Traditional

Cammag

December 26, 2023 @ Tynwald

The North vs the South A Boxing Day ritual, the Manx game of Cammag, is similar to the Scottish game of Shinty, Irish Hurling or Welsh Bundy played on a 200 meter long pitch originally in Peel but now at St Johns. The best Camman are made from gorse wood while the ball is either […]

Christmas Films and Theatre 2022

November 21, 2022

The White Boys at various locations around the Island from 4th December Hunt the Wren at various locations around the Island on the 26th December Peel Centenary Centre https://www.centenarycentre.com Erin Arts Centre https://www.erinartscentre.com  King’s Court KWC King’s Court Theatre | Isle of Man (kwc.im) Little People’s Theatre Hello Little People Palace Cinema https://www.palace-cinema.com Studio Theatre […]

Cool Yule

December 28, 2022 @ Erin Arts Centre

Our Island Our World. Local bands and the White Boys perform.

Hop Tu Naa

October 17, 2022

Hop Tu Naa is the Manx festival of Halloween, with some very important differences from other countries. This oldest of traditions has never been broken over the years. One of the key features of Hop Tu Naa is the “moot” (turnip), which is hollowed out and decorated with cats and witches and made into a […]

Hunt the Wren

December 26, 2023

The Manx tradition of music and dance. No wrens are killed in this event. The Hunting of the Wren is not unique to the Island but has a long established tradition here. In Manx folklore Tehi Tegi a beautiful witch enchanted the men of the Island and was banished but returned as a wren. It […]