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Egremont Crab Fair 2023
15th-16th September 2023
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Venue: Egremont Main Street
Website: www.facebook.com/EgremontCrabFairWorldGurningChampionships/
Egremont Crab Fair is back in 2023, bigger and better than ever. The fun starts on Friday September 15th at 5pm on the Main Street with stalls, amusements and the ever-popular Dancing in the Street, a free family orientated music event featuring local bands and well-known national acts. The fun continues on Saturday 16th September with events from 9am on the Main Street featuring stalls, street entertainers, stage acts and a classic vehicle display as well as the traditional riding of the boundary on horseback, climbing the greasy pole and the parade of the apple cart where apples are distributed to the assembled crowds. The focus shifts to the Sports field in the afternoon with equestrian events, a dog show, lurcher coursing, terrier racing, animal displays, horticulture & handicraft events as well as children’s races, adult foot racing, Cumberland wrestling, a children’s pet competition, entertainments of all descriptions, food and drink stalls and the ever-popular Crab Fest music event which continues until late. There’s a free bus between the Main Street and the Sports Field which runs throughout the afternoon. The climax of the Crab Fair happens on Saturday evening from 6pm in Egremont Market Hall featuring local entertainers, a junior talent competition, traditional horn blowing and hunting/comic songs and then the world-famous gurning competitions for juniors and seniors, with the winners of the senior competitions being crowned the World Gurning Champion. Egremont Crab Fair was founded by royal charter in 1267, making it one of the oldest fairs in the country. It attracts visitors from across the UK and around the world. Most of the competitions are free to enter, including the gurning competitions. Come and see what it’s all about, you won’t be disappointed.
