What is Hull Fair?
{{Orphan|date=February 2022}} [[File:HullFairFrom200Feet.JPG|thumb|{{center|Picture of Hull Fair taken from the top of the Big Wheel, 2006}}]] '''Hull Fair''' is one of Europe's largest [[travel]]ing [[Carnival|fairs]].<ref name=HCC>{{cite web |url=http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,388764&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title=The history of Hull Fair |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=n.d. |website= |publisher=Hull City Council |accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> In 1993 the fair [[wikt:celebrate|celebrate]]d its 700th [[anniversary]].<ref name=HCC/> It comes to [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[England]] for one week. The fair opens on the [[wikt:Friday|Friday]] closest to 11 October each year.<ref name=HCC/> During this time the fair is open every day except Sunday.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ultimate guide to Hull Fair 2014: New 60mph ride Dreams Live among hundreds of attractions |author=James Campbell |newspaper= |date=11 October 2014 |url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Ultimate-guide-Hull-Fair-2014-New-60mph-ride/story-23056276-detail/story.html |accessdate=5 December 2014 |archive-date=16 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016173518/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Ultimate-guide-Hull-Fair-2014-New-60mph-ride/story-23056276-detail/story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Unlike small local fairs, Hull Fair attracts rides, attractions and travellers from a wide variety of different regions from around the country. the fair is opened by the Lord Mayor of Hull on the opening evening, normally at 5&nbsp;pm. It first opened from 9 to 23 March 1278.<ref name=HCC/> In 1752 when the [[Gregorian calendar#Adoption|calendar changed]] in [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]], 11 days were lost. Wednesday, 2 September 1752 was followed by Thursday, 14 September 1752. The people of Hull believed this took away their fair. [[Angry]] mobs [[wikt:shout|shout]]ed “Give us back our eleven days”.<ref name=HCC/> The [[outrage]]d [[citizen]]s were given their wish. Even since then, O