Days Out

There’s a Christmas Winter Wonderland at Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex this weekend. The event is a fundraiser for the town’s Flower Parade and takes place from 11am to 6pm.There’s set to be over 70 stalls on offer as well as the opportunity to visit Santa in his grotto.An appeal went out earlier in the year for people to donate unwanted ...

Details have been revealed about Spalding’s Christmas celebration. It will take place in the town centre from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, November 25.Among the attractions will be a performance by Rapunzel and a chance to meet the princess after.There will also be a fancy dress competition with the winner getting to turn on the Christmas tree lights following carols ...

Spalding’s ever-popular annual Pumpkin Festival will return to Spalding this Saturday (October 7) between 11am and 3pm. The event will celebrate the district’s proud horticulture and harvest traditions with a great range of activities for families to enjoy including live entertainment, food and gift stalls, arts and crafts and fantastic games.Coinciding with Spalding’s usual Saturday market, visitors will be able ...

Foodies and families will be heading to Holbeach for the annual Holbeach Food Festival on Sunday (September 3). Carter’s Park will be packed with great food and rink, plus entertainment for all ages. Admission is free from 10am to 4pm.The wide range of food available will include authentic Mexican, Indian, Caribbean, falafels, hog roast, award- winning pies, artisan burgers, smoked ...

After a break of three years the Siege of Crowland Abbey is back bigger and better with cannon, musket, pike and cavalry to mark the Siege of Crowland Abbey 1643. The Sealed Knot will be occupying Crowland for the weekend of September 16 and 17 to re-enact this English Civil War event.In 1643 the population of Crowland supported King Charles ...

Sessions encouraging people to get active are back this summer. The first Activate was held at Weston Playing Field last Wednesday and it proved a success.Alongside the gymnastics, wall climbing and numerous sports and games, there was also the chance to get creative and take a peek at nature.Alison White, of the South Holland District Council Communities Team, said: “It ...

A Spalding service station is set to host its first summer fayre to raise money for Spalding’s Tulip Suite and Macmillan Cancer Support. The businesses surrounding Welcome Break services on Goodison Road, formally known as Applegreen, are putting on the event on Sunday, August 20, from 10am to 3pm.Nearby Ashwood Homes have lent land to host some of the attractions ...

If you go down to Ayscoughfee on Sunday you’ll find the first official fundraiser for the Spalding Flower Parade 2024. A Teddy Bear’s Picnic is taking place from 11am to 4pm.As well as a host of stalls and games there will be entertainment from Holbeach Town Band and the Spalding Ukulele Orchestra.Entry is free but you must take a bear. ...

South Holland District Council’s Communities team is putting on a host of free events for the summer holidays. It all kicks off with Activate on Wednesday, August 2, at Weston Playing Field between 11am and 3pm.The event has been very popular in recent years, focusing on giving children, young people and their families in the local area opportunity to try ...

Get ready to tuck in to the Holbeach Food Festival. The free-to-enter event is back in Carter’s Park on Sunday, September 3, from 10am to 4pm.The wide range of food available will include authentic Mexican, Indian, Caribbean, falafel, hog roast, award-winning pies, artisan burgers, smoked meats, Lincolnshire hot dogs, loaded fries and much more, plus plenty of vegan and vegetarian ...

Holbeach Car and Bike Show returns this Sunday, July 23. Now in its third year, the Holbeach Parish Council event will host more than 350 cars and motorbikes at The Lawns Caravan site on Lowgate.Awards will be handed out and include those for best in show, best modified, best classic, best vintage bike, best modern bike, and best club stand.The ...

Holbeach Medieval Festival is back on July 1 and 2. Once again a host of re-enactors will be setting up camp in Carter’s Park for the free attraction.A spokesman said: “It has grown considerably since first staged last year.“We have even more re-enactors, even more displays and even more traders, even more performers so there’s lots more to see and ...

A village will be a hive of activity again on Saturday as the Pinchbeck Carnival returns. The event will take place in Rotten Row Playing Field and the committee is hoping for a big turnout.The events actually start the previous evening (Friday) with the popular bingo night with Dave Mustoe at Pinchbeck Church Hall.Doors open at 6.30pm for ‘eyes down’ ...

Roaring ticket sales for this month’s Spalding Festival prove that people are thrilled to see its return. The music and beer festival is back for the first time since 2019 – and online sales are up 197 per cent on that year.The three-day event at Castle Sports Centre is run by charitable organisations Spalding Round Table and Spalding Ladies’ Circle ...

There’s plenty going on at the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society in the next few weeks. First up, and especially for the Spalding Flower Parade on Saturday, the Broad Street museum will be hosting a display of archived material from previous events. The museum itself is though closed on the day.On Friday, June 2 from 10am to 4pm there will be a ...

Moulton Windmill is gearing up for the Bank Holiday weekend. The historic venue will be hosting a craft fair on Sunday between 10.30am and 2.30pm.It’s free entry and refreshments will be available in the granary tea room.Tours are taking place until 3pm.The mill is also open on bank holiday Monday May 1, 10am to 4pm with the last tour at ...

The South Holland Outdoor Festival has returned for the Easter holidays, with a host of great activities, free taster sessions, nature labs and seven Easter egg hunts across the district to get involved with. Throughout the Easter holiday, a number of free dance, cheerleading and fitness ninja taster sessions are being held throughout the district by Empire Elite All Stars ...

Spalding’s Pumpkin Festival is set to light up the town this weekend. The celebrations involve the ‘Light Night’ event at Ayscoughfee Hall on Friday, October 7. Tickets for that are now sold out but you can be added to the waiting list by emailing community@sholland.gov.uk On Saturday visitors to Spalding town centre will be able to buy a wide selection ...

Spalding Gentlemen’s Society will have two new attractions as it welcomes people in for an open day on Sunday (August 21). A new exhibition entitled Curious Connections: Exploring the World in 18th Century Spalding, is to be unveiled. And at 2pm on the day there will also be the grand unveiling of an early 18th century painting of the scene ...

Get ready to tuck into another big day in the Holbeach calendar as the food fair returns to fulfil a few appetites. On Saturday and Sunday September 3 and 4, there will be a huge variety of food and drink for you to try in Carter’s Park from 10am to 4pm. And that’s on top of the many stalls and ...