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Local Events

Upcoming Local Events

Check out some of the events coming up in Saddleworth in the next few months

See also our Events Photo Gallery!

14June

Whit Friday Band Contest

Every year on Whit Friday more than a hundred brass bands come from all over the country to perform a series of open-air contests in the Saddleworth area and surrounding villages. In 2019, Whit Friday falls on 14th June and is a major event in the Brass Band calendar.

For more information, see http://whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org/intro.html

29June

WelliFest

WelliFest, the best community charity music event in Saddleworth is back in 2019 on 29th June for its second year. The line-up includes: Frankie Valli Tribute, Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets lead singer) and a number of other local bands.

More information: https://wellifest.com/

30June

Saddleworth Show

The Saddleworth Summer show is hosted this year on our very own Well-i-Hole Farm venue. Gates open at 10am and entry is £5 for adults. Accompanied children under 16 are free.

The show is organised by two local Rotary Clubs, with proceeds going to local charities supported by the Rotary. The Saddleworth show is a showcase for local businesses, crafters and charities, and there are all kinds of attractions, including falconry displays, Springer dog club and the popular Duck Race, which takes place in the river running along the edge of the site.

More information: https://saddleworthshow.com/

10August

Yanks Weekend

The "Yanks are back in Saddleworth" in 2019 on 10th and 11th August. This popular event was launched in 2001 to celebrate the 1979 Hollywood film "Yanks", starring Richard Gere and Vanessa Redgrave. Many of the scenes were filmed in and around Saddleworth and each year the wartime atmosphere is recreated with military vehicles, period costumes, tea dance, re-enactments, stalls and lots more. In 2016, there was a Battle of Britain Memorial fly-over featuring a Lancaster Bomber and 2 spitfires in tandem - see the video below.

16August

Cotton Clouds Music Festival

The Cotton Clouds Music Festival is to be held at Saddleworth Cricket Club on the weekend of 16th-17th Autust 2019. Featuring a host of live bands, the festival was sold out in 2019 and was shortlisted for the Best New Festival at the UK Festival awards.

The line up will be announced in March - for information, see http://www.cottoncloudsfestival.com/

24August

Saddleworth Rushcart

The Rushcart is an annual ceremony to celebrate the ritual spreading of rushes on church floors, which were added to improve the comfort of parishioners in the days before flagged or solid church floors were common. It is now celebrated in a number of northern towns and villages, usually involving Morris Dancing and other local traditions. The Saddleworth Rushcart is organised by the Saddleworth Morris Men and in 2019 is during August Bank Holiday weekend, 24th-25th August.

More information: http://www.saddleworthmorrismen.co.uk/