Yarm Fair opens with rides and attractions on High Street

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

Yarm Fair has opened on the High Street with fairground rides and attractions for a three-day event.

Yarm Fair opened on Thursday evening on the High Street, with hundreds of families attending the first night of the three-day event. The fair featured a range of attractions including waltzers, dodgems, and a booster - a rotating thrill ride that towered above the town. Also present were the Miami, which rotates seats around a wall, a ghost train, and the Super Star, which lifts passengers into the air and spins on a rotating arm.

Younger visitors had their own attractions, with a mini ice coaster, big wheel, and fun house among the popular rides for children. The fair is a long-established tradition in Yarm, dating back to 1207 when King John granted the town a weekly market and two annual fairs.

The fair will run again on Friday evening from 6pm until 10pm, and on Saturday from 1pm until 10pm. The event has only been cancelled twice in its history: once during the Covid pandemic, and for one day in 2023 following stormy weather.

How it is being reported

• Bright lights and thumping music fill High Street as Yarm Fair kicks offScreaming thrill seekers, bright lights, and thumping music filled the air in Yarm last night as the fair rolled back into town.Darlington & Stockton Times · 16 Oct, 12:04
• Bright lights and thumping music fill High Street as Yarm Fair kicks offScreaming thrill seekers, bright lights, and thumping music filled the air in Yarm last night as the fair rolled back into town.The Northern Echo · 16 Oct, 11:13

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