Dates, events, holidays and festivals 2021
Do you know of an event that is taking place? Is there something missing below? A food or drink festival, an annual event, or something similar?
Especially welcome are curious local events and traditions.
If you do, Contact me, and I will add it to the almanac.
January 2021
1st January, New years day.
6th January – Wassail
25th January – Burns Night
28th January – Full Moon, Wolf Moon
Find out more about January events, activities food and nature
February 2021
TBA February – Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival
11th February – New Moon
12th February – Chinese new year – Year of the Metal Ox
14th February – St Valentines Day
Saturday 15th to Sunday 20th – JORVIK Viking Festival
16th February- Shrove Tuesday / Pancake day
16th & 17th February – Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football
17th February – Ash Wednesday
27th February – Full Moon
Find out more about February events, activities food and nature
March 2021
1st March – St. Davids Day
5th March (2022) – World Pasty Championships
13th March – New Moon
14th March- Mothering Sunday
17th March – St. Patricks Day
20th March – Spring Equinox
25th March – The Tichborne Dole
28th March – British Summer Time (Clocks go forward)
28th March – Full Moon
30th March – Highest Spring Tide
Find out more about March events, activities food and nature
April 2021
1st April – April Fools Day
1st April – Maunday Thursday
2nd April – Good Friday
4th April – Easter Sunday
4th – 19th April – kids-lab (Edinburgh Science)
4th April – The Boat Race (Closed event, TV only)
5th April – Bank Holiday Monday
10th April – Grand National
12th April – New Moon
RHS Flower Show Cardiff – Cancelled.
9th – 11th April – RHS Garden Hyde Hall Spring and Orchid Show
21st April – Queens Birthday
23rd April – St. Georges Day
24th – Marsden Cuckoo fair (May be cancelled)
23rd – Shakespear’s Birthday celebrations
27th April – Full Moon
28th April – 3rd May – Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (Virtual)
Find out more about April events, activities food and nature
May 2021
28th April – 3rd May – Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (Virtual)
1st May – May Day
TBA – Machynlleth Comedy Festival
Cancelled – Downton Cuckoo fair Cancelled
TBA – Isle of Wight Walking Festival
Cancelled – Tour de Yorkshire Cancelled
7th May – Full Moon
3rd May –Early May bank holiday
Cancelled – RHS Malvern Spring Festival Cancelled
Cancelled – Urchfont Scarecrow Festival Cancelled
Moved to September – RHS Chelsea Flower Show
26th May – 6th June – Hay Festival of Literature and Arts
22nd May – New Moon
23rd May – Whitsuntide – (Pentecost)
Postponed – North York Moors WalkFest
TBC 26th May – 29th May – Royal Bath and West Show TBC
29 -30 May – The Bath Festival
31st May – Spring bank holiday
31st May – Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling
Find out more about May events, activities food and nature
June 2022
Public holidays
2nd June – Spring bank holiday
3rd June – Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
Seasonal, astronomical and nautical events
7th June – 1st Quarter
8th June – Neap Tide
14th June – Full Moon, Strawbery Moon
15th June – Spring Tide
21st June – Summer Solstice
21st June – 3rd Quarter
22nd June – Neap Tide
29th June – New Moon
Festivals and events, religious, traditional and sporting
26th May – 6th June – Hay Festival
2nd – 4th June – Royal Bath and West Show
2nd June – Trooping the Colour
2nd June – Trooping the Colour – Queens Birthday Flypast 2022, The Mall
2nd – 4th June – Midlands Air Festival, Ragley Hall
2nd – 5th June – Platinum Jubilee Weekend
3rd & 4th June – Epsom Derby
4th & 5th June – English Riviera Airshow
5th June – Whitsun / Penticost
10th – 12th June – RetroFestival, Newark
11th June – Man Versus Horse, mountainous terrain race
11th & 12th June – Folkestone and Ashford Military Show
11th & 12th June – Open Garden Squares Weekend
12th June – RAF Cosford Air Show 2022
14th & 15th June – Conwy Pirate Weekend
14th – 18th June – Royal Ascot
15th – 17th July – Stainsby Festival Home
16th – 18th June – UK AeroExpo 2022, Cotswold Airport
17th – 19th June – Weston Park International Model Airshow
18th June – Headcorn Armed Forces Day
23rd – 26th – The Royal Highland Show
23rd – 26th June – Goodwood Festival of Speed
24th June – Midsummer
24th – 26th June – Battle of Britain Airshow, Headcorn Aerodrome
25th June – Scarborough Armed Forces Day
25th June – Plymouth Armed Forces Day
25th & 26th June – Weston Air Festival
26th June – Malton Show
28th June – Derbyshire County Show
28th June – 3rd July – Henley Royal Regatta
30th June – Wales & Border Counties Hound Show
TBA – Swaton Vintage Day & World Egg Throwing Championships
TBA – RHS Garden Harlow Carr Flower Show
TBA – Monyash Well Dressing
TBA – RHS Chatsworth Flower Show
TBA – North Yorkshire County Show
Also, see the Red Arrows UK display schedule 2022
Find out more about June events, activities food and nature
July 2021
26th June – 11th July – Edinburgh Science Festival 2021
29th June – 4th July – Henley Royal Regatta
TBA – Round the Island Race
3rd & 4th July – Wales Airshow
4th July – Ironman UK
6th – 11th July – RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
9th – 11th July – Tunes on the Sands
10th July – New Moon
10th July – Devizes Carnival
17th & 18th July – Longleat Live
16th – 18th July – Bristol Harbour Festival
TBA – World Snail Racing Championship
19th – 22rd July – The Royal Welsh Show
21st – 25th July – RHS Flower Show Tatton Park
TBA – The Big Cheese Festival
24th July – Full Moon
27th – 31st July – Glorious Goodwood Festival
29th July – 1st August – Bestival
30th July – 1st August – Valley Fest
Find out more about July events, activities food and nature
August 2021
29th July – 1st August – Bestival
31st July – 7th August – Cowes Week
TBC – Square Fair
3rd August – 31st November – Buxton International Festival
8th August – New Moon
4th – 8th August – RHS Garden Hyde Hall Flower Show
12th – 15th August – Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
13th – 15th August – RHS Garden Rosemoor Flower Show
14th – 15th August – Wiltshire Game and Country Fair
21st August – Race the Train
21st & 22nd August – The Garlic Festival
22nd August – New Moon – Blue Moon
19th – 22nd August – Green Man Festival
Cancelled – Frocester Beer Festival
28th – 28th August – PieFest
29th August – World Bog Snorkelling Championships
30th August – Summer Bank Holiday
TBC – World Gravy Wrestling Championships
Find out more about August events, activities food and nature
September 2021
3rd August – 31st November – Buxton International Festival
3rd – 5th TBC September – Dundee Food and Flower Show
4th September – The Braemar Gathering
12th September – Ironman Wales
7th – 11th September – British Science Festival
7th September – New Moon
7th – 12th September – RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show
17th – 19th September – Camp Good Life
10th – 19th September – Heritage Open Days
11 September – 31 October 2021 – Matlock Bath Illuminations
17th & 18th September – Egremont Crab Fair & World Gurning Championships
18th September (Cancelled) – Pewsey Illuminated Carnival
18th & 19th September – Abergavenny Food Festival
21st September – Full Moon
21st September – Autumn Equinox
21st & 26th September – RHS Chelsea Flower Show
25th Sept – 3rd October – Devizes Food & Drink Festival
26th September – World Stone Skimming Championships
Find out more about September events, activities food and nature
October 2021
3rd August – 31st November – Buxton International Festival
11 September – 31 October 2021 – Matlock Bath Illuminations
25th Sept – 3rd October – Devizes Food & Drink Festival
6th October – New Moon
2-3 October – Melton MowEast Midlands Food Festival (Melton Mowbray Food Festival)
9th October – Golden Spurtle
10th October – World Conker Championships
20th October – Full Moon
Find out more about October events, activities food and nature
Mid-September to November – Matlock Bath Illuminations
1st November – All Saints Day
2nd November – All Souls Day
3rd – 8th November – Spirit of Speyside, Whisky Festival
4th November – New Moon
5th November – Bonfire Night
5th November – The tar barrels of Ottery St. Mary
Cancelled – Longleat Festival of Light (Cancelled)
6th November – Bridgewater Carnival (Virtual)
13th & 14th November – PieFest
13th – 14th November (Date Change) – ChocFest
19th November – Micro Full Moon
19th – 21st November – Sandringham Christmas Craft Food & Gifts Show
20th November – Real Ale Wobble
24th – 28th November – Hay Festival, Winter Weekend
26 November 2021 – 2 January 2022 – Christmas at Stourhead
27th & 28th November – Real Ale Ramble
29th – 30th November – Royal Welsh Winter Fair
30th November – St Andrew’s Day
Find out more about November events, activities food and nature
December 2021
26 November 2021 – 2 January 2022 – Christmas at Stourhead
4th December – New Moon
11th December – The Great Christmas Pudding Race
19th December – Full Moon
21st December – Winter Solstice
21st December – Avebury Winter Solstice Ceremony
24th December – Christmas Eve
25th December – Christmas Day
26th December – Boxing Day
26th & 27th December – Kempton Park Christmas Festival (King George VI Chase)
27th December – Bank Holiday (Christmas Day substitute).
28th December – Bank Holiday (Boxing Day substitute).
31st December – Hogmanay / New years Eve
31st December – Stonehaven Fireball Festival
Also, check out the blogs and articles on Food and Seasonal Recipies