Hull Fair

Hull Fair
Hull Fair, October 2015
GenreFairground, funfair
Location(s)Walton Street, Kingston upon Hull, England
Years active744–745 years
Inaugurated1279 (1279) (Royal Charter)
Most recent6 October 2023 (2023-10-06) – 14 October 2023 (2023-10-14)
Next event2024
Attendance800,000 (in 2019)[1]
CapacityUnlimited (at police discretion)
Organised byHull City Council
Websitehull.gov.uk/arts-and-leisure/leisure/hull-fair

Hull Fair is Europe's largest travelling funfair,[2] which goes to Kingston upon Hull, England for one week from 5 pm on Friday[3] to 11 pm of the Saturday eight days later, encompassing 11 October each year. The fair is open every day between these days except Sunday. Unlike small local fairs, Hull Fair attracts rides, attractions, and travellers from a wide variety of different regions from around the country.

  1. ^ Hull Fair 2021: Show must go on after Covid-hit year, say showmen. BBC News. 8 October 2021. 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Hull Fair fun for all what's it all about? – What People are Saying". The Hull Fair Project. University of Sheffield. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Hull Fair Website". Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)