2023 archive: The Great Peak District Fair and Buxton Beer Festival was advertised for Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 2023 at Pavilion Gardens. For current events, see the Pavilion Gardens programme.

The original preview advertised the fair from 10am–6pm on Saturday and 10am–5pm on Sunday, with more than 40 craft and produce stalls in the Octagon Hall. It listed photography, art, jewellery, ceramics and glassware.

Craft stalls inside a large hallGlass artworks depicting animals on a stallA display of patterned ceramic bowls

The preview also advertised regional cask ales, beer and cider, street food, children’s entertainment, rides and the miniature train. It noted that some activities carried a charge and could depend on the weather.

Collage of beer festival staff, beer taps, casks and cansPeople seated outside Pavilion GardensHandmade soap bars displayed in a box

Advertised music

The Saturday programme listed Nancy Brookes from 2pm to 3:30pm and Ted Fischer from 4pm to 6pm. On Sunday it listed Pantonic All Stars Steel Orchestra from noon to 4pm. The orchestra’s past events listing also advertised its 8 October appearance at the beer festival.

Two people looking at photographic prints on displayAn exhibitor working on small clay figures at a stallA box of handmade bath and body products

The photographs accompanied the original preview and are illustrative; they are not identified as photographs of the 2023 event.