The sixteenth Beverley Festival of Christmas takes place on Sunday, 12th December and promises to be the biggest and best ever. All the old favourites will be there for the crowds to enjoy including the Sealed Knot performing a street skirmish from the Civil War at North Bar; a classic car rally; a Victorian Christmas market with more than 100 stalls selling a variety of top quality gifts and foods; a Victorian fairground with rides and attractions for young children; many street entertainments including military , Beverley Pipe Band, and Beverley Brass Band, folk groups, the Alley Cats Skiffle Group, a classical guitarist, Shiznitz a folk group, Bernese mountain dogs, traditional dance groups; and the children’s favourite Santa on his sleigh drawn by live reindeer from the Cairngorms.
Councillor John Bird, who is the festival’s founder and chairman, said: “It is our most exciting and ambitious programme ever and there really is something for all the family to enjoy.
“We started from very humble beginnings and the festival has outgrown all our expectations. East Riding of Yorkshire Council has done all the organisation of the market this year and has been a tremendous help and support since the first festival back in 1995.”
The festival opens at 10am and closes at 4pm. There will be the usual park and ride service operating from the racecourse.
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