PLEASE NOTE: this is the usual running order. For this year some elements may be different, not happen or be later/earlier due to covid.
Please buy a sheep fair programme on the day - £2, all proceeds to local charities such as Yorkshire air ambulance
10.00 - Town Hall & School exhibitions open 10.00 - Harvest display & refreshments in Methodist Chapel 10.45 - Judging of Sheep Show commences 10.45 - Flower Festival opens in St. Mary's Church 11.30 - Sheep Show on trailer in front of Town Hall 12.00 - Trips around Theakston's & Black Sheep Breweries start 12.00 - Sheep racing in field beyond churchyard 12.30 - Sheepdog demonstrations in field beyond churchyard 13.00 - Judging of Supreme Champion in Sheep Show 13.45 - Bishop Blaize procession from Maple Creek to the Square 14.00 - Sheep Show on trailer in front of Town Hall 14.30 - Sheep racing over the sticks 15.00 - Sheepdog demonstration in field beyond churchyard 15.00 - Handbell ringing in Church 15.30 - Sheep Show on trailer in front of Town Hall