| Facts about Goose Fair | |
|  | | Aerial view of Goose Fair at night |
| | The smell of cotton candy and hot dogs will soon be wafting from the Forest Recreation Ground again as the 708th Goose Fair hits town. |
| | | | Opening times | | Wednesday, 2nd Oct | 6.00pm - 11.00pm | | Thursday, 3rd Oct | 12.00pm - 11.00pm | | Friday, 4th Oct | 12.00pm - 11.30pm | | Saturday, 5th Oct | 12.00pm - 11.30pm |
The fair starts at 6pm Wednesday, 2nd October and runs until 11.30pm on Saturday 5th October 2002.
The Lord Mayor of Nottingham will ring a pair of silver bells to officially open the fair on Thursday 3rd October at noon.
Admission is free.
| Statistics | | Site | 18 acres | | Visitors | > 1 million | | Children's rides | > 150 | | Adult rides | > 60 | | Games stalls | > 250 | | Other stalls | > 300 | | Public parking spaces | None |
You should be prepared for crowds, as more than one million visitors are expected at the fair, which covers 18 acres.
Expect over 150 children's rides more than 60 adult rides as well as hundreds of stalls. New rides for this year's fair are the Crane Bungee Jump and the Equinox. [read more]
Other attractions
There will be over a dozen shows including "Believe it or not oddities" displaying all manner of preserved peculiarities such as an 8-legged pig.
Around 250 games stalls will be on hand to test skills of accuracy and luck!
A vast selection of 300 other stalls offering toys to pottery, and cuisine from all over the world: Belgium waffles, West Indian and Indian dishes to French Crepes.
Parking
If you are thinking of taking your car to the fair, think again. There isn’t any public parking on site, but you can take special shuttle buses from the city centre and park-and-ride sites to the fair. [read more]
Goose Fair Brews
This year there local breweries are helping celebrate Goose Fair by each bringing out a local brew named after some of the Fair's famous rides. [read more]
So remember...
Wrap up warm and if you are a fair virgin you'll have to try an obligatory cock on a stick. Alternatively, you could sample the mushy peas and mint sauce. | | | |
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