Somerset Day was selected by public vote from a shortlist that includes: 19 May – Feast of St Dunstan; 6 July – Battle of Sedgemoor.
Somerset Day: King Alfred Gathers the People
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Sep
25
Mon
2023
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Monmouthshire Day: Feast of St C...
Monmouthshire Day: Feast of St C...
Sep 25 all-day

Montmouthshire Day takes place each year on 25 September, the feast of Saint Cadoc or Cadog (born c. 497). Cadoc was the founder of the monastery of Llancarfan, and a pioneer of Celtic Christianity in Wales.
Sep
29
Fri
2023
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Westmorland Day: Creation of Ear...
Westmorland Day: Creation of Ear...
Sep 29 all-day

Westmorland Day takes place annually on 29 September. It marks the date in 1397, when King Richard II created Ralph Neville the first Earl of Westmorland. A poll at the Westmorland County Show (2013) chose[...]
Oct
1
Sun
2023
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Lincolnshire Day: Anniversary of...
Lincolnshire Day: Anniversary of...
Oct 1 all-day

Lincolnshire Day takes place annually on 1 October. It commemorates the Lincolnshire Rising, which began at Louth on 1 October 1536. The rebels were protesting against the English Reformation and the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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World Vexillology Day
World Vexillology Day
Oct 1 all-day

World Vexillology Day commemorates the debut of Flag Bulletin (October 1961), the world’s first periodical dedicated solely to vexillology. There is no special flag for this day – just go out and fly flags!