2nd Sep
Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London began on this day in 1666. It burned for 4 days and destroyed 80% of the city.
5th Sep -
6th Sep
Hull Maritime Festival
A celebration of the sea, with ships, crafts and sea shanties.
8th Sep -
9th Sep
Rosh Hashanah
This is the Jewish New Year for the year 5769. Over the next 10 days, Jews repent their sins for the past year, believing that God is judging them.
11th Sep
Remembering '9/11'
On this day in 2001, terrorists hijacked airliners and crashed them into America's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing 2973 people.
11th Sep
Ganesh Chaturthi
This festival celebrates the presence of the Hindu god Ganesha on earth. He is worshipped as the remover of obstacles, and as a helper with anything new.
18th Sep
World Gurning Championship
In a small Lake District town, participants compete to pull the ugliest face, with their heads through a horse collar.
19th Sep
Smiley symbol
The smiley symbol :-) was invented on this day in 1982 by Scott Fahlman, a computer scientist.
22nd Sep
Harvest festivals
Harvest festivals usually takes place around the full moon at the time of the autumn equinox - this year, 22 September.