Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair
This beautifully preserved Westmorland market town packs three days with chalet villages, indoor and outdoor markets, a lantern parade, a Ferris wheel in Market Square and live music across multiple stages in one of the Lake District's most complete and least-touristed town centres.
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"The combined agricultural show for the Brough and Kirkby Stephen area showcases the sheep farming traditions of the Cumbrian Dales, with horticulture, vintage machinery, and livestock classes in the dramatic Upper Eden valley."
Brough and Kirkby Stephen Agricultural Show
"The Fellside Royal since 1864, a pure Eden Valley agricultural show in a remote Cumbrian village with sheepdog trials, fell races, quoits, children's fancy dress and the quiet pride of hill farming families on show."
Dufton Agricultural Show
"The 120th year of this tiny, utterly traditional Lakeland show at the foot of Helvellyn, with open sheepdog trials, foxhound and terrier judging and a fell race while the ancient sound of Cumbrian dialect fills the valley."
Patterdale Dog Day
"Since 1852 the Showfield at Grasmere has hosted Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, fell guides racing, hound trailing and tug-of-war on the August Bank Holiday Sunday, and in 2026 entry is completely free."
Grasmere Sports
"Two September days at Crooklands, where Cumbria's livestock and rural skills are given the space they deserve, Herdwick sheep competing in the ring with the Lake District fells as the weather behind them."
Westmorland County Show
"Crabs (crab apples, thrown from a cart) in the morning, greasy pole and hound trailing through the day, and in the evening competitors push their faces through a horse collar to achieve the most grotesque expression possible, since 1267."
Egremont Crab Fair and World Gurning Championships
Villagly Award · Best Gurn in the UK ✦ Weird and Wonderful"Seventy stalls of crafts and local produce take over the scenic centre of this canal-and-cross Cheshire village beside Lymm Cross."
Lymm Makers Market
"Rare breed sheep fill the market square with sheep racing, shearing and Wensleydale crafts."
Masham Sheep Fair
"Alnwick Castle's historic Guest Hall opens for a one-day Christmas fair with handcrafted gifts from local artisans, seasonal food and twinkling lights, all in aid of Newcastle Hospitals Charity's Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Unit."
Alnwick Castle Christmas Fair
"The Market House in England's highest market town fills with local and regional makers selling hand-crafted wood, knitwear, jewellery and ceramics for a special November Christmas show, deep in the winter silence of Wensleydale."
Hawes Christmas Craft Fair
"Black-and-white timbered Tudor streets light up as a festive market lines Churchyardside in this characterful Cheshire market town."
Nantwich Christmas Lights and Festive Market
"Cobbled Yorkshire Dales lanes fill with stalls, brass bands and the scent of mulled wine in this beloved replacement for the old Dickensian festival."
Grassington Christmas Market