Castleton Garland Day
Castleton Garland Day is held on May 29. Castleton, England. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. 
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Castleton Garland Day or Garland King Day is held annually on 29 May (unless that date falls on a Sunday, when the custom is transferred to the Saturday) in the town of Castleton in the Derbyshire Peak District. The Garland King, on horseback, and covered to the waist in a heavy, bell-shaped floral garland, leads a procession through the town. This is an important stage of the ceremony when the Garland, a large bell shaped frame covered in flowers and greenery, is removed from the King’s shoulders and hoisted to the top of the Church tower.
The date of the custom coincides with Oak Apple Day and it is said to commemorate the restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
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