We’re bringing good old-fashioned family fun to your doorstep with our 2020 vintage funfair tour.
Bring the family along to experience unique vintage fairground rides dating from the 1890s to the 1960s and they can enjoy classic side-stall games like Hook-a-Duck too. Don’t forget to bring your camera – our beautiful fair has been featured in Oscar-winning The Theory of Everything, Paddington 2, Call the Midwife, the Netflix series Fairground Attractions and various other pop music videos and shows. It’s a perfect opportunity to make memories and get some timeless family photos of everyone having fun.
What’s new for 2020?
40th Anniversary
This year is a special year for us – we will be celebrating our 40th funfair at Pinkneys Green in Maidenhead. Our Pinkneys Green event coincides with the Friday bank holiday on May 8th for VE day.
We will be marking this double anniversary with our biggest event ever- not only will you be able to see the fair powered by the finest working steam engines in the UK, but across the three-day weekend we’ll be celebrating all things 40s and vintage with free fireworks, retro themed fancy dress and some extra vintage themed live bands and entertainment. There will also be our traditional vintage road run and we are hoping to be joined by some extra special guests. You can read more here.
Signwriting Festival Returns
Last year we launched our first ever signwriting festival alongside the fair at West Wycombe to help showcase the traditional skills of signwriting that we use to decorate the fair. Come and see for yourself on the 11th and 12th of July and grab yourself a unique piece of hand-painted art in our charity art auction on Sunday 12th at 3pm. You can see what we got up to at last year’ signwriting festival here.
New location confirmed in Clevedon
The summer holidays may seem like a long way off but we are excited to bring the fun of the fair to Salthouse Fields in Clevedon for the August Bank Holiday weekend on the 29th-31st of August.
Vintage vehicle road runs and guided history tours
Back by popular demand are our vintage vehicle road runs and guided art and heritage tours of the fair. Check out your local event page below to see what’s on in your area.
2020 TOUR DATES FOR CARTERS STEAM FAIR:
Here are our 2020 tour dates- click through to each event to find out what’s happening and when. Don’t forget to make the most of our advance online deals on ride tokens – book by midnight the day before you visit for the best value deals.
Please note that some of these events may not go ahead because of the government’s guidelines on coronavirus. We are jeeping all of our updates in one place on the blog which you can read here.
April
10-19th April: Prospect Park, Reading, RG30 2ND – Updated 17/3/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
25/26 April: Woodford Park, Woodley Memorial Ground, RG5 4JB – Updated 23/3/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
May
2/3 May: Hersham Green, Hersham, KT12 4HL – Updated 06/4/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
8/9/10 May: Pinkneys Green, SL6 5DS – Updated 06/4/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
16/17 May: Westway Common, Caterham, CR3 5TR – Updated 30/4/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
23-31 May: Promenade Park, Maldon, CM9 5JQ – Updated 30/4/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
June
5/6/7 June: Promenade Park, Maldon, CM9 5JQ – Updated 30/4/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
12/13/14 June: Promenade Park, Maldon, CM9 5JQ – Updated 30/4/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
19/20/21 June: Clissold Park Stoke Newington, London, N16 9JH – Updated 15/6/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
26/27/28 June: Peckham Rye Common, Peckham, London SE15 3UA – Updated 19/6/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
July
3/4/5 July: Priory Park, Hornsey, London N8 7RD – Updated 19/5/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
11/12 July: Pedestal Field, West Wycombe, HP12 4AH – Updated 04/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
17/18/19 July: Boxmoor Common, Hemel Hempstead , HP1 1NP – Updated 04/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
29 July – 2 Aug: Beacon Park, Lichfield, WS13 6QZ – Updated 04/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
August
8-23 Aug: Victoria Park, Bath, BA1 2NQ – Updated 04/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
29/30/31 Aug: Salthouse Fields Clevedon, BS21 7TU – Updated 07/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
September
5/6 Sep: War Memorial Park, Basingstoke, RG21 4AH – Updated 04/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
12/13 Sep: Croxley Green, WD3 3HN – Updated 17/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
19/20 Sep: Wheatsheaf Common, Woking, GU21 4AL – Updated 04/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
26/27 Sep: Englefield Green, TW20 OYX – Updated 17/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
October
3/4 Oct: Holyport Green, SL6 2JL – Updated 07/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
10/11 Oct: Prospect Park, Reading, RG30 2ND – Updated 06/7/2020- this event has been cancelled inline with government guidelines.
My town isn’t listed, when will Carters Steam Fair visit near me?
We’re always asked if we can visit particular towns (hello friends of Carters up north!), but the truth of the matter is that our vintage vehicles are just not designed to travel huge distances at great speeds. If we were to head for Scotland it might take us a week or two to get there!
If you’re not sure which event is closest to you then our handy ‘find a fair’ map on our visit page allows you to search by postcode or location.
