Events

If you're gadding about North Yorkshire and environs, you might just come across a craft fair or other event at which we've got a stall. If so, do come and say hello - whether you want to stock up on bath melts or just want to see who on earth exactly made your soap.

Each entry should tell you where we're going to be and when, along with links to an online map service showing you where the venue is and how you can get there (after all, we don't want you getting lost).

Where we know that an event has an entry fee, we've tried to give details - but please don't assume that because we've not quoted a ticket price that there's definitely no charge for entry.

Last updated: March 18, 2008

2008

March 20 - 22, Thursday - Saturday
St. Sampson's Square, York
York Easter Event, organised by Made In Yorkshire
Marquee open 10.00 - 17.00
It's our first big event of the year, so celebrate Easter in York: loads to see and do in addition to visiting the Made In Yorkshire tent, which is right in the middle of the historic and commercial centre. Use the Park and Rides and avoid the hassle of parking.
Directions

April 12, Saturday
Wetherby Town Hall, West Yorkshire.
Fair open 10.00 - 16.30. Free entry.
Directions

May 3 - 5, Saturday - Monday
Dales Festival of Food and Drink
Leyburn, North Yorkshire. Fair open 10.00 - 16.00
Tickets: Adults £6 (3-Day pass £9) Unaccompanited U16s £3 (free if with adults)
Free Parking
This is great fun and now a major event in the Dales calendar. A huge showcase for the hugely talented food and drink producers all across the Yorkshire Dales, including cheese, cakes, beers and wine, pickles, meat, bread ... oh, and fabulous soap and beauty products (we get in under locally made sundries). It's a fabulous event: just make sure you bring plenty of bags and your appetite. And get there early, the car parks fill up quickly.
Directions
Dales Festival of Food and Drink Website

May 30 - June 1, Friday - Sunday
St. Sampson's Square, York
Late-Spring York Event, organised by Made In Yorkshire
Marquee open 10.00 - 17.00
Spring is a great time to see York before the summer crowds descend. The flowers are out and the weather's usually lovely. Loads to see and do, especially for families, in addition to visiting the Made In Yorkshire tent, which is right in the middle of the historic and commercial centre. A trip on the big wheel at the National Railway Museum will give spectacular view across the city at this time of year. Use the Park and Rides and avoid the hassle of parking.
Directions

June 15, Sunday
South Otterington, nr. Northallerton, North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire County Show
Fair open 10.00 - 16.30.
A really good local show, with plenty of shows and other entertainment. Last year was badly affected by the weather, but the show itself caught a lull in the rain. This year, I'm sure it will be brilliant.
Directions
North Yorkshire County Show Website

June 21, Saturday
Wetherby Town Hall, West Yorkshire.
Fair open 10.00 - 16.30. Free entry.
Directions

July 8 - 10, Tuesday - Thursday
Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate Showground, North Yorkshire.
Fair open 07.30 - 17.00
Tickets, on the gate: £20 adults (£16 conc.) / £9 children
(Family tickets are available. Booking online gives reduced prices; definitely worth it)
We will have a stand inside the Made in Yorkshire tent: if you can find it! This will be our second time at the Great Yorkshire Show, and last time we were blown away by the sheer size of the event. If you're going to be visiting the show any day, do please pay us a visit - even if it's just to say hello.
Directions
Great Yorkshire Show Website

July 20, Sunday
Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire
Aldborough and Boroughbridge Show
Fair open 10.00 - 16.30.
A new show for us, but we used to go to salsa classes in Boroughbridge and at times we seemed to know more people there than we did in Ripon. Should be another great day out and for students of history you have the Roman Villa at Aldbrough and the neolithic Devil's Arrows standing stones within walking distance.
Directions
Aldborough and Boroughbridge Show Website

August 2, Saturday
Wetherby Town Hall, West Yorkshire.
Fair open 10.00 - 16.30. Free entry.
Directions

August 6, Wednesday
Thornton le Dale, North Yorkshire.
Thornton le Dale Show, Made in Yorkshire Tent
Fair open 09.00 - 20.00
Tickets: Adults £6, Under 16s £3, Under 5s Free
Another new event for us, but there always seems to be lots happening in Thornton le Dale so I'm sure that when they want to put on a show they do it really well. Plus, with the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors and Dalby Forest right on hand there's gorgeous countryside all about.
Directions
Thornton le Dale Website

August 23, Saturday
Hawes, North Yorkshire
Wensleydale Show (UNCONFIRMED).

August 24 - 25, Sunday - Monday
Temple Newsam, nr. Leeds, West Yorkshire
Leeds Steam Spectacular
Fair open 10.00 - 17.00
Tickets: Adults £6, Under 16s £3
Quoting from their website: "We have Live Steam Engines, Fairground Organs, (lists updated monthly) Army Displays, Classic Cars & Motorcycles, Vintage Tractors and Static Displays. Browse round our craft tent and trade stands or watch the continuous attractions in the main arena. We also have great entertainment for the kids with a childrens corner, funfair, Quad bikes and a climbing wall." So should be a great day out.
Directions
Leeds Steam Spectacular Website

August 27, Wednesday
Reeth, North Yorkshire
Reeth Show (UNCONFIRMED)

September 3, Wednesday
Muker, North Yorkshire
Muker Show (UNCONFIRMED)

September 12 - 14, Friday - Sunday
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Harrogate Showground, North Yorkshire.
Event open 07.30 - 17.00
Tickets: £12 on the day / £10 in advance / Accompanied U16s Free
We will have a stand inside the Made in Yorkshire tent. The Autumn Flower show is a little less horticultural than the Spring one, so is a chance to do your Christmas shopping early (brownie points and a lot less stress in December). But if gardening's your passion, don't worry, there's still masses and masses to distract you from your main purpose which is, of course, to visit the Oakwood Aromatics stand and say hello.
Directions
Harrogate Flower Shows Website

September 22, Monday
Bewerley Park, nr Pateley Bridge
The Nidderdale Show - fair open all day (see website)
£8 Adults, Children under 12 free, Car Park on Site £5
The Nidderdale Show, held at Bewerley Park, is one of the biggest events of the year in this part of the Yorkshire Dales. We have a stand in the Small Traders' Marquee, so do come and see us if you're visiting the show. Lots of stuff to do for all the family and a great day out if the weather is nice (which - as everywhere - wasn't the case last year). Bouncing back from having last year's event with no livestock, due to national Foot and Mouth restrictions being imposed just 12 days before the show, this year will no doubt be bigger than ever in true Yorkshire defiance: just make sure you bring wellies in case it rains.
Directions
The Nidderdale Show Website

September 27 - 28, Saturday & Sunday
Masham, North Yorkshire.
Masham Sheep Fair, Town Hall
Fair open 10.00 - 16.30.
Just up the road from us. Caught in the middle of last year's foot and mouth outbreak, the Sheep Fair went ahead, but with no sheep. Everyone did their best and had fun, but it's always more fun when the sheep are there. When you get tired of woolly sheep, you can always head over to the Black Sheep Brewery ... or Theakston's - such a lovely place deserves two of the land's finest breweries, doesn't it?
Directions

October 24 - 26, Friday - Sunday
St. Sampson's Square, York
York Autumn Event, organised by Made In Yorkshire
Marquee open 10.00 - 17.00
Use this opportunity to grab your Christmas shopping before the hoards make it almost impossible to stay sane. Use the Park and Rides and avoid the hassle of parking.
Directions

November 13 - 16, Thursday - Sunday (Four days)
Crafts For Christmas
Harrogate Showground, North Yorkshire.
Event open 07.30 - 17.00
Tickets: £8 on the day / £7 in advance / Student £3 / Children Free
2007 was our first time at this event and we were super-impressed (although shattered after four days). It's the perfect place to do all your Christmas shopping, because not only do you get hundreds of stands in one place full of stuff you're unlikely to see on the High Street, but it's at great prices, you can park within a couple of hundred yards, grab a bite to eat and leave in the smug knowledge that Xmas shopping is over for 2008 bar the wrapping. Plus, each tickets gets you two days entry, so you can come back if you missed something, mooch one day and buy the next, or pass your spare ticket on to a friend while enthusing about the lovely Oakwood Aromatics stuff you've bought.
Directions
Crafts for Christmas 2008 Website

November 27 - 30, Thursday - Sunday (Four days)
The Guild Hall, York
Part of York's St Nicholas Fair, organised by Made In Yorkshire
Hall open 10.00 - 17.00
Not the easiest place to find (use our directions if you've never been there before) but it's a really beautiful hall - almost worth coming just for the building - and there'll be a wide range of arts and crafts to tempt you, all made by the people selling them: from bath products (of course) to lovely silk bags, pottery, paintings, photography and clothing. The St Nicholas Fair is a well-publicised city-wide festival so there's masses and masses of stuff to do and see during this long weekend.
Hint: come on Thursday if you don't like crowds!
Directions

December 4 - 7, Thursday - Sunday (Four days)
Lightwater Valley Dickensian Festival, nr Ripon
More Information nearer the time, but an opportunity to see us in fancy dress.
Directions
Lightwater Valley Events Website

December 11 - 14, Thursday - Sunday (Four days)
St Sampson's Square, York
Christmas Shopping in York, organised by Made In Yorkshire
Marquee open 10.00 - 17.00
Christmas Shopping is in full swing by now. Last year, the road alongside was full of food stands selling gorgeous things to eat and drink, plus all the lights and decorations are up making York look even more beautiful. The Park and Ride is an even better idea than usual at this time of year. As always with a Made in Yorkshire marquee, you'll find a wide range of arts and crafts, all made by the people selling them.
Directions

At present, this is our last event of the year (although that might change), so if you miss it just order online and save yourself the hassle of shopping altogether: we'll be mailing right up to the last postal dates for Christmas.