Editing Lincolnshire (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Steep Hill.jpg|thumb|right|A view up 'Steep Hill' towards the historic quarter of Bailgate in Lincoln]]
[[File:Mobile Library (geograph 3691202).jpg|thumb|right|Lincolnshire mobile library at [[Pode Hole]]. [[Lincolnshire County Council]] operate five routes, covering small villages in this large, sparse, county. Each location is visited once a month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mobile Libraries |url=http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/residents/discover-libraries/mobile-libraries/ |publisher=Lincolnshire County Council |access-date=22 November 2013 |quote=Wherever you live in Lincolnshire, whether in the countryside of the Wolds or Fens, the Coastal area or even on the edge of a town, a Mobile Library will stop nearby. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111075443/https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/residents/discover-libraries/mobile-libraries |archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref>]]
Lincolnshire has a [[rural area|rustic]] culture. Due to the large distances between the towns, many villages have remained very self-contained, with many still having shops, pubs, local halls and local chapels and churches, offering a variety of social activities for residents. Fishing (in the extensive river and drainage system in the fens) and shooting are popular activities. A lot of the culture in Lincoln itself is based upon its history. [[Lincoln Museum, Lincolnshire|Lincoln Museum]] is an archaeological museum and art gallery in Lincoln. Lincoln Cathedral also plays a large part in Lincoln's culture, hosting many events throughout the year, from concert recitals to indoor food markets.

A Lincolnshire tradition was that front doors were used for only three things: a new baby, a bride, and a coffin.<ref name="Sayings and Traditions">{{cite web |url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~englin/sayings.htm |title=Lincolnshire Sayings and Traditions |website=Rootsweb.ancestry.com |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520070732/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~englin/sayings.htm |archive-date=20 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Urban areas===
[[File:Grimsby Town Centre and Station, aerial 2018 - geograph.org.uk - 5916692.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Grimsby aerial view]]
[[File:Lincoln Christmas Market and historic centre, aerial 2017 - geograph.org.uk - 5623489.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Lincoln city aerial view]]
[[File:Scunthorpe Steel Works, aerial 2019 (3) - geograph.org.uk - 6201414.jpg|thumb|Scunthorpe [[Scunthorpe Steel Works|Steel Works]] aerial]]
While Lincolnshire maintains a rural setting, certain parts of the county form [[urban areas]] around its larger settlements or growing centres. Such as, [[Grimsby]]-[[Cleethorpes]] form the largest urban area in the county with a population of 137,021.<ref name="citypopulation.de">{{cite web |title=United Kingdom: Countries and Major Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/ua/?cityid=7175 |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> The second largest urban area is [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] which incorporates the town of [[North Hykeham]] and villages of [[Bracebridge Heath]] and [[Waddington, Lincolnshire|Waddington]]. The population of the urban area was recorded at 129,305.<ref name="citypopulation.de"/> Other urban areas include [[Scunthorpe]] which includes the town of [[Bottesford, Lincolnshire|Bottesford]] and had a population of 81,286.<ref name="citypopulation.de"/> Other urban areas include: [[Grantham]] (46,778)<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl">{{cite web |title=United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/?cityid=16563 |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> [[Boston, Lincolnshire|Boston]] (45,339),<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl"/> [[Spalding, Lincolnshire|Spalding]] (35,064),<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl"/> [[Skegness]] (26,065)<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl"/> and [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]] (22,913).<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl"/>

===People===
{{See also|List of people from Lincolnshire}}
Those born in Lincolnshire are sometimes given the nickname of [[Yellowbelly (Lincolnshire)|Yellowbellies]] (often spelt "Yeller Bellies", to reflect the pronunciation of the phrase by the typical Lincolnshire farmer). The origin of this term is debated but is most commonly believed to derive from the uniform of the [[10th Regiment of Foot]] (later the [[Lincolnshire Regiment]]) which featured yellow facings. For this reason, the [[coat of arms]] of Lincolnshire County Council is supported by two officers of the regiment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/lincs.html |title=Civic Heraldry visited 22 December 2006 |website=Civicheraldry.co.uk |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523205748/http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/lincs.html |archive-date=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Local dialect===
In common with most other [[English English#Northern England|Northern]] and [[English English#Midlands|Midlands dialects]] in England, "flat" ''a'' is preferred, i.e. {{IPAc-en|b|æ|θ}} over {{IPAc-en|b|ɑː|θ}}, and also traditionally in words like 'water', pronounced {{IPA|/ˈwætər/}} ''watter'' (though such a pronunciation is rarely heard nowadays). Similarly, {{IPA|/ʌ/}} is usually replaced by {{IPA|/ʊ/}}. Features rather more confined to Lincolnshire include:
*Elaboration of [[Received Pronunciation]] English {{IPA|/eɪ/}} or {{IPA|/iː/}} into a complex [[triphthong]] approximating, and often [[Transcription (linguistics)|transcribed]] ''-air-'' or ''-yair-''. For example: 'mate' {{IPA|[m(j)ɛːət]}}; 'beast' {{IPA|[b(j)ɛːəst]}}; ''tates'' (potatoes) {{IPA|[t(j)ɛːəts]}}.
*An equivalent elaboration of standard English {{IPA|/oʊ/}} – commonly {{IPA|[oː]}} in [[Northern England]] – into ''-ooa-''. For example, 'boat' {{IPA|[bʊːət]}}.
*Insertion of an extra [[schwa]] into the standard English [[diphthong]] {{IPA|/aʊ/}}.
*[[Vocabulary]]: 'duck' as a term of endearment or informal address, 'mardy' meaning upset or angry, ''mowt'' (pronounced like 'mout') for 'might', ''while'' as a substitute for standard English 'until', ''frit'' meaning frightened, ''grufty'' meaning dirty or disgusting, and the inimitable [[salutation (greeting)|salutation]] ''now then!?'' (hello), sometimes written ''nairn'' to reflect pronunciation.
*In the north-east of the county, around Grimsby and Immingham, the [[Phonological history of English vowels|nurse-square merger]] can be heard, as is also the case along the east coast of Yorkshire and also in Liverpool. Words that take {{IPA|/ɜː/}} in RP take {{IPA|/ɛː/}} in these areas.

Lincolnshire has its own dialect "champion", a farmer from the village of [[Minting]] called Farmer Wink (real name Robert Carlton), who has produced videos about rural life, narrated in his broad Lincolnshire accent. A resident of [[Woodhall Spa]] has published a dictionary of words once prevalent in parts of the county.<ref>[http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156130&command=displayContent&sourceNode=156603&home=yes&contentPK=15658693 thisislincolnshire.co.uk] {{dead link |date=June 2016 |bot=medic}}{{cbignore |bot=medic}}</ref>

===Music===
"[[The Lincolnshire Poacher]]", a folksong, is the country's best-known melody and almost its unofficial anthem. It describes the delights of nocturnal poaching. It was the regimental quick march of the [[10th Regiment of Foot]] and its successors the [[Royal Lincolnshire Regiment]] and the 2nd Battalion [[Royal Anglian Regiment]],<ref name="thelincolnshireregiment">{{cite web |url=http://www.thelincolnshireregiment.org/music.shtml |title=The Royal Anglian and Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Association |publisher=thelincolnshireregiment.org |access-date=11 December 2014 |archive-date=7 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307215453/http://www.thelincolnshireregiment.org/music.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> who are known as "the Poachers".<ref name="armynavyairforce">{{cite web |url=http://www.armynavyairforce.co.uk/lincolnshire_regiment.htm |title=Lincolnshire Regiment |publisher=armynavyairforce.co.uk |access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>

Lincolnshire was historically associated with the [[Lincolnshire bagpipes]], instruments derided as coarse and unpleasant in contemporary literature, but noted as very popular in the county. The last player, [[John Hunsley]] of Middle Manton,<ref>[[Peter Blannin Gibbons Binnall|Binnall, P.B.G.]], "A Man of Might" in FOLKLORE Vol.52, p.73, 1941</ref> died in 1851,<ref>Binnall, P.B.G. "A Man of Might", in FOLKLORE Vol.52, p.74, 1941</ref> and since then the instrument has been extinct.

The Australian composer [[Percy Grainger]] made what are thought to be the first recordings of British Folksongs between 1906 and 1908 in Lincolnshire using a wax [[Phonograph Cylinder]]. These are now housed in the [[British Library]].<ref>"Percy Grainger ethnographic wax cylinders - World and traditional music | British Library - Sounds". sounds.bl.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.</ref><ref>Yates, Michael. Percy Grainger and the Impact of the Phonograph, Folk Music Journal Vol. 4, No. 3 (1982), pp. 265-275</ref> They included songs sung by [[Joseph Taylor (folk singer)|Joseph Taylor]] of Saxby-All-Saints who became the first folk singer to be commercially recorded and whose rendition of [[Brigg Fair]] inspired classical works by Grainger and [[Frederick Delius]]. In 1937, Grainger wrote his ''[[Lincolnshire Posy]]'' for wind band. The piece is a compilation of folk songs ("bunch of wildflowers") collected by the composer in and around the county of Lincolnshire.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bird |first=John |title=Percy Grainger |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1999 |isbn=0-19-816652-4 |page=127}}</ref> [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] was a frequent guest at [[Gunby Hall]]. The manuscript of his collected folksong "Daffodils" is in their collection.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/3098577 | title=To daffodils / R. Vaughan-Williams 3098577 }}</ref>

Several composers have lived and worked in the county. [[William Byrd]] was organist and master of the choristers at [[Lincoln Cathedral]] from 1563 to 1572. [[John Taverner]] was listed as a lay clerk at [[Tattershall]] Collegiate Church in 1525 and also sang at [[St Botolph's Church, Boston]] under whose famous "stump" he is presumed to be buried.<ref>
Tudor Church Music, ed. Buck, P. C., Fellowes, E. H., Ramsbotham, A., Terry, R. R. and Warner, S. T., 10 vols. Oxford University Press, 1923–1929 I: John Taverner, c. 1495–1545</ref> [[Thomas Linley the younger|Thomas Linley]], composer, a friend of [[Mozart]], drowned in the lake at [[Grimsthorpe Castle]] near Bourne in 1778.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gsey.org.uk/anniversary/376/the-drowning-of-thomas-linley-the-younger |title=The drowning of Thomas Linley the Younger: Georgian Society for East Yorkshire |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818100017/http://www.gsey.org.uk/anniversary/376/the-drowning-of-thomas-linley-the-younger |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Nicholas Maw]] was born in [[Grantham]] and [[Peter Seabourne]] lives in [[East Kirkby]].

===Food===
[[File:Lincolnshire sausages and onions.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Lincolnshire sausages]]]]
Lincolnshire has a number of local dishes:
*[[Stuffed chine]] – this is salted neck-chine of a pig taken from between the shoulder blades, salted for up to ten months and stuffed with [[parsley]] (other ingredients are normally kept secret), and served cold.<ref name="Ports1937">{{cite news |title=Lincolnshire's Dishes |work=Portsmouth Evening News |date=5 November 1937 |access-date=15 February 2015 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000290/19371105/153/0010 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[Haslet]] – a type of pork loaf, also flavoured with sage (pronounced HAYSS-let or AYSS-let in Lincolnshire but HAZ-let in many other parts of the country).<ref name="Ports1937"/>
*[[Lincolnshire sausage]]s – most butchers in Lincolnshire have their own secret recipe for these and a competition is held each year to judge the best sausages in the county. Traditional Lincolnshire sausages are made entirely from minced pork, stale bread crumb ([[rusk]] is used nowadays) pepper, sage and salt. The skins should be natural casings which are made from the intestines of either sheep or pig.
*[[Pork pie]]s – the same pork butchers will take a pride in their unique recipe for pork pies.
*[[Giblets|Giblet]] pie.<ref name="Ports1937"/>
*[[Lamb and mutton|Mutton]] stuffed with [[oyster]]s.<ref name="Ports1937"/>
*Plum bread – as with [[Christmas pudding|plum pudding]], plum refers to [[dried fruit]], namely currants, raisins and sultanas, sometimes soaked in tea.
*Grantham Gingerbread – a hard white ginger biscuit.
*[[Lincolnshire Poacher cheese]] – a cheddar-style cheese produced in [[Alford, Lincolnshire|Alford]]. Lincolnshire Poacher has won numerous awards over the years including Supreme Champion at the 1996/7 British Cheese Awards and Best British Cheese at the World Cheese awards in 2001/2. 
*[[Batemans Brewery|Batemans]] ales – a beer brewed in [[Wainfleet, Lincolnshire|Wainfleet]] and served in many pubs in the county and further afield.
*There are several small breweries.
*Grimsby is renowned for its fishing industry, and historically ''Grimsby Fish'' has carried a premium price. Since the decline of the fishing industry following entry to the European Economic Community in the 1970s this is no longer the case, with the majority of fish sold at the town's fish market being brought overland from other ports. However, ''Grimsby Fish'' is still a recognised ''product'', one associated with a particular area that specialises in and has expertise in a particular trade (cf ''Sheffield steel''). In 2009 [[Traditional Grimsby smoked fish|smoked fish]] from the town was granted [[Protected Geographical Indication]] by the [[European Union]], reflecting the unique smoking methods used by certain local fish companies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article6919386.ece |location=London |work=The Times |title=Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish is granted European PGI status |first=Valerie |last=Elliott |date=17 November 2009 | access-date=16 July 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629142147/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article6919386.ece | archive-date=29 June 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
Craft chocolatiers can be found throughout<ref>{{cite web |title=Chocolatier in Louth |url=http://www.thelittlechocolatier.co.uk/ |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727114610/http://www.thelittlechocolatier.co.uk/ |archive-date=27 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bingham |first=Caroline |title=Chocolatier in Willingham |url=http://www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk/posts/view/chocolate-the-special-edition-super-food |access-date=7 July 2013 |newspaper=Lincolnshire Life |date=November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226201303/http://www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk/posts/view/chocolate-the-special-edition-super-food |archive-date=26 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chocolatier in Skegness |url=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g190733-d2691012-Reviews-Hames_Chocolate_Cafe-Skegness_Lincolnshire_England.html |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910091702/http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g190733-d2691012-Reviews-Hames_Chocolate_Cafe-Skegness_Lincolnshire_England.html |archive-date=10 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the county, such as Hansens<ref>{{cite web |title=Hansen's chocolate house |url=http://www.mrchocolate.co.uk/ |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818064705/http://www.mrchocolate.co.uk/ |archive-date=18 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> in Folkingham.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hansen's Chocolate House, Folkingham, Lincolnshire |url=http://www.explorelincolnshire.co.uk/things-to-do/hansens-chocolate-house-folkingham-35727.html |work=Explore Lincolnshire |access-date=7 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125052055/http://www.explorelincolnshire.co.uk/things-to-do/hansens-chocolate-house-folkingham-35727.html |archive-date=25 January 2014}}</ref> In 2013 Redstar Chocolate's "Duffy's Venezuela Ocumare Milk" won a gold medal as best bean-to-bar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Milk Chocolate Bean-To-Bar |url=http://www.academyofchocolate.org.uk/awards-2013/ |work=2013 awards |publisher=Academy of Chocolate |access-date=7 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704142454/http://www.academyofchocolate.org.uk/awards-2013/ |archive-date= 4 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Holly |title=Best of British |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/best-of-british-the-best-hotel-campsite-cheese-zoo-beach-beer-and-dozens-more-8690942.html |access-date=7 July 2013 |newspaper=The Independent |date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708012009/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/best-of-british-the-best-hotel-campsite-cheese-zoo-beach-beer-and-dozens-more-8690942.html |archive-date=8 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The factory is in Cleethorpes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Star Chocolate |url=http://www.duffyschocolate.co.uk/ |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626223346/http://www.duffyschocolate.co.uk/ |archive-date=26 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Annual events===
Every year the [[Lincolnshire Agricultural Society]], founded in 1869, stages the [[Lincolnshire Agricultural Show]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk |title=Lincolnshire Events Centre |publisher=[[Lincolnshire Showground]] |access-date=29 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224185705/http://www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk/ |archive-date=24 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is held on the Wednesday and Thursday of the last whole week of June at its showground at [[Grange de Lings]], a few miles north of Lincoln on the [[A15 road (Great Britain)|A15]]. The show was first held here in 1958. First held around the year 1884, it is one of the largest agricultural shows in the country, and is attended by around 100,000 people over its two days. The showground is in regular use throughout the year for a wide range of other events and functions.

Smaller local agricultural shows, such as the [[Heckington]] Show<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heckingtonshow.org.uk/ |title=The Largest Village Show in England |website=Heckingtonshow.org.uk |access-date=29 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505075047/http://www.heckingtonshow.org.uk/ |archive-date=5 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> can still be found. [[Corby Glen]] sheep fair<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corbyglen.com/sheepfair/gallery.html |title=Corby Glen Sheep Fair Gallery |website=Corbyglen.com |access-date=29 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721220039/http://www.corbyglen.com/sheepfair/gallery.html |archive-date=21 July 2010}}</ref> has been held since 1238.

[[File:Red Arrows 03.jpg|thumb|The [[Red Arrows]], based at [[RAF Waddington]] near Lincoln<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/ |title=RAF Red Arrows – Home |website=Raf.mod.uk |date=11 January 2010 |access-date=29 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516150530/http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/ |archive-date=16 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> are a popular attraction at the Waddington Air Show.]]
<!--This section needs updating, as neither airfield have had air shows in a number of years-->Each year [[RAF Waddington]] is the home to the RAF International Waddington Air Show. The two-day event attracts around 150,000 people and usually takes place during the first weekend of July. Since its inception over 35 countries have participated, with aircraft from around the globe attending the Lincolnshire Base. Beginning 2017, the event will be held at nearby RAF Scampton.

On the Monday before Easter, an unusual auction takes place in [[Bourne, Lincolnshire|Bourne]] to let the grazing rights of the Whitebread Meadow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/wbmeadow.htm |title=The White Bread Meadow |website=Homepages.which.net |access-date=29 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715175645/http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/wbmeadow.htm |archive-date=15 July 2010}}</ref> Bidding takes place while two boys race toward the Queen's Bridge in Eastgate, the end of which dash is equivalent to the falling of the gavel. The whole affair dates back to the 1742 will of William Clay.

The [[Haxey Hood]] village competition takes place every January, as it has for over 700 years.

Stamford's Mid-Lent fair sees showmen converge on the town the week after [[Mothering Sunday]], with rides and sideshows filling Broad Street, the Sheepmarket and the Meadows for a week. Stalls selling Grantham gingerbread and nougat are a traditional feature. The following week sees them in Grantham, on the way north for the Summer. [http://www.rogertuby.co.uk/ Roger Tuby] brings a small funfair to [[Bourne, Lincolnshire|Bourne]] and then to Spalding in Spring and returns in Autumn at the end of the season.

The villages of [[Tetford]] and [[Salmonby]] hold an annual Scarecrow Festival in May every year.

The [[Belchford]] Downhill Challenge which is held every two years: soapbox racers race down the hill at up to 30&nbsp;km/h. The turnout has been up to 1,000.

[[Lincoln Christmas Market]], was a street market held throughout the historic area of the city at the start of December, it was one of the largest [[Christmas market]]s in Europe, attracting over 250,000 people<ref>[http://www.christmasmarkets.com/UK/lincoln-christmas-market.html Crafts at Lincoln Christmas Market] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103035357/http://www.christmasmarkets.com/UK/lincoln-christmas-market.html |date=3 January 2013 }} Retrieved 31 March 2013</ref> over the four-day event. Around the same time, Christmas lights are turned on in Bourne, Sleaford, Skegness, and other towns.

Throughout the summer the [[Stamford Shakespeare Company]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stamfordshakespeare.co.uk/ |title=Stamford Shakespeare Company |website=Stamfordshakespeare.co.uk |access-date=29 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610110155/http://www.stamfordshakespeare.co.uk/ |archive-date=10 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> presents the Bard's plays in the open-air theatre at [[Tolethorpe Hall]], which is actually in [[Rutland]].

The [[Spalding, Lincolnshire|Spalding]] Flower Parade was held in late spring every year between 1959 and 2013. Colourful floats decorated with tulip heads competed for a cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spaldingnet.com/spalding-flower-parade |title=Spalding Flower Parade |website=Spaldingnet.com |access-date=29 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430114102/http://spaldingnet.com/spalding-flower-parade |archive-date=30 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Lost Village Festival is an annual music and arts event held in a secluded woodland near Norton Disney. Founded in 2015, the festival features a diverse program of live music, DJ sets, immersive theatre, comedy, and interactive experiences. [https://www.visitlincolnshire.com/events/lost-village-festival/]

The Asylum Steampunk Festival, frequently referred to simply as the Steampunk Festival in Lincoln, is an annual convention and celebration of steampunk culture held in the historic Cathedral Quarter of Lincoln, England. Established in 2009, it is recognized as one of the largest steampunk gatherings in Europe. The festival usually takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend, drawing enthusiasts from across the globe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Asylum Steampunk Festival, Lincoln |url=https://www.visitlincolnshire.com/events-in-lincolnshire/the-asylum-steampunk-festival/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Visit Lincolnshire |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Sport===
[[File:Lincoln Gold Postbox.jpg|thumb|The gold Victorian-style Penfold post box in Lincoln painted in recognition of Paralympian [[Sophie Wells]] who won the gold medal in the team Equestrian event at the [[2012 Paralympic Games]] in London. It is the only [[2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes|post box painted gold]] in the county.]]
The main sports played in the county are [[Association football|football]], [[cricket]] and [[rugby union]]. Lincolnshire does not have a high sporting profile, mainly due to the lack of facilities and high-profile football teams. Probably the most well-known sporting venues in Lincolnshire are [[Cadwell Park]] near Louth, where a round of the British Motorbike Championship is held on the last Monday of August every year and the racecourse at [[Market Rasen]]

*Two teams from Lincolnshire play in the [[English Football League|Football League]]: [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] play in [[Football League One|League One]] and [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] play in [[Football League Two|League Two]]. In non-league football, [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] play in the [[National League (division)|National League]], [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] play in the [[National League North]], and [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] play in the [[Northern Premier League]]. A meeting between any of these clubs is a [[Lincolnshire derby]]; the most prominent meeting, having happened across [[English football league system|four of the top five tiers of English football]], is Lincoln City vs Grimsby Town.
*In [[cricket]] [[Lincolnshire County Cricket Club|Lincolnshire]] are a minor county and play in the [[Minor Counties Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Play-Sport New Media |url=http://lincscb.play-cricket.com/ |title=Play-Cricket the ECB Cricket Network |website=Lincscb.play-cricket.com |date=13 June 2002 |access-date=29 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715092833/http://lincscb.play-cricket.com/ |archive-date=15 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*In [[field hockey|hockey]] [[Lindum Hockey Club]] play in the north of Lincoln.
*[[Scunthorpe Rugby Club]] are the most notable [[rugby union]] team from Lincolnshire, and will play in the fifth level of the English league system in the 2017–18 season. Other notable teams include Market Rasen and Louth RUFC, Lincoln RFC, and [[Boston RFC (England)|Boston RFC]].
*Lincolnshire is home to one racecourse, at [[Market Rasen Racecourse|Market Rasen]].
*[[Cadwell Park]] is the only motor-racing course in Lincolnshire. There is a speedway track in Scunthorpe, home of the [[Scunthorpe Scorpions]], and stock-car racing at a stadium at Orby, near [[Skegness]].
*Lincolnshire has an [[American Football]] club, the [[Lincolnshire Bombers]], which has existed in its current guise since 2005.
*Lincolnshire is home to the UK [[roller derby]] team, the [[Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls]], which is sponsored by [[Motörhead]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Now sponsored by MOTÖRHEAD! – Lincolnshire Bombers |url=http://lincolnshire-bombers.com/sponsorship_motorhead.htm |publisher=Lincolnshire Bombers' News forum |date=1 April 2009 |access-date=11 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514125011/http://lincolnshire-bombers.com/sponsorship_motorhead.htm |archive-date=14 May 2010}}</ref>
*Lincolnshire is home to Lincolnshire Lions Rugby League who run an Open Age Men's team, playing in the Midlands Merit League since 2022.

===Symbols===
[[File:Lincolnshire flag.svg|thumb|The flag of the historic county of Lincolnshire]]
[[File:The Lincoln Imp - geograph.org.uk - 356041.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Lincoln Imp]] high above the choir on the southern side of Lincoln Cathedral]]
The unofficial anthem of the county is the traditional folk song, "[[Lincolnshire Poacher (folk song)|The Lincolnshire Poacher]]", which dates from around 1776. A version of the song was the theme for [[BBC Radio Lincolnshire]] for many years.

According to a 2002 marketing campaign by the charity [[Plantlife]], the [[County flowers of the United Kingdom|county flower]] of Lincolnshire is the [[common dog-violet]].

In August 2005, [[BBC Radio Lincolnshire]] and ''Lincolnshire Life'' magazine launched a vote for a [[flag of Lincolnshire]] to represent the county. Six competing designs were voted upon by locals and the winning submission was unveiled in October 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=New county flag design unveiled |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/4371070.stm |work=BBC News |date=24 October 2005 |access-date = 15 February 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025120037/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/4371070.stm |archive-date = 25 October 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flaginstitute.org/index.php?location=10&flagtype=county&flagid=112 |title=Lincolnshire flag at the self-appointed flag registry |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712191934/http://www.flaginstitute.org/index.php?location=10&flagtype=county&flagid=112 |archive-date=12 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lincoln has its own flag – St George's flag with a Fleur-de-Lys.

The [[Lincoln Imp]] has symbolised cathedral, city and county for many years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Santos |first=Cory |title=Tracking the mysterious origins of the Lincoln Imp |url=http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/04/the-mysterious-origins-of-the-lincoln-imp/ |publisher=The Lincolnite |access-date=7 July 2013 |date=19 April 2013 |quote=the imp has come to represent Lincoln as its mischievous mascot. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524145026/http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/04/the-mysterious-origins-of-the-lincoln-imp/ |archive-date=24 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Phil |title=A History of the Lincoln Imp |url=http://lincolncathedral.com/2011/12/a-history-of-the-lincoln-imp/ |access-date=7 July 2013 |publisher=Lincoln Cathedral |date=16 December 2011 |quote=Lincoln's imp is a well known emblem of the Cathedral and the city, to the extent it has been adopted as the symbol of Lincoln |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528004554/http://lincolncathedral.com/2011/12/a-history-of-the-lincoln-imp/ |archive-date=28 May 2012}}</ref> In 2006 it was replaced as the brand of Lincolnshire County Council by the stylised version seen on the header here [http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/] which has lost even the unique pose of the carving.