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Stallholders Old and New! Book now for 2025

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The stalls at Scalby Fair are always very popular with fairgoers and the Stallholders themselves who appreciate the Fair’s atmosphere and meeting so many people who are interested in what they do.

If you would like to book a stall at Scalby Fair on Saturday, 21 June 2025, booking is now open. Please read the Booking Conditions and fill in the form below.

Scalby Fair Stall Booking Prices 2025:

Scalby Fair Single 6ft x 2ft (183cm x 61cm) rigid stall: £21.00 Sorry, Sold Out
Scalby Fair Double 12ft x 2ft (366cm x 61cm) rigid stall : £42.00 Sorry, SoildOut
Electric Hook Up (13 Amp): £5.00 – Sorry, Sold Out
Scalby Fair Gazebo 3m x 3m and 1 table (1.8m x 0.76m): £46.00 – Sorry, Sold Out
Scalby Fair Gazebo 3m x 3m and 2 tables (2 x 1.8m x 0.76m): £48.00 – Sorry, Sold out
Your own stalls, gazebos or mobiles: £42.00 – Sorry, Sold Out
Food truck- £105.00 – Sorry, Sold Out
Food Concession: £105.00
NB you cannot book a Food Concession online using the form below. A different booking form is available. Please contact the Stalls Organiser, Tom Gillon, for further information.

All our stall spaces are currently sold, but if you wish to be on our wait list, please contact Tom Gillon, Stalls Organiser.

Declaration:
Payment for our stalls must be made with your application.
If it is necessary to cancel, this must be done no later than 7 days before the Scalby Fair Day otherwise your payment becomes forfeit.
The allocation of the stalls will be decided by the Scalby Fair Committee and will not be subject to alteration.
Please state exactly the type of your stall; this is important, as the numbers of certain types are limited (eg food concessions). Tombolas are not permitted.
Each unit is covered and we hope that you choose to join in with the fun of the Fair by temporarily decorating it in line with the current year’s theme, which will be “Superheroes”.
Set up: drop off must be completed by 11:00am for the street closure. Vehicles must be removed from the street closure area by 11:00am. There will be no vehicular access (emergency services excepted) between 11:00am – 4:30pm. Trading is from noon onwards.
Access will be given for de-rig after 4:30pm.
Parking: on-street parking is available in the surrounding area, there is a modest car park at the Church Rooms and Scalby Community Hall. Limited disabled parking for stall holders is available. This must be booked in advance, please contact Tom Gillon. 
Your stall must not contravene the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1975.
Scalby Fair will not be responsible for any injury or damage caused by any unauthorised interference with the stall.
Location: stall locations are on High Street (between the Nag’s Head and St Laurence’s Church) and South Street. On the morning of the Fair your stall will be marked with your name on. Please see the Fair Steward at the North Street entry point.
Rubbish: you are responsible for disposal of your litter in the bins provided. Trade waste must be taken away with you.
Pitches: all pitches are outside on grass or tarmac. Your own stalls and/or gazebos must be properly weighted down.
Generators: only silent generators are acceptable and with the necessary H&S precautions (an appropriate fire extinguisher, use of safety guard and warning signage) and should be included in a risk assessment.
Alcohol: please obtain the necessary temporary events notice from North Yorkshire Council and send a copy to the Stalls Organiser (Tom Gillon).

If you wish to enquire about a Food Concession or pay by cheque contact Tom Gillon, Stalls Organiser.

Scalby Fair Photography Competition 2025

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Our photography competition was introduced two years ago and the judges have been delighted by the beautiful pictures that have been entered since then. This year the theme for the competition is :

Scalby and Scarborough in Rain and Shine.

Free to enter for all photographers, young and old. Mobile phone photos are welcome.

Multiple cash prizes and the Cathcart-Anderson Challenge Trophy for the overall winner.

£50 and trophy first prize, £25 second prize, £15 third prize, £25 for the best youth entry (under 16 years of age), and £25 prize for the best Scalby themed photograph.

Send your photo as an email attachment to photocomp@scalbyfair.org.uk. The email subject header should be ‘Scalby Fair Photo Competition’. File attachment should be in JPEG format of 5MB to 15MB in landscape orientation. Please include your name, phone number, email address, your age if less than 16 years of age on 19th May 2025, the name of your photograph and where your photograph was taken. You can enter up to two photos (colour or black and white), but only one per email please. 

All entries to be submitted by 9.00am on Monday, 19th May 2025. 

All winning photographs will be exhibited and prizes presented on Scalby Fair day, Saturday 21st June 2025.

Don’t forget to read the rules. The judges would not like to disqualify any of your great pictures.

Rules 2025Download

Come and Hear Some Great Stories!

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Monday 24th February at 7pm in the Nag’s Head

An Evening by the Fireside With Geoff and Jean Dove.

Scalby Fair is so lucky to have on its committee Geoff Dove one of its founding members in 1977. In that time he and his wife Jean have gathered a fund of anecdotes about the fair and its characters. Why not join us to hear their stories both funny and about the more serious side of planning and running such a popular local event? They are both great story tellers and know so much about Newby and Scalby in general and Scalby Fair in particular. There is no charge for this enjoyable event.

SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM SCALBY FAIR!

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Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from Scalby Fair

This year we held the biggest Scalby Fair ever. The event space was expanded so that it was completely pedestrianised. There were more stalls than ever, and for the first time some food trucks to compliment our own traditional BBQ. We were able to expand the entertainment offering to a second stage. Blessed with good weather the Fair attracted large crowds who have given us enthusiastic feedback. We were able to donate a four-figure sum to local charities.

None of this would have been possible without a great deal of hard work. I would like to thank our loyal stallholders who provide the bedrock of the Fair and are essential to attracting a great crowd. The expansion of the Fair meant that we needed more volunteers than ever. Whether they were grilling burgers, directing traffic, emptying bins or shaking collecting buckets our volunteer team were always cheerful and were critical to the great atmosphere at the Fair. We have a superb committee without which none of this would be possible. Much of their work goes unseen but without them there would be no event.

Thank you to everybody who made the 2024 Fair such a success.

We are already planning for the 2025 Scalby Fair which will be held between Friday 13 June and Sunday 22 June. Fair Day will be on Saturday 22 June. We have looked back at 2024 and aim to make the 2025 Fair the biggest and best ever. We will develop the entertainment offering, make tweaks to the layout so that circulation is easier, and attract more stalls. Old favourites like the fancy dress parade will return all around the theme of superheroes. I urge you to support the 2025 Scalby Fair which is such a bedrock of our community. Details of the Fair, stall booking, and other events will be available early in the New Year on our website https://scalbyfair.org.uk or via our social media on Facebook and in the New Year Instagram.

Earlier in the Year on Easter Monday almost 200 people and one goat entered Scalby Walk despite some poor weather. A great time was had by all and £2,500 was raised for local charities. Look out for the Easter Bunny announcing details of the 2025 Walk to be held on Easter Monday, 21 April.

A Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year from all at Scalby Fair.Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from Scalby Fair

Scalby Fair AGM: Thursday, 10 October 2024

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The Scalby Fair AGM will be held on Thursday, 10 October 2024, from 6.30pm at Scarborough Rugby Club. We welcome all committee members, supporters, and friends of the Fair to the AGM. Please send your apologies to the Secretary via email to sheppardnigel@hotmail.com. 

2024 was a fantastic year for Scalby Fair. The Fair was expanded, there were more stalls, some new forms of entertainment and great food offerings. We were able to give over £5,000 to charity. We will celebrate this with a dinner at the Rugby Club on Thursday 10 October, 7.00 pm for 7.30, immediately following the AGM. The menu will be a choice of:

Starter – Chicken liver pate served with salad, chutney and crusty bread or tomato & basil soup with bread roll and butter.

Main – Oven roasted loin of pork served with stuffing and a sage and onion gravy or baked fillet of salmon served with a lemon, prawn and chive sauce
or
Cumin, butternut squash and lentil wellington served with a spicy tomato sauce (vegan)

The price will be £24 including wine and coffee.

All members, partners, friends, and supporters are very welcome. Please could you reply to Nigel, by Friday 4 October, at sheppardnigel@hotmail.com or via Signal if you are attending the dinner with numbers and menu choices.