THE 788TH
SHEEP FAIR
2-4TH OCT 2026
THE OLDEST SHEEP FAIR IN THE WORLD
2-4TH OCT 2026
Schedule
Fri 2nd Oct
12:00 – 23:00
Beer Festival Opens
Where: The Fighting Cocks
17:00
Meg Bryson
Where: The Fighting Cocks
18:00 – 22:00
Dorman’s Fun Fair
Where: Playground, The Green
20:00
DJ
Where: The Fighting Cocks
Sat 3rd Oct
All Day
Tractor Display
Where: Grass outside Tanners field
All Day
Raffle
All Day
Art / Photo Comp / Exhibition
Where: Willoughby Gallery
All Day
Sheep Head Treasure Hunt
Where: Village
09:30 – 16:00
Food / Beverage Stalls
Where: Tanners Field
10:00 – Close
Bar
Where: Gazebo Tanners Field
10:00
Sheep Auction
Where: Tanners Field
10:30 – 14:30
Face Painting – Alice Hill
Where: Tanners Field
10:00 – 12:00
Flour Power and Produce (Entries)
Where: Tanners Field
11:30 – 12:30
Tug Of War Heats (Bailey Drew)
Where: Tanners Corner
12:00 – Close
Fun Fair
Where: Playground
12:30
Flour Power and Produce (Judging)
Where: Tanners Field
12:30 – 14:30
Shaugrauns
Where: Tanners Field
13:30
Art / Photo Comp Winners Announcements
Where: Tanners Field
14:00 – 14:30
Tug Of War (Semi and Final)
Where: Tanners Corner
16:00
The Stray Pigeons (Band)
Where: Fighting Cocks
20:00
Band from County Hell
Where: Fighting Cocks
Sun 4th Oct
All Day
Raffle
09:00 – Close
Classic Cars / Bikes
Where: The Green
10:00 – 10:05
Chairs Opening Address
Where: Main Stage
10:00 – 10:30
Primary School Choir Performance
Where: Main Stage
10:00 – 11:00
Dog Show Registration
Where: Glen Field
10:00 – 16:00
Food / Beverage / Craft Stalls
Where: Station Road / Church Street
10:30 – 11:00
Morris Dancers
Where: Village Square
11:00 – Close
Fun Fair
Where: Playground
11:00 – 11:30
Dance Academy
Where: Main Stage
11:00 – 15:00
Dog Scurry
Where: Glen Field
11:30 – 15:00
Face Painting – Alice Hill
Where: Village Square
11:30 – 12:00
Lili Redman
Where: Main Stage
12:00 – 12:30
Line Dancing
Where: Village Square
12:00 – 12:40
Dog Show Classes (Registration at 10:00-11:00)
Where: Glen Field
12:30 – 13:00
Dance Academy
Where: Main Stage
13:00 – 13:30
Lili Redman
Where: Main Stage
13:30 – 14:00
Dog Show Results and Presentations of prizes
Where: Main Stage
14:00 – 14:15
Morris Dancers
Where: Village Square
14:15 – 15:00
Shaugrauns
Where: Main Stage
15:15 – 15:45
Food Challenge
Where: Main Stage
16:00
23 Reasons
Where: Fighting Cocks
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HIGHLIGHTS
2026
RAFFLE
Tickets available on the day. To be drawn on Monday 5th October at the Fighting Cocks @7pm
- £200 Cash donated by The Cocks
- £100 cash donated by Swinstead Garage
- £50 Wine Hamper donated by Swinstead Garage
- £25 Amazon voucher donated as above
- £25 M and S voucher donated as above
- £60 Meal voucher The Griffin Inn Irnham meal voucher
- Belton Estate Complimentary Voucher – 2 adults and 3 children
- Kinema in the Woods x2 tickets, Woodhall Spa
- Grimsthorpe Family day ticket
- Eason Walled Gardens complimentary ticket for 2
- Cube of Logs plus delivery within 10 miles – Ian Heart
- Voucher from Hatties Corby Glen
- Batemans Tour
- Voucher from The Woodhouse Corby Glen
- Voucher from The Cholmeley Arms
- Plus individual hampers of stall holder goodies
Our VILLAGE
Between Stamford and Grantham.
5 minutes off the A1 on the A151 East of Colsterworth.
Sophie C.
“There’s live music and a beer festival combined with tradition, entertainment and much more over the whole weekend “
Hayley S.
“There will be tons of stalls, great food offerings, and the main stage event list is bursting at the seams! “
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