# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Saturday Spotlight Talk: A history of Hereford’s May Fair
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 03:45 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: “All that Fayre commonly called the Nine Dayes Fayre to be kept yearly from tyme to tyme within the month of May”

Join Cathedral Archivist Elizabeth Semper O’Keefe for an illustrated journey through the long and lively history of Hereford’s May Fair — one of the city’s oldest traditions.

Held each year on the Tuesday after the first Monday in May and the two days following, the fair has its roots in a 1121 charter for St Ethelbert’s Fair, granted to raise funds for Hereford Cathedral. Over the centuries, the fair’s rights moved from the Bishop of Hereford to the city council, and many colourful customs have endured — including the traditional weighing of the wheat at the fair’s opening.

This talk explores how this ancient fair evolved from a medieval market to the vibrant street celebration it is today, blending legal history with social and civic stories that have shaped Hereford’s cultural life.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hereford/saturday-spotlight-talk-a-history-of-hereford’s-may-fair/200029953876454
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Hereford
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Museum Resource & Learning Centre, HR4 0AS Hereford, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 52.05435
- **long**: -2.72228
- **full address**: Museum Resource & Learning Centre, HR4 0AS Hereford, United Kingdom, 58 Friars Street, Hereford, HR4 0AS, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Saturday Spotlight Talk: A history of Hereford’s May Fair being held?
  - **A:** Saturday Spotlight Talk: A history of Hereford’s May Fair takes place on Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm to Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 03:45 pm at Museum Resource & Learning Centre, HR4 0AS Hereford, United Kingdom, 58 Friars Street, Hereford, HR4 0AS, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Saturday Spotlight Talk: A history of Hereford’s May Fair?
  - **A:** Saturday Spotlight Talk: A history of Hereford’s May Fair is organized by Herefordshire Museums & Galleries.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Herefordshire Museums & Galleries's events?
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