Category: Funfairs

Recognised as one of the largest events of its kind in the country, Ilkeston Fair also had two fairground model shows again in 2024. Such shows have become more frequent in recent years and the standard of exhibits appears to rise with time and the …

After last year’s success, Burnley Easter Fair lessee Billy Hill organises another evening of free rides for disadvantaged children in the town. For a fourth year, Billy Hill brought together a fine collection of attractions for an Easter fair in Burnley, which once again took …

Kirkcaldy, on the estuary of the Firth of Forth, is known as the Lang Toun and during April all eyes turn to the Esplanade as the fairground rolls into town. From the middle of the week prior to the fair the Showmen start to park …

Over a dozen main attractions at Pat Collins Funfairs’ Easter presentation on Hearsall Common, including one making its first appearance. The newcomer, Dale Wesseldine’s Muzik Express, is in only its second full season with its Notts & Derby Section owner. Bought just after the Covid …

For his first fair of the new season Jimmy Dean pulled onto the City Road car park in his home town of March in Cambridgeshire, within walking distance of the yard. March Spring Fair opened for seven days over two weekends, from Thursday 20 to …

Internationally acclaimed Illusionist, circus skills performer and Showman Andrew Van Buren has been recognised by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Andrew Van Buren received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Keele University sponsored Borough Heroes Awards Ceremony, in recognition of his lifetime …

With two new major rides and two fresh family rides, there was some much welcome change at this year’s Daisy Nook Easter Fair from Silcock’s. The line-up at this famous Easter Bank Holiday fixture has been pretty static for more than a decade. But, thanks …

Following the success of its first running in 2023, the Oxford St Giles Model Show took place on 8 September 2024, coinciding with the first day of the fair. The show was held under the auspices of Simon Brazil and Martin Cooper at St Giles …

A favourable relocation and good weather combine to produce an attractive and popular fair for this charming Cambridgeshire market town. Following much hard work and negotiation between the local council and the Showmen’s Guild, the larger section of this year’s Wisbech Mart was relocated to …

Milder, dry weather brings out decent numbers for M&B Attractions’ fair at Kinsley Super Value Fun Fair. M&B Attractions were back in the Wakefield district recently, returning to the car parks opposite the Kinsley Greyhound Stadium with their Super Value Fun Fair. The fair opened …