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County Days come thick and fast at this time of the year. We present some highlights from the most recent.
Sussex Day – Tuesday 16th June 2026
Sussex Day is celebrated on 16th June, the feast day of St Richard of Chichester, the county’s patron saint. This has become a huge annual event, one of the largest and most joyful of all county day celebrations. 2026 has been the biggest yet.
Huge thanks and congratulations are due to our friends at Sussex Flag. You can see many more posts from the Sussex Day 2026 celebrations on their Facebook page.
The Sussex Day 2026 festivities in Rye.Sussex MPs with the Speaker before the raising of the Sussex Flag in Westminster.The Big Sussex Day celebration in Newhaven (Sat 13th June).The Sussex Day of Dance is held in Lewes on the nearest Saturday to Sussex Day itself.Winners of the Sussex Day Awards 2026, presented by Lord Brett Mclean.Sussex Day 2026 celebration on Chapel Green, Crowborough.The Sussex Day Declaration 2026 in Worthing. The Deputy Mayor and Council Leader of Crawley BC raise the martlets on Sussex Day 2026.The Sussex Day Declaration 2026 on Seaford Beach.The Sussex Day Declaration 2026 in Hailsham. SkullDrummery celebrate Sussex Day 2026 in their own inimitable style in East Grinstead.Angmering PC celebrates Sussex Day 2026.The Mayor of Telscombe raises the county flag on Sussex Day 2026.
Wiltshire Day – Friday 5th June 2026
Wiltshire Day is celebrated on 5th June each year, the date the county flag was first flown in 2007.
Wiltshire Day 2026 display in Salisbury Information Centre.The Mayor of Chilvester and Abberd, Cllr Tim Havenith, raises the county flag on Wiltshire Day 2026. Calne Town Council raises the Wiltshire flag on the County Day 2026. Wiltshire MPs with the Speaker before the raising of the county flag in Westminster on Wiltshire Day 2026.
Devon Day – Thursday 4th June 2026
Devon Day is celebrated on 4th June, the feast day of St Petroc.
Devon MPs with the Speaker before the raising of the Devon flag in Westminster on Devon Day 2026. BBC Radio Devon’s Michael Chequer travelled across the county for Devon Day 2026, starting in Tiverton and ending in Plymouth.Devon Day 2026 display in Barnstaple Library. Devon Day 2026 offer in Sandford’s Bakery, Great Torrington.
Dorset Day and Pembrokeshire Day – Monday 1st June 2026
Dorset Day is celebrated on 1st June – the feast day of Saint Wite. Pembrokeshire Day is celebrated on the same day.
Pilgrims walk the ancient holloways of Dorset to the Church of St Candida and Holy Cross in Whitchurch Canonicorum, site of the shrine containing the relics of St Wite.Dorset MPs with the Speaker before the raising of the Dorset Flag in Westminster on Dorset Day 2026.The county flag flying at the Town Hall in Shaftesbury on Dorset Day 2026.Weymouth Town Council flies the county flag for Dorset Day 2026.Beaminster Town Council’s Dorset Day 2026 celebrations. Henry Tufnell, MP for for Mid and South Pembrokeshire, with The Speaker before the raising of the Pembrokeshire flag in Parliament on Pembrokeshire Day 2026.The Dorset flag and the Pembrokeshire flag flying outside Parliament on Dorset Day and Pembrokeshire Day 2026.
Kent Day – Tuesday 26th May 2026
Kent Day is celebrated on 26th May, the feast day of St Augustine.
Hoo and Chattenden Parish Council raise the county flag in Hoo on Kent Day 2026.The Friends of Hoo celebrate Kent Day 2026.Kent MPs with the Speaker prepare to hoist the county flag at Westminster on Kent Day 2026.The Kent flag flies above Faversham Town Hall on Kent Day 2026.The Mayor and Leader of Medway Council raise the Kent flag on Kent Day 2026.
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