All Village Fêtes and Local Festivities

Already watched: Pilot, S01, 07×03, 07×06, 09×01, 09×02, 09×03, 09×04, 09×05, 09×06, 09×07, 23×01. As well as information that I have already compiled.

Note: There isn’t much to discover just yet – essays will be published gradually from late May. Until autumn, think of this more as a gateway than a library.

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Sorted in order of episodes

 

Fêtes & Carnivals
  • Unnamed Festival in Morton Fendle (01×03: Faithful unto Death)
  • Mercy Park Open Day (06×02: Death and Dreams)
  • Midsomer St Michael Literary Festival in Midsomer St Michael (07×04: Sin of Commission)
  • Oak Apple Week in Midsomer Barton with Carnival Queen (09×02: Dead Letters)
  • Ford Florey Fayre (Wild West) in Ford Florey (13×03: Blood on the Sattle)
  • Midsomer Abbas May Festival in Midsomer Abbas (14×06: The Night of the Stag)
  • Harvest Fayre in Whitcombe Mallet (18×06: Harvest of Souls)
  • Comic Convention in Carver Valley (20×03 Drawing Dead)
  • Angel‘s Rise Psyhic Fayre in Angel‘s Rise (22×06: The Witches of Angel‘s Rise)

 

Competitions (without music and sports)
  • Perfect Village Competition in Midsomer Mallow (03×03: Judgement Day)
  • Striking Competition (of bell ringer) in Midsomer Wellow (05×03: Ring Out Your Dead)
  • Midsomer Malham Annual Flower & Orchid Show im Malham Manor, organised by the Midsomer Orchid Society (08×03: Orchis Fatalis)
  • Haddington Local Vegetable Competition at Haddington Hall (09×03: Vixen‘s Run)
  • Skimmington Fayre featuring a competition between the Skimmington Society and the Riders Club in Broughton – including target shooting and a full Skimmington Ride with re-enactment (09×05: Four Funerals and a Wedding)
  • Crazy Crafts race in Little Worthy (12×05: Small Mercies)
  • Fielding Medal (13×05: Master Class)
  • Small Pet Shows in Bellville (19×04: Red in Tooth & Claw)
  • Scarecrow Festival in Midsomer Langley (22×04: The Scarecrow Murders)
  • Dominoes Competition in Elverton-cum-Lattery (23×04: Dressed to Kill)
  • Chilli Competition in Goodman‘s Land (24×04: A Climate of Death)

 

Charities
  • Charity to raise funds for the church tower in Badger‘s Drift (02×01: Death‘s Shadow)
  • Charity to raise funds for the reopening of Fletcher‘s Cross Station (08×01: Thangs That Go Bump in the Night)

 

Competitions – Music & Sports
  • Cricket (02×03: Dead Man‘s Eleven)
  • St Malley‘s Day race in Midsomer Parva (05×05: Murder on St Malley‘s Day)
  • Midsomer Regatta in Midsomer Regatta (08×02: Dead in the Water)
  • Causton Races (Causton Gold Cup) (08×04: Bantling Boy)
  • Four Choirs Competition (09×07: Death in Chorus)
  • Midsomer Rocks Festival in Badger‘s Drift (10×04: The Axeman Cometh)
  • Cricket (12×03: Secrets and Spies)
  • The Pilgrim‘s Ride (Bicycle Race) from Aspern Tallow to St Frideswide (12×04: The Glitch)
  • Sayers vs Heenan fight in Midsomer Morchard (re-enactment) (13×06: Noble Art)
  • Chess Festival in Bishopwood (15×05: The Sicilian Defence)
  • Airplane Show in Finchmere (16×04: The Flying Club)
  • Folk Festival in Lower Crosby (17×03: The Ballad of Midsomer County)
  • National Biycle Competition in Burwood Mantle (18×03: Breaking the Chain)
  • Cricket (19×03: Last Man Out)
  • Thassingham‘s Classical Music Festival in Thassingham (19×06: the Curse of the Ninth)
  • Rugby (20×04: The Lion of Causton)
  • Squash (20×04: The Lions of Causton)
  • Standard Dance (21×01: The Point of Balance)
  • Fishathon in Solomon Gorge (21×04: With Baited Breath)
  • Psycho Mud Run in Solomon Gorge (21×04: With Baited Breath)

 

For Re-Enactments see: Re-Enactments

 

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Typical activities at English fêtes and fayres

Judy & Punch. Coconut Shy. Archery. Auntie Sally. Wet Sponge Throw. Tombola. Skittles. Ball in the Bucket. Face Painting for Children. High Striker. Hoop-La (Ringe werfen). Pick a Duck. Nine and Under Fancy Dress Competition. Merry-go-round.

 

Queens

  • „Harvest Queen“ – Wahl bei der Harvest Fayre/Jahrmarkt (18×06)
  • Miss Oak Apple (09×02) (= eine Carnival Queen)

 

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