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Carnivals and Some of the free entry places in the UK and Northern Ireland that you can visit without paying for a ticket – all you need is the knowledge

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UK Carnivals anf Free Outdoor Events

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JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

June - Trooping the Colour - The Queen’s Birthday Parade at 10.30 am on Horse Guards Parade, London.

June Chester Midsummer Watch Parade - Chester's main community parade of the year when the famous Chester Giant Family walk with elephants, devils, unicorns, dragons and many more. FREE

June Chester Dragons Boat Race- Spectators Free - Words can't describe how much fun the Chester Dragon Boating day is! Paddles splashing, drums beating and crowds cheering and screaming from the banks of the River Dee as the dragon boats race to the line ...

June Town Criers British Championships - Blakemere Craft Centre, Sandiway, Northwich, Cheshire - Free Parking and Entry.

JULY

July - London City Airport Fun Day - Saturday 5 July 2008, 2.30pm – 7.30pm - London City Airport, Royal Docks, E16 2PB - Free Entry
The 12th annual London City Airport Fun Day will take place on 5 July 2008. With a host of activities and entertainment for visitors, Fun Day 2008 promises to be more exciting than ever before with major attractions including Zippos Circus and live stage performances throughout the afternoon. East Enders fans will also have the opportunity to meet Shane Ritchie who will be joining the festivities throughout the afternoon. Britain’s cheerleading champions, the Ascension Eagles, will be the stars of the show with a thrilling performance in front of an expected 20,000 visitors. With a tethered hot air balloon, flight simulator and a jaw-dropping air show, Fun Day is guaranteed to be the best ever. Thanks to the generosity of our many sponsors and with so many fun-filled activities on offer, Fun Day will even stay open an hour later than previous years in order to pack in all the fun. This year’s Fun Day will open at 2.30pm and close at 7.30pm. As always, complimentary buses will be made available and further details will made available on this site soon. More information on our website: www.funday2008.com

AUGUST

August Leicester Caribbean Carnival - Victoria Park, Leicester - a stunning parade of troupes and floats - music dance and Carribean food.
Tel: 0116 2385082

August The Whitby Regatta - Whitby, North Yorkshire - probably the oldest sea Regatta in England and has drawn large crowds into Whitby over the years. Three full days of entertainment, embracing yacht racing, rowing races and various forms of free entertainment as published in the official programme.

August Notting Hill Carnival - Notting Hill, London - FREE - will be held held during the Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday and Monday in August.

SEPTEMBER

September - The Great British Duck Race - September 'Adopt a duck for Action!' - The Great British Duck Race takes place on 2nd September 2007 on the Thames near Hampton Court and is free to attend. Enter a duck in the Great British Duck Race and you could win £10,000 - or one of 30 other great prizes on offer. It costs just £2 to enter a duck, and you can choose to add a £3 donation to Action for Blind People. To find out more, please click the link below:

www.thegreatbritishduckrace.co.uk

September Canal Festival - Dudley Canal Trust, The Pump House, Blowers Green, Pear Tree Lane, Dudley. Map

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

November Lord Mayor’s Show. Procession through the City of London.

November Bridgwater (Guy Fawkes) Carnival - Bridgwater, Somerset - A spectacular illuminated winter carnival. The world's largest illuminated winter carnival.

November North Petherton (Guy Fawkes) Carnival - North Petherton, Somerset - A spectacular illuminated winter carnival.

November Highbridge and Burnham-on-sea (Guy Fawkes) Carnival - Highbridge and Burnham-on-sea, Somerset - A spectacular illuminated winter carnival.

November Shepton Mallet (Guy Fawkes) Carnival (No weblink yet) - Somerset - A spectacular illuminated winter carnival.

November Weston-super-Mare (Guy Fawkes) Carnival (No weblink yet)- Somerset - A spectacular illuminated winter carnival.

November Wells (Guy Fawkes) Carnival - Wells, Somerset - A spectacular illuminated winter carnival.

November Glastonbury (Guy Fawkes) Carnival - Glastonbury, Somerset - A spectacular illuminated winter carnival.

December

Map of the counties of England CLICK HERE

Map of the Regions of Scotland CLICK HERE

Map of the Regions of Wales CLICK HERE

Map of the counties of N Ireland CLICK HERE

Every effort has been made to make sure that the information contained in this Directory is accurate. Do be aware, however, that conditions of entry etc. can change at short notice and that telephone numbers and personalities may change also.

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