When: Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Time:
The locations and times for the two groups of White Boys in 2024:
Saturday 21 December 2024
10am Port St Mary, outside the Co-op (Southern Whiteboys)
10.45am Port Erin, by the Whistlestop Cafe, Port Erin Railway Station (Southern Whiteboys)
11am Ramsey, outside the Courthouse (Peel White Boys)
11.30am Colby, Methodist Hall (Southern Whiteboys)
12pm Kirk Michael, outside Cannan Court (Peel White Boys)
12.15pm Castletown Square (Southern Whiteboys)
1.30pm Peel, Michael Street (Southern Whiteboys)
2.30pm Peel, Michael Street (Peel White Boys)
5pm Peel, Black Dog Pizza, East Quay (Peel White Boys)
More information about the White Boys, the Isle of Man's 200-year-old mummer's tradition named for their strange costumes, can be found here: The White Boys.
The times and locations for Hunt the Wren and Cammag on 26 December are available here.
Further information about the Manx traditions of Christmas can be found here: Manx Folklore.
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