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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:derry-halloween-2026-10-28@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
SUMMARY:Derry Halloween
LOCATION:Derry~Londonderry\, County Londonderry
DESCRIPTION:The walled city stages a huge Halloween festival with a carniv
 al parade and fireworks. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosom
 ethingodd.co.uk/events/derry-halloween/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/derry-halloween/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:whitby-goth-weekend-2026-10-30@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
SUMMARY:Whitby Goth Weekend
LOCATION:Whitby\, North Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Twice a year Whitby fills with goths\, steampunks and Victoria
 n finery for gigs and markets. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://of
 ftosomethingodd.co.uk/events/whitby-goth-weekend/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/whitby-goth-weekend/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:lewes-bonfire-night-2026-11-05@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106
SUMMARY:Lewes Bonfire Night
LOCATION:Lewes\, East Sussex
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Bonfire socie
 ties parade burning crosses\, tar barrels and effigies through the county
  town. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/ev
 ents/lewes-bonfire-night/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/lewes-bonfire-night/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ottery-st-mary-tar-barrels-2026-11-05@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106
SUMMARY:Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels
LOCATION:Ottery St Mary\, Devon
DESCRIPTION:Local barrel rollers carry burning barrels through the town. C
 hecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/ott
 ery-st-mary-tar-barrels/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/ottery-st-mary-tar-barrels/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:turning-the-devil-s-stone-2026-11-05@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106
SUMMARY:Turning the Devil’s Stone
LOCATION:Shebbear\, Devon
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Bell-ringers 
 lever over a huge boulder in Shebbear to keep the Devil underneath for a 
 year. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/eve
 nts/turning-the-devil-s-stone/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/turning-the-devil-s-stone/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:battle-bonfire-2026-11-07@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
SUMMARY:Battle Bonfire
LOCATION:Battle\, East Sussex
DESCRIPTION:A day-long bonfire celebration ending with a torchlit processi
 on and fire on Abbey Green. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offto
 somethingodd.co.uk/events/battle-bonfire/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/battle-bonfire/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bridgwater-guy-fawkes-carnival-2026-11-07@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
SUMMARY:Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival
LOCATION:Bridgwater\, Somerset
DESCRIPTION:Giant illuminated carnival carts parade through town\, ending 
 with a blaze of hand-held squibs. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https:/
 /offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/bridgwater-guy-fawkes-carnival/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/bridgwater-guy-fawkes-carnival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:edenbridge-bonfire-2026-11-07@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
SUMMARY:Edenbridge Bonfire
LOCATION:Edenbridge\, Kent
DESCRIPTION:Torchlit procession and fireworks where an 11-metre effigy of 
 a public figure is burned. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtos
 omethingodd.co.uk/events/edenbridge-bonfire/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/edenbridge-bonfire/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hatherleigh-carnival-tar-barrels-2026-11-14@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
SUMMARY:Hatherleigh Carnival tar barrels
LOCATION:Hatherleigh\, Devon
DESCRIPTION:Blazing tar barrels are dragged through the streets at 5am and
  again after the carnival. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtos
 omethingodd.co.uk/events/hatherleigh-carnival-tar-barrels/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hatherleigh-carnival-tar-barrel
 s/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:real-ale-wobble-2026-11-14@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
SUMMARY:Real Ale Wobble
LOCATION:Llanwrtyd Wells\, Powys
DESCRIPTION:A mountain bike ride through mid-Wales hills where finishers s
 wap beer tokens for real ale. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://off
 tosomethingodd.co.uk/events/real-ale-wobble/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/real-ale-wobble/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:rye-bonfire-2026-11-14@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
SUMMARY:Rye Bonfire
LOCATION:Rye\, East Sussex
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Torchlit proc
 ession through Rye ending at a bonfire on the Salts\, topped with a boat.
  Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/r
 ye-bonfire/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/rye-bonfire/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:burning-the-clocks-2026-12-21@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261222
SUMMARY:Burning the Clocks
LOCATION:Brighton\, East Sussex
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A winter sols
 tice lantern parade through Brighton that ends with lanterns burned on th
 e beach. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/
 events/burning-the-clocks/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/burning-the-clocks/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:tom-bawcock-s-eve-2026-12-23@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261224
SUMMARY:Tom Bawcock’s Eve
LOCATION:Mousehole\, Cornwall
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Mousehole rem
 embers a heroic fisherman with lanterns\, harbour lights and stargazy pie
 . Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/
 tom-bawcock-s-eve/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/tom-bawcock-s-eve/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:kirkwall-ba-game-2026-12-25@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226
SUMMARY:Kirkwall Ba’ Game
LOCATION:Kirkwall\, Orkney
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Uppies and Do
 onies scrum through Kirkwall's streets for a cork-filled leather ba'. Che
 cked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/kirkw
 all-ba-game/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/kirkwall-ba-game/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:peter-pan-cup-christmas-day-swim-2026-12-25@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226
SUMMARY:Peter Pan Cup Christmas Day Swim
LOCATION:Hyde Park\, London
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Serpentine Sw
 imming Club members race 100 yards in the cold lake on Christmas morning.
  Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/p
 eter-pan-cup-christmas-day-swim/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/peter-pan-cup-christmas-day-swi
 m/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:marshfield-mummers-old-time-paper-boys-2026-12-26@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227
SUMMARY:Marshfield Mummers (Old Time Paper Boys)
LOCATION:Marshfield\, Gloucestershire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Mummers in co
 stumes of paper strips perform their Boxing Day play along the High Stree
 t. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events
 /marshfield-mummers-old-time-paper-boys/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/marshfield-mummers-old-time-pap
 er-boys/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:tenby-boxing-day-swim-2026-12-26@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227
SUMMARY:Tenby Boxing Day Swim
LOCATION:Tenby\, Pembrokeshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A festive sea
 -swimming event. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingod
 d.co.uk/events/tenby-boxing-day-swim/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/tenby-boxing-day-swim/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:allendale-tar-bar-l-2026-12-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
SUMMARY:Allendale Tar Bar’l
LOCATION:Allendale\, Northumberland
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Costumed guis
 ers carry blazing tar barrels on their heads to light the New Year bonfir
 e. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events
 /allendale-tar-bar-l/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/allendale-tar-bar-l/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:biggar-hogmanay-bonfire-2026-12-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
SUMMARY:Biggar Hogmanay Bonfire
LOCATION:Biggar\, South Lanarkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A piped torch
 lit procession leads to a huge bonfire on Biggar High Street at Hogmanay.
  Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/b
 iggar-hogmanay-bonfire/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/biggar-hogmanay-bonfire/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:comrie-flambeaux-2026-12-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
SUMMARY:Comrie Flambeaux
LOCATION:Comrie\, Perthshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Flaming birch
 -pole torches are paraded round Comrie at midnight\, then thrown in the R
 iver Earn. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.u
 k/events/comrie-flambeaux/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/comrie-flambeaux/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:nos-galan-road-races-2026-12-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
SUMMARY:Nos Galan Road Races
LOCATION:Mountain Ash\, Rhondda Cynon Taf
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. New Year's Ev
 e road races honour Guto Nyth Bran\, with a mystery runner lighting the b
 eacon. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/ev
 ents/nos-galan-road-races/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/nos-galan-road-races/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:stonehaven-fireballs-2026-12-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
SUMMARY:Stonehaven Fireballs
LOCATION:Stonehaven\, Aberdeenshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Fireball swin
 gers parade at midnight to welcome the New Year. Checked 22 October 2026.
  Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/stonehaven-fireballs/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/stonehaven-fireballs/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:loony-dook-2027-01-01@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
SUMMARY:Loony Dook
LOCATION:South Queensferry\, Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Costumed dook
 ers parade through South Queensferry\, then plunge into the Firth of Fort
 h. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events
 /loony-dook/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/loony-dook/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:saundersfoot-new-year-s-day-swim-2027-01-01@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
SUMMARY:Saundersfoot New Year’s Day Swim
LOCATION:Saundersfoot\, Pembrokeshire
DESCRIPTION:A New Year sea swim raising funds for good causes. Checked 22 
 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/saundersfoot-
 new-year-s-day-swim/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/saundersfoot-new-year-s-day-swi
 m/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:haxey-hood-2027-01-06@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270107
SUMMARY:Haxey Hood
LOCATION:Haxey\, Lincolnshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A giant rolli
 ng scrum pushes a leather tube across fields to one of four village pubs.
  Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/h
 axey-hood/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/haxey-hood/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:scalloway-fire-festival-2027-01-08@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270109
SUMMARY:Scalloway Fire Festival
LOCATION:Scalloway\, Shetland
DESCRIPTION:A torchlit procession brings a Viking galley to Scalloway’s 
 waterfront for burning. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosome
 thingodd.co.uk/events/scalloway-fire-festival/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/scalloway-fire-festival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:burning-of-the-clavie-2027-01-11@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270112
SUMMARY:Burning of the Clavie
LOCATION:Burghead\, Moray
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A burning bar
 rel is carried through town as part of a local custom. Checked 22 October
  2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/burning-of-the-clavi
 e/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/burning-of-the-clavie/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hen-galan-in-the-gwaun-valley-2027-01-13@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270114
SUMMARY:Hen Galan in the Gwaun Valley
LOCATION:Cwm Gwaun\, Pembrokeshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. An old New Ye
 ar custom of Welsh songs and calennig in the Gwaun Valley. Checked 22 Oct
 ober 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hen-galan-in-the
 -gwaun-valley/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hen-galan-in-the-gwaun-valley/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:llangynwyd-mari-lwyd-2027-01-13@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270114
SUMMARY:Llangynwyd Mari Lwyd
LOCATION:Llangynwyd\, Bridgend
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A horse skull
  draped in white calls at the village pub to battle the regulars in verse
 . Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/
 llangynwyd-mari-lwyd/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/llangynwyd-mari-lwyd/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:whittlesea-straw-bear-festival-2027-01-15@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270118
SUMMARY:Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival
LOCATION:Whittlesey\, Cambridgeshire
DESCRIPTION:A straw-covered bear leads a procession with dance teams. Chec
 ked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/whittl
 esea-straw-bear-festival/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/whittlesea-straw-bear-festival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:carhampton-wassail-2027-01-16@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270117
SUMMARY:Carhampton Wassail
LOCATION:Carhampton\, Somerset
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Villagers sin
 g to the apple trees\, fire shotguns and leave toast for the robins. Chec
 ked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/carham
 pton-wassail/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/carhampton-wassail/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:goathland-plough-stots-day-of-dance-2027-01-16@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270117
SUMMARY:Goathland Plough Stots Day of Dance
LOCATION:Goathland\, North Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Longsword dancers tour a moorland village on the Saturday afte
 r Plough Monday. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingod
 d.co.uk/events/goathland-plough-stots-day-of-dance/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/goathland-plough-stots-day-of-d
 ance/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:up-helly-aa-2027-01-26@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270127
SUMMARY:Up Helly Aa
LOCATION:Lerwick\, Shetland
DESCRIPTION:Torchlit procession culminating in the burning of a galley. Ch
 ecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/up-h
 elly-aa/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/up-helly-aa/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:grimaldi-clowns-service-2027-02-07@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270208
SUMMARY:Grimaldi Clowns’ Service
LOCATION:Haggerston\, London
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Clowns in ful
 l costume attend a church service in Hackney honouring Joseph Grimaldi. C
 hecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/gri
 maldi-clowns-service/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/grimaldi-clowns-service/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hurling-the-silver-ball-st-ives-2027-02-08@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270209
SUMMARY:Hurling the Silver Ball\, St Ives
LOCATION:St Ives\, Cornwall
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. On Feast Mond
 ay children hurl a silver ball round St Ives until the noon handback to t
 he Mayor. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk
 /events/hurling-the-silver-ball-st-ives/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hurling-the-silver-ball-st-ives
 /
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:alnwick-shrovetide-football-2027-02-09@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270210
SUMMARY:Alnwick Shrovetide Football
LOCATION:Alnwick\, Northumberland
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Two parishes 
 battle for a ball thrown from Alnwick Castle\, ending with a swim in the 
 River Aln. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.u
 k/events/alnwick-shrovetide-football/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/alnwick-shrovetide-football/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:atherstone-ball-game-2027-02-09@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270210
SUMMARY:Atherstone Ball Game
LOCATION:Atherstone\, Warwickshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A two-hour sc
 ramble for a giant leather ball along Long Street on Shrove Tuesday. Chec
 ked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/athers
 tone-ball-game/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/atherstone-ball-game/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:olney-pancake-race-2027-02-09@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270210
SUMMARY:Olney Pancake Race
LOCATION:Olney\, Buckinghamshire
DESCRIPTION:Shrove Tuesday race carrying frying pans and pancakes. Checked
  22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/olney-pan
 cake-race/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/olney-pancake-race/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:royal-shrovetide-football-2027-02-09@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270211
SUMMARY:Royal Shrovetide Football
LOCATION:Ashbourne\, Derbyshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A two-day\, w
 hole-town game of medieval football between the Up'ards and Down'ards. Ch
 ecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/roya
 l-shrovetide-football/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/royal-shrovetide-football/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:scarborough-skipping-day-2027-02-09@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270210
SUMMARY:Scarborough Skipping Day
LOCATION:Scarborough\, North Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Hundreds skip
  with long ropes on Scarborough's closed seafront road every Shrove Tuesd
 ay. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/event
 s/scarborough-skipping-day/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/scarborough-skipping-day/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:sedgefield-ball-game-2027-02-09@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270210
SUMMARY:Sedgefield Ball Game
LOCATION:Sedgefield\, County Durham
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A teamless Sh
 rove Tuesday free-for-all that begins at the bull ring on Sedgefield's gr
 een. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/even
 ts/sedgefield-ball-game/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/sedgefield-ball-game/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:st-columb-hurling-2027-02-09@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270210
SUMMARY:St Columb Hurling
LOCATION:St Columb Major\, Cornwall
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Townsmen and 
 Countrymen chase a silver ball through the streets and fields of St Colum
 b. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events
 /st-columb-hurling/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/st-columb-hurling/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:jedburgh-ba-game-2027-02-11@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270212
SUMMARY:Jedburgh Ba’ Game
LOCATION:Jedburgh\, Scottish Borders
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Uppies and Do
 onies battle through Jedburgh's town centre for ribboned leather balls. C
 hecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/jed
 burgh-ba-game/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/jedburgh-ba-game/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:whuppity-scoorie-2027-03-01@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270302
SUMMARY:Whuppity Scoorie
LOCATION:Lanark\, South Lanarkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Lanark childr
 en welcome spring with paper balls\, a bell and three laps of the kirk. C
 hecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/whu
 ppity-scoorie/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/whuppity-scoorie/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:uk-wife-carrying-race-2027-03-14@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270315
SUMMARY:UK Wife Carrying Race
LOCATION:Dorking\, Surrey
DESCRIPTION:Pairs tackle a course with one adult carrying another. Checked
  22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/uk-wife-c
 arrying-race/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/uk-wife-carrying-race/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:kiplingcotes-derby-2027-03-18@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270319
SUMMARY:Kiplingcotes Derby
LOCATION:Kiplingcotes\, East Riding of Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A four-mile h
 orse race over Wolds tracks and verges\, claimed as England's oldest\, si
 nce 1519. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk
 /events/kiplingcotes-derby/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/kiplingcotes-derby/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:tichborne-dole-2027-03-25@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270326
SUMMARY:Tichborne Dole
LOCATION:Tichborne\, Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Flour is bles
 sed and handed out to local families outside Tichborne House each Lady Da
 y. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events
 /tichborne-dole/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/tichborne-dole/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:british-and-world-marbles-championship-2027-03-26@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270327
SUMMARY:British and World Marbles Championship
LOCATION:Tinsley Green\, West Sussex
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Teams from Br
 itain and abroad compete at ring taw marbles outside a village pub. Check
 ed 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/british
 -and-world-marbles-championship/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/british-and-world-marbles-champ
 ionship/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:heptonstall-pace-egg-play-2027-03-26@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270327
SUMMARY:Heptonstall Pace Egg Play
LOCATION:Heptonstall\, West Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A comic Easte
 r mummers' play performed several times on Good Friday in Weavers Square.
  Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/h
 eptonstall-pace-egg-play/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/heptonstall-pace-egg-play/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:britannia-coconut-dancers-of-bacup-2027-03-27@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270328
SUMMARY:Britannia Coconut Dancers of Bacup
LOCATION:Bacup\, Lancashire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. The Coconutte
 rs dance from one boundary of Bacup to the other every Easter Saturday. C
 hecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/bri
 tannia-coconut-dancers-of-bacup/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/britannia-coconut-dancers-of-ba
 cup/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hallaton-bottle-kicking-hare-pie-scramble-2027-03-29@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270330
SUMMARY:Hallaton Bottle Kicking & Hare Pie Scramble
LOCATION:Hallaton\, Leicestershire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Two villages 
 wrestle small beer barrels across streams after a parade and a hare pie. 
 Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/ha
 llaton-bottle-kicking-hare-pie-scramble/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hallaton-bottle-kicking-hare-pi
 e-scramble/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:world-coal-carrying-championship-2027-03-29@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270330
SUMMARY:World Coal Carrying Championship
LOCATION:Gawthorpe\, West Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Runners carry
  sacks of coal about a kilometre from the Royal Oak to the village maypol
 e. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events
 /world-coal-carrying-championship/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/world-coal-carrying-championshi
 p/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hungerford-hocktide-tutti-day-2027-04-06@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270407
SUMMARY:Hungerford Hocktide (Tutti Day)
LOCATION:Hungerford\, Berkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Tutti Men wit
 h flower poles collect kisses and hand out oranges as Hungerford holds it
 s court. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/
 events/hungerford-hocktide-tutti-day/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hungerford-hocktide-tutti-day/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:beltane-fire-festival-2027-04-30@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270501
SUMMARY:Beltane Fire Festival
LOCATION:Calton Hill\, Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Drummers\, fi
 re and the May Queen's procession welcome summer on Edinburgh's Calton Hi
 ll. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/event
 s/beltane-fire-festival/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/beltane-fire-festival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hastings-traditional-jack-in-the-green-2027-04-30@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270504
SUMMARY:Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green
LOCATION:Hastings\, East Sussex
DESCRIPTION:Green-clad processions\, traditional dance and music. Checked 
 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hastings-t
 raditional-jack-in-the-green/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hastings-traditional-jack-in-th
 e-green/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:minehead-hobby-horse-2027-04-30@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270505
SUMMARY:Minehead Hobby Horse
LOCATION:Minehead\, Somerset
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Two canvas-an
 d-ribbon hobby horses dance through Minehead and Dunster around May Day. 
 Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/mi
 nehead-hobby-horse/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/minehead-hobby-horse/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:llandudno-victorian-extravaganza-2027-05-01@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270504
SUMMARY:Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza
LOCATION:Llandudno\, Conwy
DESCRIPTION:Steam engines\, street performers and Victorian dress fill Lla
 ndudno’s town centre. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosome
 thingodd.co.uk/events/llandudno-victorian-extravaganza/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/llandudno-victorian-extravaganz
 a/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:oxford-may-morning-2027-05-01@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502
SUMMARY:Oxford May Morning
LOCATION:Oxford\, Oxfordshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Choristers gr
 eet May Day at 6am from Magdalen Tower before morris dancing across Oxfor
 d. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events
 /oxford-may-morning/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/oxford-may-morning/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:padstow-obby-oss-2027-05-01@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502
SUMMARY:Padstow ’Obby ’Oss
LOCATION:Padstow\, Cornwall
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Two 'osses da
 nce through Padstow all day on May Day to drums\, accordions and the May 
 Song. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/eve
 nts/padstow-obby-oss/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/padstow-obby-oss/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:rochester-sweeps-festival-2027-05-01@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270504
SUMMARY:Rochester Sweeps Festival
LOCATION:Rochester\, Kent
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Morris sides\
 , sweeps and the Jack-in-the-Green fill Rochester over the May bank holid
 ay. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/event
 s/rochester-sweeps-festival/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/rochester-sweeps-festival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ickwell-may-day-2027-05-03@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270504
SUMMARY:Ickwell May Day
LOCATION:Ickwell\, Bedfordshire
DESCRIPTION:A May Queen\, decorated hoops and ribbon dances fill Ickwell G
 reen for May Day. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingo
 dd.co.uk/events/ickwell-may-day/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/ickwell-may-day/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:planting-the-penny-hedge-2027-05-05@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270506
SUMMARY:Planting the Penny Hedge
LOCATION:Whitby\, North Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A small hazel
  hedge is woven on the Esk shore in Whitby to stand three tides. Checked 
 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/planting-t
 he-penny-hedge/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/planting-the-penny-hedge/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:tissington-well-dressing-2027-05-06@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270513
SUMMARY:Tissington Well Dressing
LOCATION:Tissington\, Derbyshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Tissington's 
 wells are decorated with pictures made of petals for a week from Ascensio
 n Day. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/ev
 ents/tissington-well-dressing/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/tissington-well-dressing/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:helston-flora-day-2027-05-08@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270509
SUMMARY:Helston Flora Day
LOCATION:Helston\, Cornwall
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Couples dance
  the Furry Dance through Helston's streets\, houses and shops from 7am. C
 hecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hel
 ston-flora-day/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/helston-flora-day/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:covent-garden-may-fayre-and-puppet-festival-2027-05-09@offtosomethingo
 dd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270510
SUMMARY:Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival
LOCATION:Covent Garden\, London
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Punch and Jud
 y puppeteers parade\, attend church and perform for Mr Punch's birthday. 
 Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/co
 vent-garden-may-fayre-and-puppet-festival/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/covent-garden-may-fayre-and-pup
 pet-festival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:st-briavels-bread-and-cheese-dole-2027-05-16@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270517
SUMMARY:St Briavels Bread and Cheese Dole
LOCATION:St Briavels\, Gloucestershire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Bread and che
 ese are blessed and showered over a crowd beside a medieval castle. Check
 ed 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/st-bria
 vels-bread-and-cheese-dole/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/st-briavels-bread-and-cheese-do
 le/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:rowell-fair-proclamation-2027-05-24@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270525
SUMMARY:Rowell Fair Proclamation
LOCATION:Rothwell\, Northamptonshire
DESCRIPTION:A mounted bailiff proclaims Rothwell’s charter fair on an ea
 rly-morning circuit. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethi
 ngodd.co.uk/events/rowell-fair-proclamation/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/rowell-fair-proclamation/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hunting-the-earl-of-rone-2027-05-28@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601
SUMMARY:Hunting the Earl of Rone
LOCATION:Combe Martin\, Devon
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Grenadiers hu
 nt a fugitive earl through Combe Martin over four days\, then throw him i
 n the sea. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.u
 k/events/hunting-the-earl-of-rone/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hunting-the-earl-of-rone/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:castleton-garland-day-2027-05-29@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270530
SUMMARY:Castleton Garland Day
LOCATION:Castleton\, Derbyshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A Garland Kin
 g rides through Castleton hidden under a huge bell of flowers on Oak Appl
 e Day. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/ev
 ents/castleton-garland-day/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/castleton-garland-day/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:great-wishford-grovely-day-oak-apple-day-2027-05-29@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270530
SUMMARY:Great Wishford Grovely Day (Oak Apple Day)
LOCATION:Great Wishford\, Wiltshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Villagers cla
 im their wood rights with oak boughs\, cathedral dances and a cry of 'Gro
 vely!' Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/ev
 ents/great-wishford-grovely-day-oak-apple-day/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/great-wishford-grovely-day-oak-
 apple-day/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:maldon-mud-race-2027-05-30@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270531
SUMMARY:Maldon Mud Race
LOCATION:Promenade Park\, Maldon\, Essex
DESCRIPTION:Competitors race across the muddy riverbed. Checked 22 October
  2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/maldon-mud-race/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/maldon-mud-race/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bampton-morris-day-of-dance-2027-05-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601
SUMMARY:Bampton Morris Day of Dance
LOCATION:Bampton\, Oxfordshire
DESCRIPTION:Bampton's three morris sides dance through the village all day
  on the spring bank holiday. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offt
 osomethingodd.co.uk/events/bampton-morris-day-of-dance/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/bampton-morris-day-of-dance/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:cooper-s-hill-cheese-rolling-2027-05-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601
SUMMARY:Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling
LOCATION:Cooper’s Hill\, near Gloucester
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Competitors c
 hase a rolling cheese down a steep hill. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: 
 https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/cooper-s-hill-cheese-rolling/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/cooper-s-hill-cheese-rolling/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:kingsteignton-ram-roasting-fair-2027-05-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601
SUMMARY:Kingsteignton Ram Roasting Fair
LOCATION:Kingsteignton\, Devon
DESCRIPTION:A ram roast\, May Queen and community stalls keep a Devon fair
  tradition going. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingo
 dd.co.uk/events/kingsteignton-ram-roasting-fair/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/kingsteignton-ram-roasting-fair
 /
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:lichfield-greenhill-bower-2027-05-31@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270601
SUMMARY:Lichfield Greenhill Bower
LOCATION:Lichfield\, Staffordshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Men in armour
  are inspected\, then a procession\, Bower Queen and fair fill the city. 
 Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/li
 chfield-greenhill-bower/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/lichfield-greenhill-bower/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:appleby-horse-fair-2027-06-03@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270610
SUMMARY:Appleby Horse Fair
LOCATION:Appleby-in-Westmorland\, Cumbria
DESCRIPTION:Horses and a longstanding Gypsy and Traveller gathering beside
  the River Eden. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingod
 d.co.uk/events/appleby-horse-fair/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/appleby-horse-fair/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:hawick-common-riding-2027-06-10@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270613
SUMMARY:Hawick Common Riding
LOCATION:Hawick\, Scottish Borders
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Hundreds of r
 iders follow the Cornet round Hawick's boundaries in a week of Border pag
 eantry. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/e
 vents/hawick-common-riding/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/hawick-common-riding/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:lanimer-day-2027-06-10@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270611
SUMMARY:Lanimer Day
LOCATION:Lanark\, South Lanarkshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Lanark crowns
  its Lanimer Queen amid bands\, riders and a parade of decorated lorries.
  Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/l
 animer-day/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/lanimer-day/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:great-knaresborough-bed-race-2027-06-12@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270613
SUMMARY:Great Knaresborough Bed Race
LOCATION:Knaresborough\, North Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Decorated beds race through town and across the River Nidd. Ch
 ecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/grea
 t-knaresborough-bed-race/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/great-knaresborough-bed-race/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:world-custard-pie-championship-2027-06-12@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270613
SUMMARY:World Custard Pie Championship
LOCATION:Coxheath\, Kent
DESCRIPTION:Teams compete in a slapstick pie-throwing contest. Checked 22 
 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/world-custard
 -pie-championship/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/world-custard-pie-championship/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:selkirk-common-riding-2027-06-18@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270619
SUMMARY:Selkirk Common Riding
LOCATION:Selkirk\, Scottish Borders
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Hundreds ride
  the marches before flags are cast in the Market Place in memory of Flodd
 en. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/event
 s/selkirk-common-riding/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/selkirk-common-riding/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bawming-the-thorn-2027-06-19@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270620
SUMMARY:Bawming the Thorn
LOCATION:Appleton Thorn\, Cheshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Children deco
 rate a hawthorn with flowers and ribbons beside the village church. Check
 ed 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/bawming
 -the-thorn/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/bawming-the-thorn/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:youlgreave-well-dressing-2027-06-19@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270625
SUMMARY:Youlgreave Well Dressing
LOCATION:Youlgreave\, Derbyshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Large petal p
 ictures celebrate the village water supply around midsummer. Checked 22 O
 ctober 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/youlgreave-wel
 l-dressing/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/youlgreave-well-dressing/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:galashiels-braw-lads-gathering-2027-07-03@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270703
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270704
SUMMARY:Galashiels Braw Lads’ Gathering
LOCATION:Galashiels\, Scottish Borders
DESCRIPTION:Riders carry the burgh flag through ceremonies recalling Galas
 hiels’ history. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingo
 dd.co.uk/events/galashiels-braw-lads-gathering/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/galashiels-braw-lads-gathering/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:world-peashooting-championship-2027-07-10@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270711
SUMMARY:World Peashooting Championship
LOCATION:Witcham\, Cambridgeshire
DESCRIPTION:Dried peas are blown through tubes at targets. Checked 22 Octo
 ber 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/world-peashooting
 -championship/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/world-peashooting-championship/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:burntisland-highland-games-2027-07-19@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270720
SUMMARY:Burntisland Highland Games
LOCATION:Burntisland\, Fife
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Track events\
 , Highland dancing and heavy competitions share Burntisland’s seaside a
 rena. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/eve
 nts/burntisland-highland-games/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/burntisland-highland-games/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ebernoe-horn-fair-2027-07-25@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270725
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270726
SUMMARY:Ebernoe Horn Fair
LOCATION:Ebernoe\, West Sussex
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A village cri
 cket match with a ram roasting by the pitch and horns for the top scorer.
  Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/e
 bernoe-horn-fair/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/ebernoe-horn-fair/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:langholm-common-riding-2027-07-30@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270731
SUMMARY:Langholm Common Riding
LOCATION:Langholm\, Dumfries and Galloway
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Riders\, a cr
 own of thistles and a bannock-and-herring emblem mark the Muckle Toon's b
 oundaries. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.u
 k/events/langholm-common-riding/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/langholm-common-riding/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:the-burryman-2027-08-13@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270813
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270814
SUMMARY:The Burryman
LOCATION:South Queensferry\, Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. A man clad he
 ad to toe in sticky burrs walks seven miles round South Queensferry for l
 uck. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/even
 ts/the-burryman/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/the-burryman/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:irvine-marymass-2027-08-21@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270822
SUMMARY:Irvine Marymass
LOCATION:Irvine\, North Ayrshire
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Horse-drawn p
 arades\, a crowning and traditional competitions mark Irvine’s Marymass
 . Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/
 irvine-marymass/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/irvine-marymass/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:grasmere-lakeland-sports-and-show-2027-08-29@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270830
SUMMARY:Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show
LOCATION:Grasmere\, Cumbria
DESCRIPTION:Cumberland wrestling\, fell races and hound trails at the Lake
  District's classic sports day. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://o
 fftosomethingodd.co.uk/events/grasmere-lakeland-sports-and-show/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/grasmere-lakeland-sports-and-sh
 ow/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:braemar-gathering-2027-09-04@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270904
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270905
SUMMARY:Braemar Gathering
LOCATION:Braemar\, Aberdeenshire
DESCRIPTION:Cabers\, hammers and tug-of-war teams star at the Highland gam
 es often attended by royalty. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://off
 tosomethingodd.co.uk/events/braemar-gathering/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/braemar-gathering/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:world-stone-skimming-championships-2027-09-11@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270912
SUMMARY:World Stone Skimming Championships
LOCATION:Easdale Island\, Argyll
DESCRIPTION:Stone-skimming competition on a former slate-quarry island. Ch
 ecked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/worl
 d-stone-skimming-championships/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/world-stone-skimming-championsh
 ips/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:widecombe-fair-2027-09-14@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270915
SUMMARY:Widecombe Fair
LOCATION:Widecombe-in-the-Moor\, Devon
DESCRIPTION:Traditional date — confirm with the organiser. Dartmoor’s 
 rural fair mixes local produce\, horses\, music and unusual competitions.
  Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/w
 idecombe-fair/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/widecombe-fair/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:golden-spurtle-world-porridge-championship-2027-10-02@offtosomethingod
 d
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271003
SUMMARY:Golden Spurtle World Porridge Championship
LOCATION:Carrbridge\, Highland
DESCRIPTION:Cooks from around the world compete in a Highland village hall
  to make the perfect porridge. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://of
 ftosomethingodd.co.uk/events/golden-spurtle-world-porridge-championship/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/golden-spurtle-world-porridge-c
 hampionship/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:world-conker-championships-2027-10-10@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271011
SUMMARY:World Conker Championships
LOCATION:Southwick\, Northamptonshire
DESCRIPTION:Championship version of the traditional conker game. Checked 2
 2 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/world-conke
 r-championships/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/world-conker-championships/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:dunmow-flitch-trials-2028-07-15@offtosomethingodd
DTSTAMP:20261022T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280716
SUMMARY:Dunmow Flitch Trials
LOCATION:Great Dunmow\, Essex
DESCRIPTION:Married couples argue before a mock court to win a side of bac
 on for marital harmony. Checked 22 October 2026. Guide: https://offtosome
 thingodd.co.uk/events/dunmow-flitch-trials/
URL:https://offtosomethingodd.co.uk/events/dunmow-flitch-trials/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR