The St Crispin Street Fair is a fair held periodically in the Market Square of Northampton, England. It is organised by

Northampton Borough Council Northampton Borough Council was the borough council and non-metropolitan district responsible for local government in the large town of Northampton in England. In 2021 the council was abolished and succeeded by West Northamptonshire Council; a un ...

. The event is a

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with over 100

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s, usually operating on several days of the October half-term school holiday with the precise days varying from year to year. In 2012, shop owners raised concerns about how the new fair could affect their business during

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weekend."Return of St Crispin’s fair a concern"
''Northampton Chronicle & Echo''; accessed 21 October 2012. In 2014, the fair was held from 25 to 29 October with a large part of it held on a nearby car park.

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Northampton Borough Council, accessed 21 October 2012
Tourist attractions in Northampton Street fairs Fairs in England {{UK-festival-stub