Entry to Site for CF 2025
Site will open on Saturday 18th January 2025 at 12:30pm.
Arriving on site
On the set up days, Saturday and Sunday, driving around the site with your goods is OK. However, there will be many other vehicles moving around, and many people carrying stuff and otherwise walking about. Be alert and aware of this, and take good care.
If you arrive for a day trip on the days Monday to Saturday when the Fair is in progress, you should turn left at the foot of the drive in from the road, and go up the hill passing behind the buildings, to the upper field where the vehicles can be parked. Leave your vehicle here, and enter the Fair.
Register at the Gate
If you are arriving and setting up on the first Saturday or Sunday, you should visit the Gate and register as soon as practical, which will usually be on the Sunday afternoon. Many other people will be doing this as well, so be prepared to wait in line civilly, while the volunteer Gate staff do what they have to. It's likely to be hot, and you may be a bit weary. Chill out. Make it an opportunity to greet old friends, make new ones, socialise, etc.
If you will be arriving later in the week - perhaps you will be day tripping - you should register at the Gate as soon as it is open. See the schedule of opening times below.
During the week, Gate will be located near the Mangy Mongol coffee house, and will be open the following times:
| Sunday 19th January | TBA |
| Monday 20th January | TBA |
| Tuesday 21st January | TBA |
| Wednesday 22nd January | TBA |
| Thursday 23rd January | TBA |
| Friday 24th January | TBA |
| Saturday 25th January | TBA |
If you have not already paid for Faire, you should pay this at the Gate. Cash will be accepted, and there will probably be an EFTPOS facility as well (TBC).
Volunteering - sign up at Gate
Canterbury Faire runs on the strength of its volunteers. There are many activities that can only take place if we have marshals, lists officers, heralds, cooks, and helpers of all kinds. When signing in at the gate, you will be asked if you would like to volunteer for any of these tasks. There will be a list of pre-planned tasks with the days and times that people are required. We encourage everyone to contribute what time they can to help make the event wonderful.
Sign-up sheets for much needed volunteers will also be at Gate, as will timetables, information about Arts & Sciences classes/workshops and the Lost Property storage.