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World Black Pudding Throwing [custom]

Knock the puddings down.

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World Black Pudding Throwing [custom]

Puddings at dawn.

Stand where it happened

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CustomsFood

Before you go

Free street event. Check before you go.

  • Bridge Street, Ramsbottom
  • Near A56
  • The pin is approximate.
  • DateSecond Sunday in September (13 Sep 2026)

Lancashire versus Yorkshire.

Every September people throw black puddings underarm at a stack of Yorkshire puddings on a high plinth in Ramsbottom. Legend says it began in 1455 at Stubbins, when Lancaster and York forces ran out of ammunition and threw food. It is said to have been revived in 1839 and again in 1984. The 2026 event was on 13 September.

Sources

  1. World Black Pudding Throwing Championships, Wikipedia —
  2. About the Event, The Official World Black Pudding Throwing Championships —
  3. History made at World Black Pudding Throwing Championship (2026), Bury Times —

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