Hawick Common Riding
Hawick, Scottish Borders
Hundreds of riders follow the Cornet round Hawick’s boundaries in a week of Border pageantry.
10–12 June 2027Traditional date
The Border Common Ridings
Every summer, Border towns ride out on horseback to check their old boundaries, as they have done for centuries. Hundreds of riders follow a young principal — the Cornet, Standard Bearer or Lanimer Queen — and the towns fill with songs, ceremonies and very early mornings.
The ridings run one after another through June, July and August, so a Borders road trip can take in more than one.
4 events in this guide
In date order
- 10JunHawick Common RidingHawick, Scottish Borders10–12 June 2027 — traditional dateStay nearby
- 10JunLanimer DayLanark, South Lanarkshire10 June 2027 — traditional dateStay nearby
- 18JunSelkirk Common RidingSelkirk, Scottish Borders18 June 2027 — traditional dateStay nearby
- 30JulLangholm Common RidingLangholm, Dumfries and Galloway30 July 2027 — traditional dateStay nearby
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Lanimer Day
Lanark, South Lanarkshire
Lanark crowns its Lanimer Queen amid bands, riders and a parade of decorated lorries.
10 June 2027Traditional date
Selkirk Common Riding
Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Hundreds ride the marches before flags are cast in the Market Place in memory of Flodden.
18 June 2027Traditional date
Langholm Common Riding
Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway
Riders, a crown of thistles and a bannock-and-herring emblem mark the Muckle Toon’s boundaries.
30 July 2027Traditional date
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