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* Pinner Fair has been held annually since 1336, when it was granted by [[Royal Charter]] by King [[Edward III of England|Edward III]]. The fair still draws thousand of people and families from Pinner and the surrounding areas in North West London.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thousands enjoy Pinner fair|url=https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/10450256.thousands-enjoy-pinner-fair/|access-date=26 October 2020|website=Harrow Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=Annual Fair At Pinner|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVAALWZVRNWIEGNKTEKPBOUZUGD5-ANNUAL-FAIR-AT-PINNER/query/Pinner|access-date=26 October 2020|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Pinner Fair was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], but the fair's charter was preserved.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-07 |title=FUN FAIR: Popular fair set to return to Pinner after two-year hiatus |url=https://www.mynewsmag.co.uk/fun-fair-popular-fair-set-to-return-to-pinner-after-two-year-hiatus/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=My Local News}}</ref>. To keep the annual tradition going, a small selection of non-operational rides were put up in 2020, and the Vicar came out to bless the showmen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-28 |title=Pinner Fair 2020 – the final word. |url=https://www.pinnerassociation.co.uk/pinner-fair-2020-the-final-word/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=The Pinner Association |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-22 |title=The Fair Must Go On! |url=https://www.pinnerassociation.co.uk/the-fair-must-go-on/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=The Pinner Association |language=en-GB}}</ref>

* Pinner Donkey Derby and Fete, held between 1925 and 1939 was a Charity event organised by Rev. John Caulfield, parish priest of St. Luke's, Pinner and [[Steve Donoghue]], a leading flat-race jockey. Huge crowds would turn up to see the Derby, as it was also a chance to see celebrities and sporting personalities of the era.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obituary – from the Catholic Herald Archive|url=http://archive-uat.catholicherald.co.uk/article/13th-june-1941/7/obituary|access-date=26 October 2020|website=archive-uat.catholicherald.co.uk|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026132041/http://archive-uat.catholicherald.co.uk/article/13th-june-1941/7/obituary|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=Donkey Derby And Fete At Pinner|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/donkey-derby-and-fete-at-pinner/query/Pinner|access-date=26 October 2020|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=The Donkey Derby|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-donkey-derby/query/Pinner|access-date=26 October 2020|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>

* St. George's Day annual celebrations are organised by the Rotary Club of Pinner and features the "Ye Olde Wheelbarrow Race". A unique event to Pinner, which consists of a team of two taking turns to push their partner around in a wheelbarrow while drinking beer and racing around Pinner.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pinner St George's Day celebration|url=http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=733125&ClubID=827|access-date=26 October 2020|website=Pinner|date = 22 November 2018|language=en}}</ref>