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WOOL SACK RACES, TETBURY, GLOUCESTER

Annual event held on the Monday of the Spring Bank Holiday, late in May. Wacky event where dozens of hopefuls race up and down Gumstool Hill in Tetbury town center carrying 60lb sacks of wool (35lb for the ladies). Entertainment starts at 11:30 and includes Morris dancing,  jugglers, fire-eaters, acrobats, magic, a street fair, market, craft show, and a charity auction. The  races start at 14:00, and the course runs the 280 yards, between The Royal Oak and The Crown, and is a very steep 1-in-4. Attendance is 10,000, and entrance is free for spectators. More: Wool Sack Races, Tetbury

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The www.free-events.co.uk website lists hundreds of events in the UK. Many make ideal family days out and holiday ideas, whilst others are more adventurous, colorful, exciting, and even eccentric or quirky. We include carnivals and parades, firework displays, music festivals, county agricultural shows, pet shows, village fates, sporting events, air shows, boat shows and many charity events. You will find event descriptions, dates, times and locations, and links to further information - blue for external information, red for internal pages with event descriptions and photographs. The main page lists brief descriptions of events in date order for the year ahead. If you would like your event considered for inclusion, please see the contacts page.

 

 

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