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Home > Archives for May Day events

Archives for May Day events

Malaysia Kitchen Spring Market - May Bank Holiday - London

Malaysia Kitchen Spring Market arrives on the Southbank

Enjoy a taste of Malaysia at the first ever Malaysia Kitchen Spring Market taking place on London’s Southbank, between the OXO Tower and Waterloo Bridge…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Medieval May Day at Belsay

Celebrate a Medieval May Day at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland from 3rd to 5th May 2014 with dancing, plays, music and stories…

Clun Green Man Festival 2017 - the Jester and the Frost Queen

Medieval merriment, music and drama at Clun Green Man Festival

Clun Green Man Festival is a traditional annual springtime event with music, drama and medieval merriment. This year it takes place from 3rd to 5th May…

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Join Jack-in-the-Green for Ilfracombe’s May Day celebrations

Join the May Day celebrations in Ilfracombe as the town comes together for its annual procession along with morris dancing, maypole dancing and even a beer festival…

Black Country Living Museum - Maypole Dancing

May Day at the Black Country Living Museum

There will be a chance to get involved with a May Day tradition at the Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands on the 6th May with maypole dancing…

Viking family fun trail at Beeston Castle

Viking family fun trail at Beeston Castle, Cheshire until 2nd May 2011…

May Day at Audley End House and Gardens

Roll up, roll up and see May Day fun as it used to be at Audley End House and Gardens…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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