Happy National 7-Eleven Day

It's National 7-Eleven Day.

7-Eleven convenience stores celebrate National 7-Eleven Day on when else but the 11th July.

We were surprised to see a number of 7-Eleven stores in Stockholm on our last trip there in 2018. We'd only ever seen them in the USA before that

The first 7-Eleven Day was held in 2002.

Happy National Miniature Golf Day

Today is National Miniature Golf Day.

Playing at the Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Skegness on a previous National Miniature Golf Day

Each year there are two Miniature Golf Days - National Miniature Golf Day on the second Saturday in May and Miniature Golf Day on the 21st September.

Not long until National Miniature Golf Day 2022

Where will you be playing a round on National Miniature Golf Day 2022?

National Miniature Golf Day at the Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Skegness, Lincolnshire (May 2015)

There are two annual minigolf 'days' dedicated to celebrating the game each year.

National Miniature Golf Day

The first is National Miniature Golf Day. It is always marked on the second Saturday in May. This year the date is Saturday 14th May.

Miniature Golf Day

The second of the annual minigolf days is Miniature Golf Day. It is always on the 21st September. This year that will be a Wednesday.

One month until National Miniature Golf Day 2022

There are two annual minigolf 'days' dedicated to celebrating the game each year.

National Miniature Golf Day

The first is National Miniature Golf Day. It is always marked on the second Saturday in May. This year the date is Saturday 14th May.

Playing the Championship Adventure Golf course in New Brighton, England on National Miniature Golf Day in 2017

Miniature Golf Day

The second of the annual minigolf days is Miniature Golf Day. It is always on the 21st September. This year that will be a Wednesday.

The first miniature golf course

The world's first miniature golf course opened in St Andrews, Scotland in 1867. The Himalayas Putting Course is still open and is a superb place to have a game.

Playing The Himalayas course at the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club 2012

Playing minigolf around the world

There are tens of thousands of miniature golf courses around the world and millions of people play the game each year.

When our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour began in 2006 there were around 600 courses in the UK and just two of those were indoor venues.

The game has boomed in recent years and there are now more than 1,000 adventure golf, crazy golf and mini-golf layouts in the country, with more new courses opening all the time. Traditionally, a lot of the courses were outdoors in seaside towns, but you can now find courses in towns and cities around the UK.

There are 75 days until National Miniature Golf Day

There are just 75 days until National Miniature Golf Day 2022.

National Miniature Golf Day takes place on the second Saturday in May. In 2022 that is Saturday 14th May.

Happy Groundhog Day 2022

It's Groundhog Day!

The big question today is will Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators see his shadow and predict six more weeks of winter, or will he predict an early spring?

Minigolf dates for your 2022 diary

Key minigolf dates for the year ahead.

As ever there are two key dates for your diary - National Miniature Golf Day and Miniature Golf Day.

National Miniature Golf Day 2022

National Miniature Golf Day takes place on the second Saturday in May. In 2022 that is Saturday, 14th May.

Miniature Golf Day 2022

Miniature Golf Day is always on the 21st September. This year that will be a Wednesday.

Tournament minigolf

It's also worth keeping an eye on the websites of national minigolf associations and international federations to see what competitions and tournaments are coming up.

The British Minigolf Association and its clubs and courses have a number of events pencilled into the 2022 season.

You can find out more about the World Minigolf Sport Federation and its events on the WMF website.

International Mini Golf Summit

Our friends at The Putting Penguin, A Couple of Putts and O-Street Mini Golf in the USA are organising an International Mini Golf Summit in Texas in April 2022. Further information and registration details will be available in mid-to-late January.

Other minigolf events

If you know of or hear about any other minigolf, crazy golf, adventure golf or putting events please do let us know.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Happy National Pumpkin Day

Today is National Pumpkin Day.

Today is Back to the Future Day

Happy Back to the Future Day.

We saw a Back to the Future DeLorean time machine at MediaCityUK in Salford a few days before the coronavirus pandemic lockdown was put in place

If you could travel in time would you go to the future or the past?

Visit the Back to the Future car's website for more information.

Dunkin' in Manchester

Spotting two Dunkin' Donuts in Manchester.

Today is International Coffee Day so I thought it was the ideal day to post about two Dunkin' locations we've seen in Manchester over recent months.

It's always interesting seeing new, different and 'exotic' brands popping up on the high street.

Dunkin' in Manchester

The first Dunkin' branch to open in Manchester was this one on Deansgate in the city centre. We knew the brand had launched in the UK and had a wander past on a trip to town in May. At that point the brand had 12 locations in the UK.

Dunkin' on Deansgate

The second one we saw surprised us as we didn't know it had opened on Piccadilly. We noticed this one in July.

Piccadilly Dunkin'

There is now a third location in Manchester. It's at the Fort Shopping Park in Cheetham Hill.

Dunkin' in the UK

Dunkin' has a total of 16 UK locations at present. As well as the Manchester sites there are Dunkin' branches in Bury, Sheffield, Liverpool, Barnsley, Bradford, Doncaster, Rotherham, Nottingham and London.

The London Dunkin' is the sole location south of Nottingham!

Visit the Dunkin' website for more information.

Happy Miniature Golf Day 2021

Today is Miniature Golf Day!

Will you be celebrating the game today?

Playing The Himalayas - the world's first miniature golf course - at the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club in 2012

There are two 'minigolf days' each year and Miniature Golf Day is always on the 21st September.

The other minigolf day is National Miniature Golf Day. That is always on the second Saturday in May. In 2022 that will be the 14th.

Tomorrow is Miniature Golf Day

Will you be celebrating the BIG minigolf day?

Miniature Golf Day is always on the 21st of September

Miniature Golf Day originated in the USA, but with the popularity of minigolf growing internationally, players and courses celebrate the day in dozens of countries around the world.

Miniature Golf Day 2021

There are two 'minigolf days' each year - the second of which is coming up soon.

Miniature Golf Day is always on the 21st September. This year that is a Tuesday.

Playing the Putt in the Park Miniature Golf course at Battersea Park in London on Miniature Golf Day 2015

The other minigolf day is National Miniature Golf Day. That is always on the second Saturday in May. In 2022 that will be the 14th.

Happy National Video Game Day

Today is National Video Game Day.

Today is National Watermelon Day

Happy National Watermelon Day!

Today is my annual excuse to post this photo of one of my all time favourite niche business shopfronts.

Logman Ltd - a business on Caledonian Road in London that specialises in watermelons

Happy National Hot Dog Day

Today is National Hot Dog Day.

National Hot Dog Day (in the USA) is today!

In the UK National Hot Dog Day is on Friday 10th September.

July is National Hot Dog Month.

Find out more about hot dogs in general, National Hot Dog Month and National Hot Dog Day on the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council website.

Happy National 7-Eleven Day

Today is National 7-Eleven Day.

7-Eleven convenience stores celebrate National 7-Eleven Day on when else but the 11th July.

We were surprised to see a number of 7-Eleven stores in Stockholm on our last trip there in 2018. We'd only ever seen them in the USA before that

The first 7-Eleven Day was held in 2002.

National Hot Dog Month and National Hot Dog Day

July is National Hot Dog Month.

This year National Hot Dog Day (in the USA) is on Wednesday 21st July.

In the UK National Hot Dog Day is on Friday 10th September.

Some of the Hot Dog mascots we've seen on our travels

As someone with Coeliac Disease it can be tough to find gluten free hot dogs. Luckily we recently found Morliny Berlinki Classic and Cheese hot dogs are gluten free. And very tasty.

Find out more about hot dogs in general, National Hot Dog Month and National Hot Dog Day on the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council website.

Today is Summerween!

Happy Summerween.

Summerween is celebrated annually on the 22nd June.

A Summerween Jack-o-Melon

The quirky holiday originated in Gravity Falls, Oregon and in some calendars is also marked on the second to last Friday of the month of June. That was last Friday, the 18th.

So you get two bites of the cherry (or should that be watermelon) to celebrate this made up event.