Wood fairs, countryside shows and nature festivals being held around the country in 2023. More events will be added as their dates are confirmed.
MARCH
Midlands Woodworking Show
10-11 March 2023
Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY
The National Outdoor Expo
18-19 March 2023
NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
APRIL
Kelmarsh Show
9-10 April 2023
Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire, NN6 9LY
MAY
The South Downs Green Fair
Held by the Sustainability Centre
7 May 2023
East Meon, Hants, GU32 1HR
The ARB Show
The Arboricultural Association’s annual gathering
12–13 May 2023
Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury, GL8 8QS
Llais y Goedwig Annual Gathering
Supporting community woodlands in Wales
12–13 May 2023
Llangoed near Beaumaris, Angelsey
Weird and Wonderful Wood
A Celebration of Wood Work & Wood Workers
13–14 May 2023
Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3JY
Devon County Show
18-20 May 2023
Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
WOOD Festival
A Festival of Music and Nature
19–22 May 2023
Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, OX10 6AN
Smallholding & Countryside Festival
20-21 May 2023
Builth Wells, Wales, LD2 3SY
Elderflower Fields
Family-friendly outdoor festival
26–29 May 2023
Pippingford Park, East Sussex, TN22 3HW
The Bushcraft Show
Festival of Outdoor Adventure
27–29 May 2023
Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, LE17 6DH
JUNE
Royal Bath & West Show
1–3 June 2023
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN
West Dorset Woodland Day
Woodland walks, talks & demonstrations
3 June 2023
North Eggardon, West Dorset, DT6 3ST
Westmoreland Country Fest
3-4 June 2023
Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7NH
Royal Three Counties Show
16-18 June 2023
Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW
West’s Wood Fair
16-18 June 2023
Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 ONJ
Royal Highland Show
22–25 June 2023
Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB
JULY
Timber Festival
Music, Forests, Art, Ideas
7–9 July 2023
Feanedock, National Forest, DE12 6DH
Kent County Show
7–9 July 2023
Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3JF
Great Yorkshire Show
11–14 July 2023
Harrogate, Yorkshire, HG2 8NZ
Strumpshaw Tree Fair
A Celebration of Wood Crafters
15–16 July 2023
Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 4HR
Royal Welsh Show
24–27 July 2023
Builth Wells, Wales, LD2 3SY
New Forest and Hampshire County Show
25–27 July 2023
Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7QH
AUGUST
Green Gathering
The Original Off-Grid Festival
3-6 August 2023
Piercefield Park, Chepstow, Wales, NP16 6BE
South Downs Show
12–13 August 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
Wilderness Gathering
17-20 August 2023
West Knoyle, Wiltshire
Into The Wild Summer Festival
24-28 August 2023
Chiddinglye Estate, West Sussex, RH19 4QS
Between The Trees
Festival of Nature, Music & Arts
25-27 August 2023
Candleston Castle, Bridgend, Wales, CF32 0LS
The Oak Fair
26-27 August 2023
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 2BG
SEPTEMBER
The Agroforestry Show
6-7 September 2023
Eastbrook Farm, Wiltshire, SN6 8PL
Into The Trees
Family-friendly outdoor festival
8–10 September 2023
Pippingford Park, East Sussex, TN22 3HW
Belmont Woodfest & Country Fair
9–10 September 2023
Faversham, Kent, ME13 0HH
The Wonder of Wood
Cambridge’s Wood Fair
9–10 September 2023
Barton, Cambridge, CB23 7EY
Surrey Hills Wood Fair
9–10 September 2023
Cranleigh, Guildford, GU6 7DW
Bentley Wood Fair & Country Show
15–17 September 2023
Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5AF
APF Exhibition (2024)
Forestry, Woodland, Arboriculture, Fencing & Biomass Show
Next on: 19-21 September 2024
Ragley Estate, Warwickshire, B49 5PS