The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is this year on Monday 9 September.
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, first performed at the Barthelmy Fair in August 1226, is one of the few ritual rural customs to survive the passage of time and now takes place annually on Wakes Monday.

After collecting the horns from the church at eight o’clock in the morning, the Horn Dancers (six Deer-men, a Fool, Hobby Horse, Bowman and Maid Marian) perform their dance to music provided by a melodian player at locations throughout the village and its surrounding farms and pubs. This involves a walk of about 10 miles (16km). At the end of this long and exhausting day, the horns are returned to the church.
There are more details of the route, schedule and general visitor information on the Abbots Bromley website at www.abbotsbromley.com/horn_dance.