The Jameson Raid ( 29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896 ) was a botched raid Attack against the South African Republic ( commonly known as the Transvaal ) carried out Action by British colonial statesman Leander Starr Jameson and his Company troops ( `` police '' in the employ Employment of Alfred Beit 's and Cecil Rhodes ' British South Africa Company ) and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 1895–96 .

The most violent opposition occurred Presence in Quebec , where anti-war attitudes drawn Motion from French-Canadian nationalism sparked Causation a weekend of rioting Attack between March 28 and April 1 , 1918 .

In 2006 , a two-day festival Social_event was held Hold in June ( on the Queen 's Birthday Long Weekend ) , and the festival Social_event was again on the same long weekend in 2007 .

The Head Of The Charles Regatta , also known as HOCR , is a rowing Self_motion head race held Defending on the penultimate complete weekend of October ( i.e. , on the Saturday that falls between the 17th and the 23rd of the month , and on the Sunday immediately afterwards ) each year on the Charles River , which separates Boston and Cambridge , Massachusetts .

It takes place Process_start on the same weekend as T in the Park in Scotland and shares a very similar lineup each year , but Oxegen is generally regarded as Ireland 's version of the Glastonbury Festival , with the 2008 festival sharing three of the same headliners as its English counterpart .

The Cygnet Folk Festival is a three-day folk music festival held Defending in Cygnet in Tasmania , Australia , that is held Defending annually on the second weekend in January .

Every year on the second weekend in January , the small village of Cygnet , situated Placing in the Huon Valley in the bay of Port Cygnet , presents Presence a variety of music , dance , and related arts , over three days .

Threatening Commitment popular tourist destinations during Labor Day weekend , Elena repeatedly deviated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale from its forecast path , triggering Process_start evacuations of unprecedented extent .

The Alligator Festival Social_event is an annual event held during the last weekend of September in Luling , Louisiana .

The Oregon Country Fair begins Process_start on the Friday of the second weekend in July every year ( i.e .

The festival Social_event is organized Arranging every first weekend of the summer vacation in Belgium ( last weekend of June or the first of July ) .

The festival Social_event is organized Arranging every first weekend of the summer vacation in Belgium ( last weekend of June or the first of July ) .

The Head Of The Fish Regatta is a rowing race Competition held Hold on the last weekend of October each year on Fish Creek , within Saratoga County , New York State .

Ohio University , in its attempts to limit Limiting the number of individuals from outside the Athens Ohio community , only allows Preventing_or_letting each student living in the dorms to have one guest stay Temporary_stay for the weekend .

Rainbow Serpent Festival is a 4-day annual open-air electronic music , art , and lifestyle festival that takes place during the Australia Day long weekend , around 26 January , in Lexton , Victoria , 160 kilometers west of Melbourne , Australia .

The event Social_event was held Hold in three cities over the Easter long weekend : Brisbane on 13 and 14 April , Sydney on 15 April and Melbourne on 16 April .

He was heading the campaign for an independent candidate in last weekend 's mayoral election Change_of_leadership .

Þjóðhátíð ( ) is an annual outdoor festival held Defending in Vestmannaeyjar , Iceland , on the weekend before the first Monday in August .

The crowd singing Self_motion is the single event of the weekend which draws Create_artwork the most attendees .

In the late 1980s and 1990s numerous weekend jazz festivals Social_event were organised Arranging .

The bee is run Control on a not-for-profit basis by The E. W. Scripps Company and is held Hold at a hotel or convention center in Washington , D.C. during the week following Memorial Day weekend .

unk was an annual science fiction and fantasy convention Social_event organized Arranging by the new york science fiction society - the unk , inc. held from 1957 to 2017 , it was the oldest science fiction convention Social_event in ( usually ) new york state , and was generally held on the third weekend of march .

The Great Blue Heron Music Festival is an annual music festival Social_event held Hold the first or second weekend of July in Sherman , New York , a small town in the Amish country side of Western New York , United States .

A mandatory evacuation Escaping for Ocracoke and Hatteras islands displaced Hold 160,000 people during the busy Labor Day weekend ; the loss Earnings_and_losses in tourism Traveling revenue amounted to $ 10 million ( 1993 USD ) .

The festival Social_event takes place Process_start over a three-day weekend in mid-April each year .

About 3,500 patrons attend Participation annually over the weekend for a full , authentic festival Social_event experience .

It took place Process_start on the weekend of Friday 2 August , Saturday , 3 August and Sunday , 4 August at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas in County Kildare , Ireland .

The Pennsylvania Society Social_event is an annual weekend retreat for Pennsylvania 's politicians and business leaders held in New York City .

The main event of the weekend is the `` Pennsylvania Society Dinner , '' which is sponsored Supply by `` The Pennsylvania Society , '' a nonprofit corporation .

It was officially replaced with the TRNSMT festival which takes place Process_start on the same weekend at Glasgow Green .

unk was a small , three-day music and arts festival Social_event , last held Hold at unk house , unk , bedfordshire during the august bank holiday weekend of 2010 .

There is one main sound stage , with music playing Action almost continuously through the weekend by many DJs and , occasionally , live musicians .

shortly before the protest reached Arriving the white house , fdr left Departing the building through a rear exit to attend Participation an army ceremony , and then left Departing for a weekend in the country .

This is for the whole weekend of campers , with an additional 10 thousand people on the independent days .

The River to River Relay , the first of which was organized Arranging in 1987 with Gordon Pitz as the Race Director , is held annually sometime in April to not coincide with Easter weekend .

The 15th annual Musique Cordiale Festival took place Process_start from 5 - 17 August 2019. and there is a British offshot , the Musique-Cordiale autumn weekend in Kent , also begun Process_start in 2005 , which features 3 concerts in Faversham and Newnham , Kent , GB on 15 , 16 & 17 November 2019 .

Bal en Blanc is a huge rave party Social_event that is hosted Social_event annually , during the Easter holiday weekend , in Montreal , Quebec , Canada .

Including Cause_to_be_included all events , Ilosaarirock weekend hosts over 100 artists .

The Ilosaarirock Festival is an annual rock festival Social_event held on the second weekend of July in Joensuu , Eastern Finland .

The station broadcast Expressing_publicly on-site over the frequency 87.7FM and kept Temporary_stay listeners camping at the festival up-to-date on news and events over the weekend .

The concert was broadcast Expressing_publicly on NBC from American Airlines Arena , in Miami during Thanksgiving weekend .

Many groups joined Becoming_a_member by also organizing Arranging other events for the weekend , which coincided with National Coming Out Day on October 11 and marked Recording eleven years since the beating Bodily_harm and murder Committing_crime of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard , which prompted Causation national attention and action to expand Expansion hate crime laws .

In recent years , race weekend has included Cause_to_be_included the Mayor 's Race 5K , a 5-person relay and a half-marathon in addition to the traditional marathon race .

Mysteryland USA , the American version of Mysteryland , was first held Hold on Memorial Day weekend , May 2014 , at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts , the site of the notable Woodstock festival Social_event held Hold in 1969 .

It takes place Process_start over the course of three days , usually the final weekend in July ( Friday to Sunday ) , and attracts Influence around 2,000,000 spectators every year .

Some aviation fans stayed Temporary_stay the whole weekend .

What began Process_start as an outdoor concert Social_event became Becoming a full weekend of blues and jazz events Social_event .

The Regatta is formally opened Openness on the preceding Wednesday evening , although as the regatta has grown Cause_to_make_progress , some events start Process_start as early as the weekend before .

Durham Regatta is a rowing regatta Social_event held Hold annually on the second weekend in June on the River Wear in Durham , North East of England .

The annual event Social_event is usually held on the first weekend in October .