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The Glasgow Fair is a holiday usually held during the second half of July in Glasgow, Scotland. [1] 'The Fair' is the oldest of similar holidays and dates to the 12th century. [2] [1] The fair's earliest incarnation occurred in 1190, when Bishop Jocelin obtained permission from King William the Lion to hold the festivities.
Glasgow Festivals include festivals for art, film, comedy, folk music and jazz. Glasgow also hosts an annual queer arts festival in November.. Unlike the Edinburgh Festival (where the main festival and fringe festivals all occur around about the same time in August), Glasgow's festivals are spread evenly across the year, therefore ensuring a continuous annual programme of events.
Section 1 of the 1971 Act also enables substitute bank holidays to be appointed by royal proclamation. Substitute days are customarily appointed for all UK bank holidays which fall on a Saturday or Sunday. Where any of the dates fall on a Sunday, the Act substitutes the following Monday for that date.
1901 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Glasgow International Exhibition (1901) [71] 1901 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Bosnische Weihnachts-Ausstellung (1901) 1901 – Charleston, South Carolina, United States – South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition [71] 1902 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – International Fishery Exposition
The Glasgow Fair reportedly began in 1190. [23] A bridge over the River Clyde was recorded from around 1285, where Victoria Bridge now stands. As the lowest bridging point on the Clyde it was an important crossing. The area around the bridge became known as Briggait.
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In November 2017, the festival organisers announced a change of date. [5] The 2018 event was held over six days, split over two weekends. [ 6 ] In 2019 the event returned to being three days covering a single weekend, with a daily capacity of 50,000.