Abingdon Bun Throwing for the Coronation of King Charles III

Details of the bun throwing to mark the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.

The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

To mark the royal occasion my home town of Abingdon-on-Thames will be holding a bun throwing event in the Market Place at 4pm on Sunday 7th May.

The last bun throwing event was held to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Sunday 5th June 2022. 5,000 currant buns were thrown to the crowd in the Market Place and High Street below as part of the tradition that dates back to 1761.

Platinum Jubilee Bun Throwing in Abingdon, 2022

The bun throw for the Coronation of King Charles III will be the 37th Bun Throwing in Abingdon since 1761. The town holds the event to mark, mostly, special royal occasions.

Currant buns from the bun throwing that celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012. A total of 6,000 buns were thrown on that occasion

It'll be the 17th bun throwing held in my lifetime.

Abingdon Bun Throwing events - 1761-2022:

1761 Coronation of King George III

1810 Golden Jubilee of King George III

1821 Coronation of King George IV

1831 Coronation of King William IV

1837 Coronation of Queen Victoria

1856 Declaration of Peace at the end of the Crimean War

1863 Marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra

1887 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

1897 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

1902 Coronation of King Edward VII

1911 Coronation of King George V

1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V

1937 Coronation of King George VI

1946 VE Day

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

1956 Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Abingdon

1966 Abingdon International Week

1974 End of the Borough of Abingdon

1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

1980 The Queen Mother’s 80th Birthday

1981 Marriage of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer

1986 Marriage of the Duke of York to Sarah Ferguson

1987 40th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II

1990 The Queen Mother’s 90th Birthday

1995 50th Anniversary of VE Day

1997 50th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II

2000 Millennium

2000 The Queen Mother’s 100th Birthday

2002 Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

2006 450th Anniversary of Abingdon Charter/Queen Elizabeth II’s Official Birthday

2006 450th Anniversary of Abingdon Charter/Visit by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal

2011 Marriage of Prince William to Catherine Middleton

2012 The Queen's Diamond Jubilee

2016 The Queen's 90th Birthday

2018 100 year anniversary of the Armistice

2022 The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Abingdon County Hall Museum kindly provided details of the Recorded Bun Throwings to 1997.

There have also been three unofficial Bun Throwing events in the town:

2012 World Bun Throwing Championships to find the town's best bun thrower

2014 Bun Throwing at Abingdon Fire Station to celebrate its 50th anniversary

2016 World Bun Throwing Championships to find the town's best bun thrower