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This year the St Leger Festival Week runs from 3th to 12th September, with the race meeting taking place from the 8th to 11th September Doncaster-racecourse. There will be a huge range of events and activities taking place in Doncaster for you to enjoy. Download the map and events listing pdf's below:
St Leger Festival Week Map
St Leger Festival Week Events Listing
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery- The St Leger Festival Exhibition
31st July – 30th September
Since 1776 the annual St Leger Festival has been a major event in Doncaster’s sporting and social calendar. This year, to celebrate the festival, we will be displaying some of the many paintings and objects in the collection of Doncaster Museum Service devoted to the races, including a number of images by that famous painter of horses J.F. Herring
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery- The Racing Form
3rd – 18th September
Free
The students of Northern Racing College, at Rossington Hall, have crafted striking racehorse sculptures by recycling drinks cans and forming them over salvaged and reshaped wooden forms. An exhibition of their work to celebrate the famous St Leger Race
The Point Gallery- Racing Themed Charcoal Drawings Exhibition
Doncaster Community Arts, The Point.
3rd – 12th September
Free
There will be an exhibition of charcoal drawings with a racing theme by a local artist in the Café, and a special St Leger Brunch menu will be available from 10am - 2pm each day and that there will be an at. For further information call 01302 341662 or visit www.thepoint.org.uk
Ladies Day Market
27th – 28th August and 3rd – 4th September
For hats, handbags, perfume and other accessories ready for Ladies Day itself on 9 September.
Guided Heritage Walks
Friday 3rd - Monday 12th September
Take in historic buildings and places associated with the St Leger, including: The Red Lion public house where it all begin in 1776, Subscription Betting Rooms, the Mansion House, and Museum.
Civic Theatre- Hardeep Singh Kohli The Nearly Naked Chef
Friday 3rd September, 7.30pm
Just think Ready Steady Cook but with great cooking (Hardeep was runner-up on the first series of Celebrity Masterchef) and funny anecdotes, all delivered by Glaswegian Hardeep in his own unique, articulate and utterly charming way.http://www.hardeeplive.com/
Tickets: £14, Conc. £12 Under 14 £5 Family Box Office 01302 342349
Doncaster Little Theatre- White Valentine
4th September
7.30pm
Popular local band return to Doncaster Little theatre with their tongue-in-cheek humour, youthful pop-culture lyrics and chilled out tempos with an indie edge. For tickets call 01302 340422 Email: boxoffice@doncasterlittletheatre.co.uk
Town Fields Sports Club- Live outdoor music event, featuring Clamjaphrie Irish Band
Saturday 4th September
Come along to enjoy outdoor music and a live Irish band
Doncaster Racecourse- Funfair
4th-12th September
Fairground and funfair rides in the centre of the racecourse for all the family to enjoy.Doncaster Racecourse
Market Place- Roman Soldiers
4th – 5th September
A legion of soldiers will be in Doncaster to help celebrate our rich Roman history.
Doncaster Market Corn Exchange-Doncaster Live
4th and 5th September
6-11pm and 2 - 9.30pm
Doncaster’s biggest and best FREE music festival will be in Doncaster Market with a host of widely acclaimed bands., headline acts Terrorvision (Sat) and Goldblade (Sun) Check out www.doncasterlive.co.uk
Market Car Park- Funfair
Sunday5th September
Civic Theatre- Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band
Tuesday 7th September, 7.30pm
Acker Bilk gained worldwide fame with hit singles Stranger On The Shore in 1962 and Aria in 1976. Since that time Acker and his Paramount Jazz Band have firmly established themselves as one of the most successful (and best loved) British jazz bands of all time.
www.ackersmusicagency.co.uk/acker.html
Tickets: £20, £18 Conc. Family, Box Office 01302 342349 for further information visit www.doncastercivic.co.uk
Civic Theatre- The Bootleg Sixties Starring The Overtures
Wednesday 8th September, 7.30pm
An unforgettable journey with the songs, stars and images of pop music’s greatest decade.
http://thebootlegsixties.com/
Tickets: £16, £15 Conc. Family, Box Office 01302 342349 for further information visit www.doncastercivic.co.uk
Market Place- Ride a Carousel
7th – 12th September
A fabulous traditional gleaming carousel, will be in Doncaster Open Market. Come along and enjoy a ride.
They’re Off! A Day at the Races-Doncaster Archives, King Edward Road, Balby
Thursday 9 September, 1-5pm
Hedge your bets and canter to Doncaster Archives' public reading room where
you’ll get a grandstand view of archives illustrating the history of Doncaster races:
under starter's orders in the year 1615 and heading for a photo finish in modern times.
(01302) 859811
E-Mail: doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk
www.doncaster.gov.uk/doncasterarchives
Clock Corner- International Market
9th – 12th September
8.30am - 5.30pm on the Thursday to Saturday and 10am - 4pm on the Sunday
From German beers and bratwursts to rustic Italian pizzas and olive oils, authentic Spanish paella to French crepes and cheeses, the smells of the best of European cuisine will be wafting around the town centre.
Regent Park, next to Regent Hotel- Leroy Vickers
9th September and 11th September
5.30 – 7.30 pm
Popular Classical singer, Leroy Vickers (ex Ti Amero) will be doing live performances in Regent Park to welcome the race goers back into town.
Leroy performs opera, classical theatre and a mix of powerful contemporary ballads to audiences throughout Europe. Regent Hotel
Salutation Inn, Bennetthorpe- Beer Festival and Live Entertainment
Thursday 9 – Saturday 11 September
Come along and try our different ales and enjoy the live music
Church House at Doncaster Minster- Double Stars
9th September
7.30pm
Illustrated Talk by John Cox
£2.50
Horse and Groom- Limozine
9th September
Enjoy live music from a local rock band
The Salutation Inn, Bennetthorpe- The Fortyniners
9th September
Enjoy live music from a very popular local band
Mansion House- Open Day and St Leger Exhibition
Friday 10th and Saturday 11th September
10am to 3pm
Includes historic programmes, race cards, and other racing memorabilia.
Doncaster Minster -Stained Glass and Heraldry
Friday 10th and Saturday 11th
1.45pm
Take in one of Doncaster’s most famous historic buildings with a talk by Mr B Sprakes BA FSA, University of Sheffield.
For more information call 01302 323921 or email debbieprice@danumprojects.co.uk
Doncaster Little Theatre- Nowhere Boy
10th September
2pm
Imagine John Lennon’s childhood A spirited teenager, curious, sharp and funny, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. A screening of the critically acclaimed biopic.
£4. For tickets call the Box Office 01302 340422 or Email: boxoffice@doncasterlittletheatre.co.uk
Salutation Inn, Bennetthorpe-Strange Triangle
Friday 10th September
Live Music Event
Horse and Groom- Broadsword
Friday 10th September
Enjoy live music from this Celtic Rock Band
Market place- Strolling Jazz Band
11th September
Welcoming race goers, shoppers and visitors into the market.
Doncaster Minster -Mediaeval Autumn Fayre
11th September
11am to 3.30pm
Free
Archery, Falconry, Ferret Display, Tombola, Brass Rubbings, Stone Carving, Children's Workshops, Country Crafts, BBQ, various stalls selling everthing from Cakes to Bric a brac. Tours of the Minster, Exhibition of Past Vicars, Embroidery Displays, and much more. For more information call 01302 323921 or email debbieprice@danumprojects.co.uk
Doncaster Little Theatre- Man on Wire
11th September
7.30pm
The spell-binding story of tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Centre's twin towers in 1974.
£4. For tickets call the Box Office 01302 340422 or Email: boxoffice@doncasterlittletheatre.co.uk
Horse and Groom- 4waysplit
11th September
Enjoy live music from this local pop band
Northern Racing College -Northern Racing College Open Day
12 September
10.30am - 4.30pm
Set in the splendid grounds of Rossington Hall the day promises to appeal to a wide and varied audience. Whether you're nine or ninety years old, a novice rider or a seasoned professional there will be attractions, demonstrations and displays to set your pulse racing.
Admission: £7 per vehicle. Includes souvenir programme, for further information call 01302 861000 or visit www.northernracingcollege.co.uk
Sandall Park- Proms in the Park
12th September
3pm
Doncaster Concert Band perform fantastic music from Film, TV and The Shows, culminating with a traditional proms finale.
FREE entry
Tourist Information Centre
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