Llangynwyd Mari Lwyd
A beribboned horse's skull on a pole arrives at the ancient Old House inn to challenge drinkers to a sung Welsh rhyming duel before being let in.
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"An award-winning micro-festival of indie-folk, science and nature set in coastal Candleston Woods, with intimate stages tucked between the trees by the sea."
Between the Trees
"A country show in the dunes and parkland of Merthyr Mawr with countryside pursuits, craft and local food just outside Bridgend."
Bridgend Country Show
"Competitors snorkel two lengths of a peat bog trench without conventional swimming strokes, in Britain's smallest town."
World Bog Snorkelling Championships
✦ Weird and Wonderful"A three-day seaside spectacle in the tiny village of Seaview complete with a greasy pole over the sea, tug of war, swimming races, diving and a fireworks display over the Solent."
Seaview Village Regatta
✦ Weird and Wonderful"An international event (which means people from Sheringham and further afield take part) on Cromer Pier, where crabbers compete to catch the greatest number and the largest specimen in two hours, with all crabs returned to the sea to wait for next year."
World Pier Crabbing Championships
✦ Weird and Wonderful"Every first September weekend, the hilltop village of Norland transforms via a self-guided trail through narrow lanes and gardens, with villagers creating hundreds of characters on this year's Sports, Leisure and Games theme, all raising money for local causes."
Norland Scarecrow Festival
✦ Weird and Wonderful"On Easdale Island, accessible only by foot ferry, competitors skim slates across a flooded quarry pool on the last Saturday of summer, in the world's only skimming championship held on a Scottish island with no cars and a population of around 60."
World Stone Skimming Championships
✦ Weird and Wonderful"Competitors lob black puddings underarm at a stack of Yorkshire puddings on a plinth, settling an old rivalry."
World Black Pudding Throwing Championships
✦ Weird and Wonderful