyster Feast, Colchester, Essex

Fife

• Dunfermline Folk Weekend, Various venues , Dunfermline, Fife

Glasgow

• Big Big World Festival, Glasgow, Glasgow
• In the Eye of the Storm, Collins Gallery, Glasgow, Glasgow

• SOIL ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND'S ORGANIC FOOD FESTIVAL, Glasgow, Glasgow

Gloucestershire

• Charity Autumn Fair, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Cheltenham Festival of Literature, Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Creepy Crawly Roadshow!, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Harvest Festival, Painswick Rococo Garden, Painswick, Gloucestershire

Grampian

• sound music festival, Aberdeen, Grampian

Greater Manchester

• Manchester Literature Festival, Manchester, Greater Manchester
• Manchester Comedy Festival, Manchester, Greater Manchester
• Manchester Food & Drink Festival, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Guernsey

• Floral Guernsey Autumn Festival Week, Guernsey
• Guernsey Lily International Amateur Film and Video Festival, St Martin, Guernsey
• International Chess Festival, Vale, Guernsey
• Nerine Festival, St Peter Port, Guernsey
• Tennerfest, Guernsey
• Winter Night at the Castle Halloween, St Peter Port, Guernsey
• Yorkshire Guernsey Dancesport Festival, St Peter Port, Guernsey

Hampshire

• Autumn Pumpkin Festival, Royal Victoria Country park, Netley Southampton, Hampshire
• Big Draw Weekend, Children free, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Hampshire
• Cat & Rabbit Rescue Christmas Fayre, Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre, Drayton, Hampshire
• Exbury Ghost Train, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Hampshire

• Festival of Autumn Colour, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Hampshire
• Fungi Foray, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Hampshire
• Great South Run, Southsea Seafront, Southsea, Hampshire
• Nerine display, Five Arrows Gallery, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Hampshire
• New Forest Breakfast Walk, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Hampshire
• Steam in the Gardens, Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway, Southampton, Hampshire
• Steam in the Gardens, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Hampshire
• Titchfield Carnival, The Square, Titchfield, Hampshire
• Wild Mushroom Art Exhibition, Five Arrows Gallery, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Hampshire

Herefordshire

• Cidermaking Festival, The Cider Museum, Hereford, Herefordshire
• Flavours of Herefordshire Food Festival, Hereford Cider Museum, Hereford, Herefordshire
• Hereford Photography Festival, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford, Herefordshire
• Herefordshire Festival of Fungi, Various venues, Hereford, Herefordshire
• Ledbury Hop Fair, Ledbury, Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

• Halloween Fun Day, First Garden City Heritage Museum , Letchworth, Hertfordshire

Highlands

• Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running, Inverness, Highlands
• Blazin' In Beauly, Beauly, Highlands
• Golden Spurtle Porridge Making Championships, Carrbridge, Highlands
• The Royal National Mod, Lochaber, Highlands
• Ullapool Guitar Festival, Ullapool, Highlands

Isle of Man

• Hop-tu-Naa At Cregneash, Port St Mary, Isle of Man
• October Walking Festival, Douglas, Isle of Man
• Spooky Halloween Trains, Laxey, Isle of Man
• Winter Mananan, Port Erin, Isle of Man

Isle of Skye

• Skye Jazz Weekend, , Portree, Isle of Skye

Isle of Wight

• White Air Extreme Sports Festival, Isle of Wight

Jersey

• Caversham Ladies & Mens Tennis Tournament, St Brelade, Jersey
• Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon, St Helier, Jersey

Kent

• Apple and Cider Festival, Museum of Kent Life, Lock Lane, Maidstone, Kent
• Apple Festival, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Kent
• Autumn Gold Festival, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne, Kent
• Autumn Gold Flower Festival, Maidstone, Kent
• Canterbury Festival, Various venues, Canterbury, Kent
• Faversham Carnival, Recreation Ground, Faversham, Kent
• Half Term Fun, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood, Kent
• Halloween Horrors, Chatham, Kent
• KM Wedding Extravaganza, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood, Kent
• National Fruit Show, Kent County Showground, Detling, Kent
• Rochester Food & Drink Festival, Rochester, Kent
• Specialist Art Deco Fair, the grasshopper inn, moorhouse, Westerham, Kent

• Tenterden Folk Festival, Tenterden, Kent

Lanarkshire

• Beer Festival, Motherwell, Lanarkshire
• Biggar Little Festival, Biggar, Lanarkshire
• Hogmanay Bonfire in Biggar, Biggar, Lanarkshire

Lancashire

• Continental Market, Flag Market, Preston, Lancashire
• Fleetwood Theatre Festival, Wyre, Lancashire
• Galloways Antiques Fairs, Stonyhurst College, Lancashire
• Halloween Tours, The Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire

Leicestershire

• East Midlands Food & Drink Festival, Brooksby Hall, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
• Leicester City Marathon, Leicester, Leicestershire
• Leicestershire Food Fortnight, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

• Gainsborough Folk Festival, Gainsborough Old Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

London

• Banknote Big Draw, Bank of England Museum, City, London
• Harvest of the Sea Festival, St. Mary-at-Hill church, Lovat Lane, London
• Pearly Kings & Queens Festival, St.Martin-in-the-Fields church, Trafalgar Square, London
• Punch and Judy Festival, Covent Garden, London
• THE POUND IN YOUR POCKET , Bank of England Museum, City, London
• The Wind in the Willows Centenary, Bank of England Museum, City, London
• Trafalgar Parade, West End, London

Mid Wales

• Welsh Music and Dance Festival, Llanwrtyd Wells, Mid Wales

Norfolk

• Chet Valley Festival, Loddon, Norfolk
• Cley Little Festival of Poetry, Cley, Norfolk
• International Celebration of Puppet Theatre, Norwich, Norfolk
• Norwich Food Festival, Various Venues, Norwich, Norfolk
• Norwich Fringe Festival, Norwich, Norfolk
• Norwich International Animation Festival, Norwich, Norfolk

North Wales

• Bala Autumn Fair, Bala, North Wales
• Gwledd Conwy Feast, Conwy, North Wales
• Halloween Specials, Porthmadog, North Wales

North Yorkshire

• Air Power & Thunder 100 Day., Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire
• Bus Rally (TBC), Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire
• Captain Cook Festival, Whitby, North Yorkshire
• Cuneo Exhibition, National Railway Museum’s , York, North Yorkshire
• Family Quiz Trails, RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
• Ghost Festival, , York, North Yorkshire
• Holiday Fun, Fountains Abbey, Nr. Ripon, North Yorkshire
• SightSonic Digital Arts Festival, , York, North Yorkshire

Northamptonshire

• World Conker Championships, Ashton, Northamptonshire

Northumberland

• Border Shepherds Show, Alwinton, Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

• Goose Fair, Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

• NOW Festival, Various locations, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
• Robin Hood Pageant, Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Orkneys

• Harvest Homes Annual Celebration, Various venues , Orkneys

Oxfordshire

• Banbury Folk Festival, Banbury, Oxfordshire
• Craft Show, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
• Michaelmas Fair, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
• October Fair, Wantage, Oxfordshire
• Runaway Fair, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Perthshire

• Bracken Festival, Kenmore, Perthshire
• Glenfiddich Piping Championship, Blair Atholl, Perthshire
• Perth All-Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Perth, Perthshire
• Pitlochry Autumn Festival, Pitlochry, Perthshire
• Spooks & Sacrifice: Celtic Samhain Festival, Kenmore, Perthshire

Shetland Isles

• Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival 2007, Various venues , Lerwick, Shetland Isles

Somerset

• Exmoor Food Festival, Exmoor National Park, Dulverton, Somerset
• Exmoor Food Festival, Various venues , Dunster, Somerset
• Mendip Food and Drink Festival, Somerset
• Motorcycle Beach Race, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
• South Somerset Food Festival, Yeovil, Somerset
• Taunton & District Illuminated Carnival, Town Centre, Taunton, Somerset

• Two Moors Festival, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Devon and Somerset, Somerset
• Wells Festival of Literature, Wells, Somerset
• Wincanton Carnival, Town Centre, Wincanton, Somerset
• Yeovil Carnival, Town Centre, Yeovil, Somerset

South Wales

• Dylan Thomas Festival, Swansea, South Wales
• Halloween at Dyffryn, Cardiff , South Wales
• Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts, Swansea, South Wales
• Tydfil Arts Festival, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
• Wordplay Childrens' Literature Festival, Swansea, South Wales

South Yorkshire

• Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

• CAMRA Beer Festival, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
• Festival of Fortune, Ancient High House, Stafford, Staffordshire
• Halloween Heebie-Jeebie, Stafford Castle, Stafford, Staffordshire
• Stafford Film Festival, various venues, Stafford, Staffordshire

Suffolk

• Halesworth Arts Festival, The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth, Suffolk
• Halloween at Ickworth: Spirits of the Past, Ickworth, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
• October Britten Festival, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Surrey

• British National Ploughing Championships, Guildford, Surrey
• Guildford Book Festival, Guildford, Surrey
• Recycled by Design, Guildford House Gallery , Guildford, Surrey

• RISC OS Show, Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey

Sussex

• Autumn Countryside Celebration, Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
• Autumn Countryside Celebrations, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
• Brighton Early Music Festival, Various venues, Brighton, Sussex
• Jewish Film Festival, Various venues, Brighton, Sussex
• OCTOBER FAIR in aid of Elizabeth Finn Care, Ardingly, Sussex
• Paramount Brighton Comedy Festival, Brighton, Sussex
• Sussex Fine Art & Antiques Fair, East Sussex National Resort & Spa, Little Horsted, Uckfield, Sussex

Tyne and Wear

• British National Surfing Championships, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
• Sculpture Day, Saltwell Park, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
• Sugar & Spice Festival, Various venues, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
• Sunderland Art Weekender, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
• Takeoff Festival, Various locations, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
• Tynemouth Station Book Fair, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
• Tyneside Irish Festival, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Warwickshire

• Apple Day & Harvest Fair, Mary Ardens House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
• Horrible Halloween, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire
• Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition, Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
• National Living History Fayre, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
• Stratford Mop Fair, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

• The mighty Trebuchet, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire

West Midlands

• Apple Day and Pumpkins for Halloween, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham , West Midlands
• Birmingham & Midland Orchid Society Show, Advice and Sales , Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham , West Midlands
• Birmingham Comedy Festival, Birmingham, West Midlands
• Birmingham Comedy Festival, Birmingham, West Midlands
• British Cactus & Succulent Society Autumn Show , Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham , West Midlands
• Classic Motor Show, Birmingham, West Midlands
• Family Fun Day, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham , West Midlands
• Friends' Autumn Gift Fair , Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham , West Midlands
• Horse of the Year Show, NEC, Birmingham, West Midlands
• Horse of the Year Show, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands
• International Motorcycle and Scooter Show, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands
• The National Wedding Show, Birmingham, West Midlands
• Walk on the Wild Side - Conservation Day, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham , West Midlands

West Wales

• Cardigan Purple Dragon Story Festival, Cardigan, West Wales
• Cardiganshire Arts Society Annual Exhibition, Aberystwyth, West Wales
• The Celtic Festival of Samhain, Cardigan, West Wales

West Yorkshire

• Family Learning Week – The Big Draw, National Coal Mining Museum , Wakefield, West Yorkshire
• Historical Commercial Vehicle Society Rally, National Coal Mining Museum , Wakefield, West Yorkshire
• Ilkley Literature Festival, Ilkley, West Yorkshire

• Marsden Jazz Festival, Marsden, West Yorkshire
• Murder Mystery Evening, National Coal Mining Museum , Wakefield, West Yorkshire
• October Half Term, National Coal Mining Museum , Wakefield, West Yorkshire
• Tom Lamb: My Mining Days 1946 - 1969, National Coal Mining Museum , Wakefield, West Yorkshire
• Wetherby Festival, Wetherby, West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

• Calne Music & arts Festival, Various venues, Calne, Wiltshire
• Wroughton Christmas Show, Science Museum, Wroughton , Wiltshire

Worcestershire

• Pumpkins & Munchkins, Croome Park , Severn Stoke, Worcestershire

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