The Richmond May Fair is over fifty years old and is the town's biggest community event. Welcoming thousands of visitors and giving local charities the opportunity to publicise their work and raise much needed funding.    

 

The 2024 Richmond May Fair was a huge success and our biggest fair to date with over 250 charity and small business stalls and welcoming over 5,000 visitors. We were entertained by 16 local bands, choirs and dance groups performing on the Riverside Radio stage. The charity barbecues run by Friends of St Matthias and First Richmond Scout Group served over 2,000 burgers and sausages! The Dog Show attracted a huge number of entries and onlookers. Judge Ian Stroud from Pet People had a difficult job choosing the winners! You can see photos from the day here

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The 2025 Richmond May Fair is already shaping up to be even bigger and better than last year. New charity and business stalls, our usual charity barbecues, but also a wider range of delicious international cuisine, plenty of entertainment, our amazing Dog Show and of course the Fun Fair.
 

This year the Borough of Richmond will be hosting the 65th Anniversary celebrations of the international partnerships of Fontainebleau, Konstanz and Richmond from 6 -8th June. The festivities will include receptions, exhibitions, concerts a reaffirmation ceremony and the May Fair will be joining with Richmond in Europe to celebrate this special occasion and promote all the events people will be able to enjoy with our European friends over that weekend.

For more information visit https://richmondineurope.com/2020-reaffirmation/

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A brief history of the Fair

The Richmond May Fair began just over fifty years ago with a few stalls around St Mary Magdalene Church and became so popular that it now fills Richmond Green.  It is the town's biggest community event and gives local charities the opportunity to publicise their work and raise much needed funding.  

 

When Liz Carran and Peter Forster, who had organised it for many years, retired in 2018, Be Richmond stepped in so there could be a Fair in 2019. The Richmond May Fair has always been run by volunteers and in 2023 a new Community Group was formed and after a three year gap, The Richmond May Fair was revived!

 

We look forward to another great event in 2025 and welcoming you there!

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  The Richmond May Fair Committee