Exciting events and things to look forward to in Northampton in 2024

Your guide to the biggest events coming up in 2024 in Northampton

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00:00 Northampton and the wider county has so much to offer in 2024 in terms of events and activities.

00:06 Here are just some of the events coming up.

00:09 The 2024 Crick Boat Show is scheduled to take place between May 25 and 27.

00:15 It is the canal world's biggest marketplace and attracts more than 26,000 visitors.

00:21 The Northampton County Beer Festival will return to Beckett's Park on May 30, May 31 and June 1.

00:30 There will be craft and bottled beer, ales, ciders, Prosecco, a spirit bar, wine and live music.

00:36 Northampton 5K and 10K takes place on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

00:43 The event is in support of Northamptonshire Health Charity.

00:47 After what will have been more than a year in Commercial Street,

00:51 it is expected that the new market square will open in summer 2024.

00:56 Northampton Carnival will take place at the Racecourse on June 8 from midday to 7.30pm.

01:02 Organisers say it will be a festival for all cultures.

01:05 Billy Ocean will headline Let's Rock Northampton on Saturday, June 15 alongside other 80s superstars.

01:12 James Arthur will play a summer gig at Delaprey Abbey on Sunday, June 16.

01:18 He will headline West Northamptonshire Council's new concert, A Perfect Day.

01:24 A brand new airshow spectacle is taking place in the skies above Sywall Aerodrome during the

01:29 weekend of June 22 and 23, with aircrafts from the UK, Europe and the USA taking part.

01:36 The Red Arrows are also confirmed.

01:39 The British Grand Prix will take place on the weekend of July 5-7 at Silverstone Race Circuit.

01:45 Stormzy will also be in attendance on the Friday night to entertain F1 crowds.

01:51 Pete Tong will headline on Saturday, followed by Rudimental on Sunday.

01:55 Over the weekend of July 13-14, a sea of pink will take over Abington Park once again as

02:02 runners join Race for Life for Cancer Research UK.

02:05 Welton Soapbox Derby takes place on Saturday, July 13 and promises unbelievable homemade

02:12 carts of all shapes and sizes. Summertime Live will return to

02:17 Delaprey Abbey on Saturday, August 10. The event will be headlined by Classic Ibiza

02:22 and will feature two stages of music and DJs. The greatest showman outdoor cinema screening

02:28 is on Sunday, August 4 at Delaprey Abbey. The event starts at 7.30pm and the film will

02:35 begin just after sunset. Northampton Balloon Festival is expected

02:40 to return in August after a successful event in 2023.

02:44 The Northampton Music Festival will return on Sunday, September 8, with stages again expected

02:50 to be at different locations across the town centre.

02:53 The second of its kind Amazing Northampton Run will take place on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

03:00 The Northampton Dragon Boat Festival will take place on Saturday, September 28 at Billing

03:06 Aquadrome. Gin and Rum Festival is taking place on

03:10 Saturday, October 4, 2024. The annual Gin and Rum Festival at the County

03:16 Ground will offer more than 120 gins and rums, plus a tequila and cocktail bar and live music.

03:22 The Christmas Lights Switch-On will return to the town centre after 2023's event was

03:28 held in Beckett's Park due to the ongoing town centre regeneration work.