This year Bridgwater Fair and West Street market will be open on St. Matthews Field from Wednesday, 25 September until Saturday, 28 September. As well as dozens of stalls along West Street, there will also be the traditional one-day horse fair and market on Wednesday, 25 September at the top of St Matthew’s Field.
The Showman’s Guild, who organise and manage the main fair, invite the Mayor of Bridgwater, Councillor Jaqui Solomon to open the fair at 11.00am on Wednesday.
Cllr Solomon will also be judging ‘the best West Street stall’ competition from 11.00am on Thursday.
The remaining opening and closing times for the Fair are 11.00am to 11.00pm Wednesday; 1.00pm to 11.00pm on Thursday; 1.00pm to 11.30pm on Friday and 11.00am to 11.00pm on Saturday.
In addition to organising the two markets, Bridgwater Town Council funds public conveniences, first aid, night-time security and generators and provide skips for trader and visitor waste.
Temporary toilets are provided adjacent to Westfield House; behind the One-Stop shop in West Street and on St Matthews Field near the Horse and Jockey Public House.
First Aid is provided by St John Ambulance who can be found at the top of West Street behind Westfield Church.
Bridgwater Town Council has a small team of staff on duty as marshals during the West Street and Fairfield Markets, with our Cleansing staff cleaning and sweeping-up after the fair and markets are over.
West Street and adjacent roads will be closed from 9.00am on Tuesday 24 September and will re-open from 10:00am on Sunday, 29 September. Diversion routes will be signposted.
Limited parking will be available from Thursday until Saturday with the Rotary Club of Bridgwater in St Matthews Field. Other parking is available in town centre pay and display car parks.
There will be some parking restrictions in residential streets adjacent to Fairfield and lower Durleigh Road, we ask that all visitors to the event are considerate of local residents and do not block drives or other vehicles in – we strongly advise using a car park.
For full visitor information, please visit https://bridgwater-tc.gov.uk/visit-bridgwater/bridgwater-fair-and-west-street-market/
