The 57th Matlock Raft Race will take place on Boxing Day with creatively-minded teams competing in quirky crafts and raising money for the RNLI…
Archives for Boxing Day events
A Boxing Day theatrical custom
Venture out this Boxing Day to watch a quirky custom being carried out, as bands of merry men and women across the country perform a traditional play…
Scarborough don their top hats for unusual Boxing Day match
Said to be Scarborough’s oldest surviving custom, the Fishermen & Firemen’s Charity Football Match takes place on Boxing Day at South Bay Beach…
Possibly the oldest pram race in the world
Pagham Pram Race claims to be the oldest pram race in the world, and it takes place annually in West Sussex on Boxing Day…
Seasonal swims and daring dips for the hardy this Christmas
Contrary Life delights in bringing you our annual round-up of the festive swims and dips taking place across the UK this year…
Boxing Day
It’s Christmas, so what would be more appropriate for our Curiosity of the Week than the tradition of Boxing Day itself?
And for something completely different this Boxing Day
Why not venture out to the local pub this Boxing Day and watch a band of merry men and women perform a traditional Christmas play, known as a Mummers Play…
Fishermen and firemen gather in Scarborough for quirky custom
There’ll be some festive frolics in Yorkshire this Boxing Day, as fishermen and firemen gather for Scarborough’s oldest surviving custom…
Some Boxing Day barrel rolling in Grantchester
Every year, on Boxing Day, the village of Grantchester in Cambridgeshire comes alive with the eccentric sport of Barrel Rolling…
Brave some freezing festive dips and seasonal swims
Brave souls will be donning their trunks, swimming costumes, and fancy dress outfits this Christmas time, as they prepare to take a dip in their local waters…
Creative craft take to the water in Matlock
The annual Matlock Raft Race takes place every Boxing Day with creatively-minded teams competing in quirky crafts, whilst raising money for the RNLI…
A three-mile three-pint pram race in Sussex
Pagham Pram Race claims to be the oldest pram race in the world, and it takes place annually in West Sussex on Boxing Day…
Barrel of fun in Grantchester
Every Boxing Day since the 1960s, Grantchester has held a barrel race and this year’s event kicks off at 12 noon outside the Rupert Brooke pub…