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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in North Carolina. Incumbents. State government. Governor: Roy Cooper ; Events. May 18 – A ...
Jorvik Viking Festival York, England: Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 AD 1984 At the site of old Viking settlement of Jorvik mid-January and mid-February 40,000 (2011 season) [37] Viking Fest: Tewkesbury Medieval Festival: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England: 1984 [38] Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury: Second full weekend in July [39]
Lake Eden Arts Festival (instructive, performing arts) North Carolina Azalea Festival; North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival; North Carolina Science Festival; Wild Goose Festival (focuses on justice, spirituality, music and the arts) Woolly Worm Festival (celebrating the supposed weather-predicting abilities of the woolly worm)
Largs Viking Festival Battle of Largs War and Peace Revival Whitehall Parade, London, commemorating the execution of King Charles I (The King's Army) 28 January 2007 [ 6 ]
The Carolina Renaissance Festival was inaugurated in 1994 by Jeff Siegel, owner of Royal Faires, Ltd., the parent company. Royal Faires also owns and operates the Arizona Renaissance Festival. [1] The festival takes place on 25 acres (10 ha) of land located just north of Charlotte, North Carolina, between the towns of Huntersville and Concord. [2]
Up Helly Aa (/ ˌ ʌ p h ɛ l i ˈ ɑː / UP-hel-ee-AH; [1] [2] literally "Up Holy [Day] All") is a type of fire festival held annually from January to March in various communities in Shetland, Scotland, to mark the end of the Yule season.
Leif Erikson Day is an annual observance that occurs on October 9. [1] It honors Leif Erikson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson), [note 1] the Norse explorer who, in approximately 1000, led the first Europeans believed to have set foot on the continent of North America (other than Greenland).
The first Eno Festival was a one-day event held on July 4, 1980. [2] It was preceded by the NC Folklife Festival at the same location in 1976. [3] In 2020, the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a virtual event was held in its place. [4] The festival returned in 2021. [5]