Downton Cuckoo Fair
Thank you to all our visitors, stallholders, residents, businesses, volunteers and sponsors for supporting the Cuckoo Fair in 2025.
Save the Date – Saturday 2nd May 2026
We are pleased to confirm that we are planning in earnest for the next Downton Cuckoo Fair on Saturday 2nd May 2026!
Invitations are now being sent out in batches to our 2025 stallholders. Please keep an eye on your inbox, we very much hope to welcome you back next year!
If you are a new stallholder looking to join us in 2026, or returning after a longer break, please read through the stallholder information and complete the expression of interest form, we would love to hear from you! Priority is given to our returning 2025 stallholders, but our booking manager will get in touch in due course. Invitations to new stallholders are typically sent out in January.
We would like to thank the generosity of local business Toomers Ltd for once again sponsoring the Fair and providing the road barriers. Equally our thanks go to Batt Broadbent Solicitors who are again sponsoring the printing of our Day Leaflet.
Information
Downton Cuckoo Fair offers fun for all the family including rural craft demonstrations, Punch and Judy, clowns, fairground attractions (no inflatables) in the Memorial Gardens and a produce market in the car park behind the Co-op. The perfect day out in Wiltshire!
We have a wide range of entertainment during the fair including Maypole, Morris & traditional dancers, street entertainers, Downton Brass Band, and a host of live music being performed at key venues throughout the Fair. Click for more information
There is also a wide selection of food and refreshments, along with facilities for the disabled – see our On Site Facilities
Some other events are held over the weekend – see the Weekend Programme NB most of these are held by other organisations so please direct all questions and queries directly to them
There are ample car parks available, run by voluntary organisations and charities, with mini-buses running a Park and Ride service from the Barford Lane car park. To make the most of the your visit to the fair see the ‘Visiting Us’ menu options above.
If you want to add our event to your Listing/What’s On website then please see the ‘‘Fair Use’ Policy by Third Parties eg Listing Websites’ on https://cuckoofair.co.uk/web-site-usage
The fair last ran in 2025, after a hiatus in 2024. In 2022 the Fair returned after a 3 year break. 2019 was our fortieth anniversary with a cavalcade of Downton minis and opening by the mayor of Salisbury. In 2018 we welcomed an over 20,000 visitors to our fair, with more than 250 craft, gift, homeware and food and drink stalls on the greens and in marquees along The Borough.
Frequently Asked Questions
General
If you are a fair visitor you can still contact your favourite exhibitors and help them with their custom during this difficult time by having a look at the stall holder A-Z directory https://cuckoofair.co.uk/details-of-stallholders-produce-market
