Dalston Village Festival

15/06/2026

🎉 🌾 THE DALSTON FESTIVAL WEEK SCARECROW COMPETITION IS BACK! 🌾 🎉

Get your creativity flowing and join one of Dalston Festival Week’s most popular attractions!

✨ This year’s theme is… NURSERY RHYMES! ✨

Will your scarecrow be inspired by:
🐑 Little Bo Peep
🥚 Humpty Dumpty
🪣 Jack & Jill
🎻 Hey Di**le Di**le
🕰️ Hickory Dickory Dock

…or another favourite nursery rhyme?

🏆 WIN A CASH PRIZE!
The winning scarecrow will be chosen by public vote during Dalston Festival Week.

📍 HOW TO ENTER
👉 Visit Suziebou, The Square, Dalston
👉 Or send a message to the Dalston Village Festival page

⏰ ENTRIES CLOSE:
12 noon on 23rd July 2026

🌻 Scarecrows will be displayed throughout Dalston Festival Week from 1st–8th August 2026, creating a fantastic trail for residents and visitors to enjoy.

We can’t wait to see what you create!

Tag your friends, neighbours, schools, businesses and community groups who should get involved.

13/06/2026

🎉 A Huge Thank You from the Dalston Village Festival Fete Team 🎉

Thank you to everyone who supported and visited the 1st Dalston Village Festival Fete today.

It was a fantastic day, with great weather, a wonderful atmosphere, and plenty of fun enjoyed by children and adults alike.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of our exhibitors, volunteers, and everyone who helped make the day such a success. A huge thank you also goes to everyone who donated to the tombola and to the businesses that generously donated raffle prizes:

• The Dalston Fryer
• The Bridge End Inn Dalston
• The Blue Bell, Dalston
• Dalston MOT Centre
• All seasons landscaping and gardening
• Paragon Veterinary Group - Farm
• Nestlé
• Lloyd Motor Group
• Carrock Meats
• JS Technical Solutions Ltd, who also kindly took the time to produce all of the flyers and posters

A special thank you to Kerry Sessford for generously donating the cake.

Visitors enjoyed taking part in a wide range of activities throughout the day, including:

• Spin the Wheel for Prizes
• Decorate Your Own Biscuits 🍪
• Splat the Rat 🐀
• Hook a Duck 🦆
• Knock the Skittles Down 🎳
• Guess the Weight of the Cake 🎂
• Face Painting
• Colouring Competition
• Tombola and Raffle

Our refreshments and freshly baked cakes proved very popular throughout the day, and we were delighted to welcome a visit from Mr Moo the Ice Cream 🍦 Van, which was enjoyed by many.

Most importantly, thank you to everyone who came along and supported the event. Your generosity, enthusiasm, and community spirit helped make the first Dalston Village Festival Fete a memorable occasion for our village. We hope everyone had an amazing day!

📸 Feel free to tag yourselves, your family, and your friends in the photos below and share your own. ❤️🎪☀️

13/06/2026

The festival is ready and waiting for you! Come and enjoy the games, discover our exhibitors, and show your support for your local village festival.

13/06/2026

Today’s the day – Dalston Village Festival Fete is here! ☀️

The sun is shining, the children’s games are ready, and we’ve got plenty of refreshments ☕️ and sweet treats 🍰 to keep everyone refreshed.

Why not pop along, enjoy the day, and support your local community? We’d love to see you there! 10 til 2.

12/06/2026

Joining us tomorrow? Most of our stalls will be cash only, so please bring cash and plenty of change. See you there!

The countdown is on! 🎉

Will you be joining us at the Dalston Village Festival Fete this Saturday? Come along for a great day of games, stalls, refreshments, and plenty of community spirit.

Bring your family and friends – there’s something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there!

11/06/2026

We’re so grateful for all the generous donations we’ve received for our raffle prizes! 🎉

Make sure you come along to the Dalston Village Festival Fete on Saturday, grab your raffle tickets, and be in with a chance of winning one of our fantastic prizes.

A huge thank you to everyone who has donated and supported the event. We can’t wait to see you there! 🍀

10/06/2026

The countdown is on! 🎉

Will you be joining us at the Dalston Village Festival Fete this Saturday? Come along for a great day of games, stalls, refreshments, and plenty of community spirit.

Bring your family and friends – there’s something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there!

06/06/2026

🎪 ONE WEEK TODAY… DALSTON FESTIVAL FÊTE 🎪

GAMES, ACTIVITIES & FAMILY FUN!

Join us for a fantastic day packed with fun for all ages at the Dalston Festival Fête.

🐔 Name the Chicken
🎯 Splat the Rat
🎂 Guess the Weight of the Cake
🍪 Biscuit Decorating
🦆 Hook a Duck
🎟️ Tombola
🥫 Knock the Cans Down
🎁 Grand Raffle
🎡 Spin the Wheel
🎨 Face Painting

Plus…

🛍️ Local Exhibitors & Community Stalls
☕ Refreshments Available
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for the Whole Family

🌟 WIN PRIZES • HAVE FUN • SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY 🌟

Saturday 13th June
10am – 2pm
Dalston Recreation Centre

❤️ Everyone Welcome! ❤️

31/05/2026

🎪 DALSTON FESTIVAL FÊTE 🎪

GAMES, ACTIVITIES & FAMILY FUN!

Join us for a fantastic day packed with fun for all ages at the Dalston Festival Fête.

🐔 Name the Chicken
🎯 Splat the Rat
🎂 Guess the Weight of the Cake
🍪 Biscuit Decorating
🦆 Hook a Duck
🎟️ Tombola
🥫 Knock the Cans Down
🎁 Grand Raffle
🎡 Spin the Wheel
🎨 Face Painting

Plus…

🛍️ Local Exhibitors & Community Stalls
☕ Refreshments Available
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for the Whole Family

🌟 WIN PRIZES • HAVE FUN • SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY 🌟

Saturday 13th June
10am – 2pm
Dalston Recreation Centre

❤️ Everyone Welcome! ❤️

29/05/2026

Only one table remains for exhibitors now! Grab it before it’s gone!

🎉 FETE ALERT! FETE ALERT! 🎉
After a brilliant sell‑out, we’ve managed to release TWO extra exhibitor tables for our Festival Fete on Saturday 13th June 🙌

Expect a fun‑packed day with games, face painting, stalls, treats, and plenty to keep the kids smiling — the perfect family day out for our wonderful village 💛

🗓️ Add the date to your diary now!

📩 Message the page to grab a table — these last spaces won’t hang around for long!