The Bishop Auckland Family Festival

11/03/2026

Street Food Carousel is coming to Bishop Auckland on the first Friday of the month 🍔

The first event takes place Friday 3rd April, 4pm to 9pm in the Market Place with incredible street food, drinks and entertainment.

Some favourite traders are returning and more will be revealed soon 👀

If you fancy coming along, head over to the event page and mark yourself as going 👉 Street Food Carousel - Bishop Auckland

17/10/2025

🎄 BACCANALIA are hiring Event Assistants! 🎄

Join the team bringing Bishop Auckland’s Christmas celebrations to life this winter.
We’re looking for friendly, reliable people to help deliver our festive events across November and December.

✅ £12.50 per hour
✅ Evenings & weekends
✅ Must be 16+ (completed Year 11)
✅ Training provided

If you love working with people and want to be part of something special this Christmas, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply by 9am, Monday 27 October 2025
🔗 Job Description: https://tinyurl.com/2s4fk4kb

17/10/2025

02/09/2025

✨ Meet Coby, age 11 ✨

At The Bishop Auckland Family Festival, one young creator stole the show with his handmade puppet, Big-Mo! 🧵🎭

Coby spent four days crafting Big-Mo, a few hours each day, after asking for only materials for his birthday. The result? An incredible creation that wowed the crowds and brought smiles to so many people at the festival. 💛

20/08/2025

🌟 A huge thank you from all of us at The Bishop Auckland Family Festival! 🌟

We want to say the biggest thank you to everyone who kindly made a donation at our Brick Wall this year. Every single contribution goes directly towards helping us keep the festival growing, improving, and bringing more family fun back to Bishop Auckland each summer. 💛

We’re thrilled to announce that the lucky winner of the £100 Amazon voucher was Abigail Roche! Congratulations 🎉

Your support means the world to us. Whether big or small, every donation helps us make next year’s Family Festival even better for our community. Together, you’re helping us keep this special event alive for families to enjoy year after year.

Thank you for being part of it!💚

19/08/2025

🎉 Bishop Brick Master Announcement 🎉

We had so many incredible entries this year! The creativity and effort from everyone was amazing, and we loved seeing all your builds! 🧱✨

Here are just a few of our favourites… but there can only be one winner.

🏆 Congratulations to Jack Marsden with his brilliant Super Mario build! 🏆

You have won:
🖼️Beamish Museum Family pass (valid for a year!)
🍫Sweets Hamper
🧱Classic LEGO® set

Thank you to everyone who took part, you made this year’s competition really special 💛

18/08/2025

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at Jane Armstrong Park this weekend! 💖
We had an incredible time filled with laughter, smiles, and unforgettable moments — all made possible by our amazing community.

A special thank you to the Bishop Auckland Town Council, Stronger Towns Fund, and Point North for their fantastic support in making this event happen. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Thank you to the families, volunteers, MADEby Bridge Creative and everyone behind the scenes who helped make the Family Festival weekend so special. We can’t wait to see you all again soon. Make sure you're following Baccanalia for more fun events.

Please help us improve by leaving us feedback on the link below, this helps us improve and bring Family Festival back bigger and better👇
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17/08/2025

🎉 We’re open until 4pm!

Come and join us today, Sunday 17th August at Jane Armstrong Park (opposite ALDI) for a day of fun in the sun!

🧩 Today is our very first Sensory Considerate day. Think smaller groups, lower sound levels, and gentler activities, plus some magical extras to enjoy.

✨ The festival is free to enter, with 90% of activities completely free – including mini golf, creative workshops, the Brick Masters tent and magic shows.

Please help us improve by leaving us feedback on the link below 👇

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See you soon!

16/08/2025

What an amazing first day at Jane Armstrong Park! 🎉Thank you to everyone who came out to join the fun! We loved seeing so many happy faces and families enjoying the day together.Tomorrow, Sunday 17th August is our Sensory Considerate Day, designed to make sure everyone has a fantastic time in a calmer atmosphere. We can’t wait to see you all again!Take a look at some of the great moments we shared today and get ready for even more fun tomorrow from 11am to 4pm!