UK Bead Fair & Show Diary 2009 - a month by month guide to bead fairs and shows around the UK
Please note that Starlight Beads, at the moment, does not exhibit at the shows listed below, however we can often be found browsing the beads at these shows as a paying customer :)
Please check with the website or organiser prior to travelling, that the shows are going ahead.
| Date | Event | Location |
| 24, 25 January 2009 |
Rock'n'Gem | The Hop Farm (Nr Tonbridge) Beltring, Paddock Wood, Kent. |
| 31 Jan 1 February 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Chepstow Racecourse Chepstow, Monmouthshire |
| 1st February 2009 | London Bead Fair www.westofenglandevents.co.uk |
Kempton Park Racecource Sunbury |
| 7, 8 February 2009 |
Rock'n'Gem | Newton Abbot Racecourse Newton Abbot, Devon. |
| 21, 22 February 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | York Racecourse York, North Yorkshire |
| Sunday March 1st 2009 | Essex Bead Fair |
FIVE LAKES RESORT, Nr TIPTREE, ESSEX |
| 14, 15 March 2009 |
Rock'n'Gem | Kempton Park Racecourse Staines Road East (A308) Sunbury on Thames, West London. |
| 28 and 29 March 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Cheltenham Racecourse Prestbury Park, Cheltenham Gloucester |
| 29th March 2009 | Harrogate Bead Fair www.beadwork.net |
Pavillions of Harrogate Great Yorkshire Showgrounds Harrogate HG2 8PW |
| 4 and 5 April 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Brighton Racecourse Freshfield Road, Brighton |
| 12th April 2009 | Malvern Bead Fair www.beadwork.net |
The Three Counties Showground Malvern Worcestershire WR13 6NW |
| Friday April 17th & Saturday April 18th 2009 | UK Flame Off |
Towcester Race Course, Towcester, Northamptonshire BEAD FAIR - SUNDAY ONLY |
| Sunday April 19th 2009 | Towcester Bead Fair |
Towcester Race Course Towcester, Northamptonshire BEAD FAIR - SUNDAY ONLY |
| 25 and 26 April 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Newark Showground Winthorpe, Newark, Notts |
| Thursday 7th - Sunday 10th May 2009 | Great British Bead Show 2009 | The Daventry Hotel, Sedgemoor Way, Daventry NN11 0SG |
| 16 and 17 May 2009 |
Rock'n'Gem | Alexandra Palace Wood Green, London |
| 30 and 31 May 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Newcastle Racecourse High Gosforth Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| 6 and 7 June 2009 |
Rock'n'Gem | Kempton Park Racecourse Staines Road East (A308) Sunbury on Thames, West London |
| Sunday June 14th 2009 | The 9th West of England Bead Fair http://www.westofenglandevents.co.uk/wincanton.htm | Wincanton Racecourse |
| 21st June 2009 | Newmarket Bead Fair www.beadwork.net |
The Millennium Grandstand The Rowley Mile Racecourse Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0TF |
| 20 and 21 June 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Staffordshire County Showground Weston Road, Stafford |
| 11 and 12 July 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead | Farnham Maltings Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey |
| 25 and 26 July 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Elsecar Heritage Centre Elsecar, South Yorkshire |
| 2nd August 2009 | North West Bead Fair www.beadsupnorth.co.uk |
Haydock Park Race Course |
| 8 and 9 August 2009 | Rock'n'Gem | Kempton Park Racecourse Staines Road East (A308) Sunbury on Thames, West London. |
| 15 and 16 August 2009 |
Rock'n'Gem | Royal Welsh Showground Builth Wells, Mid Wales |
| 6th September 2009 | London Bead Fair www.westofenglandevents.co.uk |
Kempton Park Racecource Sunbury |
| 5 and 6 September 2009 |
Rock'n'Gem | Newton Abbot Racecourse Newton Abbot, Devon. |
| 12 and 13 September 2009 | Rock'n'Gem | Farnham Maltings Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey. |
| 26 and 27 September 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Newark Showground Winthorpe, Newark, Notts. Details and Directions |
| Sunday 4th October |
Welsh Bead Fair 2009 http://www.westofenglandevents.co.uk/ |
The Village Hotel, Cardiff |
| 11th October 2009 |
Lakeland Bead Fair http://www.jlfairs.co.uk/ |
Rheged, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0DQ |
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Sat 17th October 2009 |
The Big Bead Show | Sandown Park, Surrey |
| 17 and 18 October 2009 | Rock & Gem |
Bath & West Showground Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Details and Directions |
| Sunday 18th October 2009 | The Midlands Bead Fair | National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham |
| 24 and 25 October 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Cheltenham Racecourse Prestbury Park, Cheltenham, Gloucester. Details and Directions |
| 24th & 25th October 2009 | Harrogate Bead Fair http://www.beadwork.net/ |
Pavillions of Harrogate Great Yorkshire Showgrounds Harrogate HG2 8PW |
| 31 and 1 November 2009 | Rock & Gem | Kempton Park Racecourse Staines Road East (A308) Sunbury on Thames, West London. Details and Directions |
| 15th November 2009 | Newmarket Bead Fair http://www.beadwork.net/ |
The Millennium Grandstand The Rowley Mile Racecourse Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0TF |
| 21 and 22 November 2009 |
Gem'n'Bead & Rock'n'Gem | Brighton Racecourse Freshfield Road, Brighton. Details and Directions |
| 28 and 29 November 2009 | Rock'n'Gem | Margam Park Margam Country Park, Neath, Port Talbot. |
