Chatteris Midsummer Festival 2023

The theme for this year’s Festival is The Roaring 20’s and plans are well underway for another action packed weekend at Furrowfields Recreation Ground (PE16 6DY) on the 24th and 25th June.

Please see below the running order for the weekend:

Saturday 24th June

10am               Festival Opens to the Public

10.30am          Parade Assembles at Church Lane car park

11am               Parade departs from Church Lane

11.30/45am     Parade Arrives at Furrowfields Recreation Ground

                         Followed by Fancy Dress Competition Judging  

12 noon           Chatteris20s Massed Charleston

12.15pm          20Twenty Theatre Group perform songs from Annie

12.35pm          Cambridge Jazz Company

1.15pm            Arco Iris

2pm                 Gorilla Circus

2.30pm            JDK Fitness Mini Trampolines

3pm                 Chatteris Community Choir

3.30pm            Gorilla Circus

4pm                 JDK Fitness Mini Trampolines

4.30pm            David ‘Sir Reggae’ Freestone

5pm                 Abi & Aarron Perform

6pm                 Robbie Williams Tribute Act

7.30pm            Scooted & Booted

9.30pm            DJ set with Laura Dennis

10.30pm          Event Closes

Also:

12 – 4pm         Snap, Knit, Flap and Chat with MarketPlace CPP

12 – 4pm         STEM Science Workshops

During the day browse amongst the stalls, enjoy the refreshments and let the youngsters join in the inflatables fun and enjoy the fairground rides.

Programme may be subject to change.

Sunday 25th June

10am               Festival Opens to the Public

10am               Registration for Dog Show

10 – 3pm         Snap, Knit, Flap and Chat with MarketPlace CPP

10am – 4pm    Animal Experience Tent

10.30am          Dog Show

12 noon           Music from Upwood Ukueles

1pm                 JDK Fitness Mini Trampolines

1pm-4pm         Strawberry Cream Teas in the Marquee

1.45pm            Registration for Colour Fun Run

2pm                 Warm Up for Colour Fun Run

2.15pm            Colour Fun Run for Toddlers/Family

2.30pm            Colour Fun Run for 4-10 year olds

2.45pm            Colour Fun Run for Everyone aged 11 years and over

3.15pm            Tug of War Competition

4pm                 Event Closes

During the day browse amongst the stalls, enjoy the refreshments and let the youngsters join in the inflatables fun and enjoy the fairground rides. Programme may be subject to change.

Entry is £2 per adult on the Saturday, accompanied children £1 and £1 for all on the Sunday, re-entry permitted if hand stamped.

Access to the site is via Furrowfields (the St Stephen’s Drive gate will not be open to the public). Parking is available at Furrowfields car park.

No alcohol should be brought on the Festival site. Bag searches will be carried out and any alcohol discovered will be confiscated and returned to its owners when they leave the site. Drug taking and dealing will not be tolerated and the police will be called.

With the exception of entry to the Festival, please note Furrowfields Recreation Ground will be closed to the public from Friday 23rd June – Monday 26th June inclusive to enable the safe set up and taking down of equipment. Alternative recreation facilities are listed at: www.fenland.gov.uk/openspaces.

WATCH OUT FOR THE FLYPASTS BY THE WONDERFUL, HISTORIC SPITFIRE ON BOTH THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.