Yorkshire Day Weekend

Join us for a grand gala family fun extravaganza in t’ proper Yorkshire way, inspired by the vibrant Miners’ welfare galas of years past! Over three days, immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and experiences of real coalfield celebration.

Enjoy brass bands, sports demos, skills training and be amazed and entertained by Professor Jon’s Flea Circus (Friday), meet Wakefield Trinity for rugby skills training (Friday), Barnsley Football Club for football skills training (Saturday), Barnard and Jones’s variety spectacular (Saturday and Sunday).

Programme Schedule:

Friday 1 August
10.30am – Event Opens
Throughout the day
Makers’ Shed – Yorkshire-themed crafts – Pony Discovery Centre
Professor John’s Flea Circus (10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm & 3pm) – Pit Yard
Penny Arcadia’s Victorian Barrel Organ Walkaround (11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm & 4pm)
Hobby Horse Racing (10am-2pm, charge applies) – The Beach
Wakefield Trinity Rugby Skills Training (10.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, & 3.30pm) – Pit Yard
Stories of Pit Lasses Storytelling (11.30am-3.30pm) – Parkinson’s Yard, Mining Lives Gallery at The Hub
Made2Measurebrass performances (1.45pm-2.30pm & 3pm-3.45pm) – Hope Pit
4.30pm – Event closes

Saturday 2 August
10.30am – Event Opens
Throughout the day
Makers’ Shed – Yorkshire-themed crafts – Pony Discovery Centre
Rossi’s ice-cream van – The Beach
Traditional Fairground Games – Test your strength & Bucket Ball (10am-4pm) – Hope Pit
Barnard and Jones Variety Show (11.15am, 12.45pm, 2.15pm) – Pit Yard
Uppermill Brass Band Performances (11am-11.40am, 12.10pm-12.50pm & 1.20pm-2pm) – Hope Pit
Barnsley Football Club Skills Training (10.30am, 12pm, & 1.30pm) – Pit Yard
Stories of Pit Lasses Storytelling (11.30am-3.30pm) – Parkinson’s Yard at The Hub
4.30pm – Event closes

Sunday 3 August
10.30am – Event Opens
Throughout the day
Makers’ Shed – Yorkshire-themed crafts – Pony Discovery Centre
Rossi’s ice-cream van – The Beach
Traditional Fairground Games – Test your strength & Bucket Ball (10am-4pm) – Hope Pit
Barnard and Jones Variety Show (11.15am, 12.45pm, 2.15pm) – Pit Yard
Tingley Brass Band Performances (1.30pm-2.10pm & 2.50pm-3.30pm) – Hope Pit
Stories of Pit Lasses Storytelling (11.30am-3.30pm) – Parkinson’s Yard at The Hub
4.30pm – Event closes

Timings subject to change