Calendar

Mar
30
Mon
2026
Cheshire Day: Confirmation of Charter of Liberties, 1300
Mar 30 all-day

The first Cheshire Day took place in 2021.

It commemorates the date when King Edward I, who was also Earl of Chester, reconfirmed a charter of liberties for the county.

May
1
Fri
2026
Staffordshire Day: Anniversary of Wedgwood Pottery
May 1 all-day

Staffordshire Day commemorates the foundation date of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759).

The date was selected by public vote from a list that includes: 5 July – discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard (2009); 6 September – the future King Charles II hid in an oak tree in South Staffordshire (1651); 18 September – Doctor Samuel Johnson born in Lichfield (1709); 27 September – James Brindley, renowned engineer and resident of Leek, died (1772)

Jun
21
Sun
2026
Suffolk Day: Midsummer Day
Jun 21 all-day

Suffolk Day takes place annually on 21 June.

Former BBC radio presenter Mark Murphy created the event in 2016.

It has since become a staple in the Suffolk calendar, hosted by towns across the county.

https://www.suffolkday.co.uk/

Jul
15
Wed
2026
Hampshire Day: Feast of St Swithun
Jul 15 all-day

Hampshire Day takes place annually on 15 July, the Feast Day of St Swithun.

St Swithun was Bishop of Winchester (852–63) and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral.

Jul
27
Mon
2026
Norfolk Day
Jul 27 all-day

Norfolk Day takes place annually on 27 July.

Local media initiated the day, first celebrated in 2018.

Jul
29
Wed
2026
Buckinghamshire Day: Inaugural Paralympic Games
Jul 29 all-day

Buckinghamshire Day marks the origin of the Paralympic Games.

On the opening day of the London Olympics (1948), Stoke Mandeville Hospital hosted the first event ever organised for disabled athletes alongside an Olympic Games.

The Stoke Mandeville Games later became the Paralympic Games, which first took place in Rome (1960).

https://www.paralympic.org/ipc/history

Aug
25
Tue
2026
Nottinghamshire Day: Anniversary of the Raising of the Royal Standard, 1642
Aug 25 all-day

Nottinghamshire Day takes place annually on 25 August.

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/get-involved/nottinghamshire-day/what-is-nottinghamshire-day

By raising the royal standard at Nottingham Castle, King Charles I triggered the start of the Civil Wars.

Sep
21
Mon
2026
Gloucestershire Day
Sep 21 all-day

 

Gloucestershire Day was first celebrated in 2020.

Oct
19
Mon
2026
Oxfordshire Day: Feast of St Frideswide
Oct 19 all-day

Oxfordshire Day takes place on 19 October, the principal feast day of St Frideswide (c.650–19 October 727).

Frideswide is the patron saint both of the city of Oxford and of the University of Oxford.

She was an English princess and abbess, who by legend founded a monastery later incorporated into Christ Church, Oxford.

 

Feb
23
Tue
2027
Shropshire Day: Feast of St Milburga
Feb 23 all-day

Shropshire Day takes place annually on 23 February, the feast of St Milburga.

Milburga (d.715) was a Mercian princess and the abbess of Wenlock Priory.

In the eleventh century, her reputation as a miracle worker turned Much Wenlock into a place of pilgrimage.

Visitors flocked to St Milburga’s Well seeking cures for their ailments.