Finally.. the Hopping Hare travelling roadshow schedule for 2018 is slowly coming together and we will be adding new events to this page over the next couple of months, so check back nearer the time to see which events have been added.
Also if you know of any event that would be good for us, please drop us a line, we love attending new events and meeting new candle lovers all over the UK
We will also have some new products to show you too and not just candles….
Here’s a few dates for your diary and if you happen to be nearby we’d love to see you to say hello!
March 2018
Brampton Halt Spring Fair
When: Saturday 24th March 2018
Time: 10am – 4pm
Where: Brampton Halt Country Pub and Restaurant,
About: Held in the gardens of the Brampton Halt Country Pub & Restaurant jsut outside Chapel Brampton
There will be a marquee and other smaller outdoor stalls; craft and food stalls and a speciality gin bar.
Also on site will be a bouncy castle.
Raising funds for the Daisy Chain Club. For more information call the venue 01604 842676
Hopping Hare Candles will be in our little black gazebo near the big marquee.
Ealing Artisan Market
– event cancelled til 2019
April 2018
Thame Country Show
When: Sunday 1st & Monday 2nd April 2018
Time: 10am – 6pm
Where: Thame Showground, Kingsey Road, Thame, Oxon OX9 3JL . View Map
About: The Thame Country Show is taking places on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday at the Thame Showground, so if you want to walk off those Easter indulgences, what better way to enjoy the bank holiday out in the fresh air!
It is Oxfordshire’s leading Country Show – back for the eighteenth year.
With THREE main arenas, supported by a host of smaller country sports arenas and workshops, and the very best in countryside activities and entertainment, we can offer you an unbeatable family day out.
The Craft Village is the place to buy unique gifts and watch demonstrations such as glass blowing and the blacksmiths at work.
Food Glorious Food Show with all new chefs demonstrating in the Country Kitchen and not forgetting the seafood experts from Crabstock all set to entertain, accompanied by a wide selection of Food Stalls.
With such a diversity of entertainment and attractions, there really is something for everyone, so come and enjoy!
For more information please visit www.livingheritagecountryshows.co.uk
Hopping Hare Candles will be in the Craft Village
Tickets: various options from £4 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thame-country-fair-april-1st-2nd-2018-tickets-41274882284
Delapré Craft Fair
When: Saturday 7th April 2018
Time: 10am – 3pm
Where: Delapré Abbey, Northampton
Stand: Hopping Hare Candles will be near the entrance to the fair, look out for our black gazebo
About: Delapré Abbey runs specialist markets throughout the year, each has a different specialism, April is all about handmade Craft products and we are happy to be joining our fellow local crafts people in our home town.
Springtime Creation, Milton Keynes Shopping centre
When: Friday 20th, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd April 2018
Time: Shopping centre opening times, closing times vary each day
Where: Middleton Hall, Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre
Stand No: Hopping Hare Candles are on stand no. E62 (outside John Lewis Main Entrance entrance)
About: The Crafts, Art & Gift Exhibition that fills Middleton Hall twice a year. Find expert crafts people and fantastic artists showing their wares for home, garden and hobby.
Free entry
Ealing Artisan Market
– event cancelled til 2019
May 2018
Delapré Spring Fair
When: Saturday 5th, Sunday 6th & Monday 7th May 2018
Where: Delapré Abbey, Northampton
Stand: location tbc
About:
Crafts at Castle Ashby
When: Sunday 27th & Monday 28th May 2018
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire
Stand: location tbc
About:
The Crafts at Castle Ashby shows were established 11 years ago to promote handmade work made by the actual person standing behind the table.
All the exhibitors at the events are vetted to keep standards high and duplication to a minimum.
Over the last few years ‘craft’ shows had become filled with bought in products, franchises, and offered an opportunity for the retailing of food products.
We decided that our shows were to be for the crafts person who handmade their work and free from retailed gifts.
Visitors are also cared for, with free parking at every venue. Disabled area for blue badge holders and as near to the venue as possible.
Always professional catering with NO burger vans. An elegant setting in which to sit and enjoy the show usually with music and other entertainment.
Good quality toilets, NOT the blue plastic ones !
Tickets:
Adults –
Under 5 years free, Family (2+up to 3 children) –
Demonstrations: Pottery, basketry, chain saw carving, wood turning
Quality Refreshments from Glen an his team at The Granary
May/June 2018
Royal Bath & West County Show
When: Wednesday 30th May through to Saturday 2nd JuneSunday 27th & Monday 28th May 2018
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: Royal bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN
Stand: Hopping Hare will be in the craft section of the gift and lifestyle area
About: The historic show is one of the oldest surviving agricultural shows in England and is the only one to take place over four days. Agriculture is at the heart of this show with over 4500 livestock, sheep shearing, machinery from the past 100 years and the very latest farming technology.
Entertainment is on tap with attractions in the main ring ranging from top class Show-Jumping to the grand parade of prize winning animals. While the Living Countryside arena showcases the Great British Countryside.
Come and Meet the producers of the finest food and drink in Britain! The Show is in the heart of the West Country which is home to cider and cheddar cheese; and the Show hosts the British Cider Championships and The British Cheese Awards.
The show features over 125 food producers, ranging from funky street food to ‘sit, eat and enjoy’, to the finest produce you can take home to cook and share with all the family. With over 130,000 people there’s too much going on to fit it all in here so visit their site for more info:
www.bathandwest.com/royal-bath-and-west-show
June 2018
We are still nibbling the grass over our June events so bear with us!
July 2018
Northampton Town Festival
When: Saturday 7th July, Sunday 8th July
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: The Racecourse, Northampton
Stand: Crafts area
About: This event has taken the best from the iconic Old Northampton Town Show and The Balloon Festival to bring entertainment, food stalls and bars, live music, giant funfair, fireworks, and of course balloons, all in one place for an action packed weekend that’s ideal for the whole family.
FREE to attend, the Northampton Town Festival will take place across two arenas on the Northampton Racecourse.
For more info http://www.northamptontownfestival.com/
Delapré Beauty Market
When: Saturday 14th July 2018
Time: 10am – 3pm
Where: Delapré Abbey, Northampton
Stand: Hopping Hare Aromatics will be near the entrance to the fair, look out for our black gazebo
About: Delapré Abbey runs specialist markets throughout the year, each has a different specialism, July is all about handmade beauty products and we will be launching Hopping Hare Aromatics & Botanicals, our essential oil based based hand, bath and shower range. We are happy to be joining our fellow local crafts people in our home town.
Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival
When: Saturday 21st July, Sunday 22nd July
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: Funkirk Farm, Carleton, Skipton, West Yorkshire BD23 3AB
Stand: Hopping Hare candles will be our black gazebo, space 129, located between the Makers Marquee and the craft village
About: Time to dust off the passports so that we ‘southerners’ can get into Yorkshire! We are really delighted to be exhibiting at this fantastic event, that showcases great culinary talent and great UK and international produce with a host of local and specialist chefs and national treasures James Martin and Gino D’Campo. There’s tons going on over the two days, sure to be great fun for all the family in a wonderful Yorkshire Dales setting.
August 2018
Leamington Art in the Park
When: Saturday 4th August, SUnday 5th August 2018
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: Jephson Gardens, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire for more info see here http://www.artinpark.co.uk/location
Stand: Hopping Hare Candles wil be found in the Artists Gazebo area, look out for our little black tent.
About: This is the fifth art in the Park festival, this years theme is about ‘Trees’ to celebrate Leamington’s historic Jephson Gardens, a hidden tree gem and host to a magnificent 4 day ‘Festival of Oaks’ in Victorian times. Trees are a constant source of inspiration and creativity for to artists in the town’s rich arboretum.
There are artists and crafts people with a wide cross section of skills and talents, housed in Gazebo, artist villages and pagodas, there are even people selling from pop up spaces, ‘suitcases’, so you are bound to find something thought provoking, awe inspiring or just plain beautiful, all in the fabulous setting of Jephson Gardens.
The Burnham Market Craft Fair
When: Saturday 18th August 2018
Times: from 10am
Where: Burnham Market, Norfolk https://goo.gl/maps/pn1j4Q4tijQ2
Stand: Hopping Hare Candles will be found in our little black gazebo.
About: The Craft Fair consists of over 100 carefully selected crafters stalls which are set out over the Burnham Market Village Greens in the centre of the Village.
Craft Fair Car Parking is available on The Playing Field just off Creake Road Past The Nelson Pub.
Delapre Summer Fete
When: Monday 27th August
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: Delapre Abbey, Northampton
Stand: Not know precise location yet, but this is an outdoor event on the lawns of the Abbey, look out for our black gazebo
About: Delapré are hosting their first summer fete on August Bank Holiday Monday and we will be there to enjoy the last Bank holiday of the year and hopefully not the last of the summer sunshine
August/September 2018
Burghley Horse Trials
When: Thursday 30th August through to Sunday 2nd September 2018
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 3JY, England
Stand: Hopping Hare Candles will be in the Craft village
About: The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is the premier equestrian and social event in the international sporting calendar and a focus for the best horses and riders in the world.
The parkland of Burghley provides a perfect setting for the 4-Day Event competition and a stunning location for the popular shopping village of more than 600 exhibitors – tempting all ages and tastes.
September 2018
Hop back soon for news about our September events
October 2018
…and the same goes for our October events!
November 2018
Christmas Crafts at Sandringham
When: Friday 16th November through to Sunday 18th November 2018
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: Sandringham Park on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. Satellite navigation: please use postcode PE35 6EN and then follow the Craft Show signs to the entrance to Sandringham Park.
Stand: Hopping Hare Candles will be in the Craft village
About:
Scores of crafts specialists will be offering a range of unique handmade gifts that’s bound to include something just right for someone you know.
Tickets: Adults £8, Seniors £7.50, Children £2. Advance tickets and further information from www.livingheritagecraftshows.com.
The Christmas Craft Fair takes place in Sandringham Park, so please be aware that it is not at the Visitor Centre.
The Frost Fair at Ragley Hall
When: Friday 23rd November through to Sunday 25th November 2018
Times: Open from 10 daily til 5pm
Where: Ragley Hall, Park and Gardens, Ragley Mill Lane, Alcester, B49, England
Stand: Hopping Hare Candles will be in the Food and Crafts marquee
About:
The event contains a carefully selected array of crafts, gifts, unique and original presents and fine foods from 75 stallholders, making The Frost Fair a great opportunity to find special presents.
Car parking is free of charge and located on the Ragley parkland at the front of Ragley Hall. We advise you to wear appropriate footwear.
The Frost Fair will be located within the lower ground floor of the House, with heated marquees on the west terraces and in and around The Stables and Coach House. Entertainment will include choirs, roving musicians, a magician and there may even be a visit from Father Christmas.
The Ragley state rooms and adventure playground will not be open during the event. However the Terrace Cafe at Ragley will be open serving a selection of festive lunches, cakes and refreshments.
Tickets: Adult Tickets – £5.50 . Accompanied children under 16 – Free . There is an extra charge to see Santa so please refer to the Ragley Hall website for more information
December 2018
Delapré Xmas fair
When: Saturday 15th and Sunday 17th December 2018
Times: Open from 10 daily
Where: Delapre Abbey, Northampton
Stand: Hopping Hare candles will be in our usual black Hares on tour gazebo probably near to the event entrance on the right hand side opposite the Abbey entrance
About: Delapré Xmas fair returns, but this time for two days!. With lots of great, hand made and craft ideas for unusual and thoughtful Christmas gifts and decorations, and lots of lovely food, to eat there or take home.