The Donkey Sanctuary Summer Fair

Slade House Farm, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0NU

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Children and families enjoy Punch & Judy show at Summer Fair

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Make a day at The Donkey Sanctuary the highlight of your summer!

Bigger and better every year, the Summer Fair provides serious feel-good fun for all the family. Included in this year's awesome line-up is:

Live music and entertainment
• Sunshine Samba
• Static Charge
• Telstar
• Punch & Judy shows from The Puppetree Company
• Magic and balloon modelling from Emazdad The Magician

Family fun and games
• Bounce around the crazy castles
• Have a go at archery
• Enjoy traditional games including skittles, splat the rat, hook a duck, horse racing, hoopla, human fruit machine, flip the frog, wheel of fortune, welly wanging, duck race, coconut shy and tombola.
• Zoom around on the Go Karts
• Scale the climbing wall if you dare
• See the donkeys on board trailer rides around the sanctuary
• Get your face painted and add some sparkle with glitter tattoos
• Have your picture on the tractor, gator and giant deck chair
• Take a look at the vintage tractors and vehicles

Donkey demonstrations
• Meet and greet Adoption Donkey's Hannah and Cocoa
• Donkey 'MOT' from our veterinary department
• Brushes and hoof picks, everything to know about donkey grooming
• Life of a Donkey Assisted Therapy donkey

Fabulous food and drink
• Sausage World
• Divine Ices
• Flaming Good Pizza Co
• Shakers
• Stinky Vintage
• La Cantina Street Kitchen
• Beetle Juice
• Sue's Donuts
• The Crepe Canteen

Craft and produce stalls
From local crafts to food produce - we have it all in our pop-up shopping village.

Entry
£2 per adults including prize draw, under 12s FREE. Free parking and dogs on leads welcome.

Further information
01395 573156 | events@thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

All proceeds go directly to the worldwide work of The Donkey Sanctuary.

Guide Prices

£2 for adults, under 12s FREE

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  • Accessible to Wheelchair Users

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  • Dogs Allowed

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