St John's - Tynwald Day Ceremony Attractions

Visitors who are on the island on July 5th should not miss the Tynwald Day ceremony on the Tynwald Hill at St John's, 8 miles/14km east of Peel. The event was first recorded in St John's back in 1417. On this ancient artificial mound, perhaps a Bronze Age burial mound, all the laws passed during the previous year are proclaimed in Manx and English, with traditional ceremonial.

Thousands of spectators travel to St John's to watch the ceremony and participate in the Tynwald Fair.