Every year in February, the Great St Valentine’s Fair comes to Leeds. Packed full of the best rides and amusements from all over Europe, the Valentine's fair is great family day out for everyone.
The Great St Valentine’s Fair is usually held at Leeds United’s Elland Road car parks, during the February half-term school holiday. Watch out for further information and dates near to the time.
Lots of other Leeds events promoted by the council throughout the year also include smaller funfairs and fairground rides. Bonfire night celebrations in November, the Leeds Lights switch on, Christkindelmarkt on Millennium Square in December and New Year's Eve on Millennium Square all bring the sights and sounds of the funfair to Leeds.
Fairground safety
For information about health and safety regulations for fairgrounds and rides, please visit the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website using the link from this page. The HSE are responsible for regulating health and safety in all fairgrounds and amusement parks within the UK.
Further information
The University of Sheffield hosts the online National Fairground Archive, which contains lots of information about the history of travelling fairs and circuses, a photographic archive and useful links to UK fairground societies.