Event Calendar 2023

January 2023

February 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 04 February	Farmers' Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council	Further Information
Saturday 18 February	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Sunday 26 February	Service to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the death of Flight Lieutenant Richard Noel Stubbs DFC DFM RAFVR	15.00	Christ Church	Royal Air Forces Association

March 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 04 March	Farmers' Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council	Further Information
Saturday 04 March	Texas Flag Raising	Noon	High Street	Stone Town Council	Marking of Texas State's independence from Mexico
Sunday 12 March	Church Service to Commemorate the death of the Earl St Vincent	15.00 - 16.00	St Michael & St Wulfad's Church	St Michael & St Wulfad's Church & Stafford Borough Council
Saturday 18 March	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Saturday 18 March	'Ceilidh' (Barn Dance)	19.30	Oulton Village Hall	Inner Wheel Club of Stone

April 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 01 April	Farmers' Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council	Further Information
Saturday 01 April	Stone Choral Society's Spring Concert of the Messiah	19.30	Christ Church		Poster
Saturday 15 April	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Sunday 16 April	Spring Awakening Market		High Street	Stone Traders' Group	Garden themed market including plants, shrubs, herbs, ornaments, tools, pots etc
Saturday 22 April	St George's Day Re-enactment	12.00 - 15.00	Market Square	Stone Town Council	Press Release
Saturday 22 April	Civic Dinner	19.00 - 23.30	Stone House Hotel	Stone Town Council
Saturday 29 April	Farmers' Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council

May 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION

Sunday 07 May	King Charles III Coronation Celebrations in Stone	12.30 - 17.00	High Street	Stone Town Council	Press Release Press Release - 28 April 2023
Tuesday 16 May	Annual Meeting	19.00 - 20.00	Council Chamber	Stone Town Council
Thursday 18 May	Stone Street Food Event	15.00 - 21.00	High Street	Stone Traders Group
Saturday 20 May	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Sunday 21 May	Four Wheel Festival		High Street	Stone Traders' Group	Cars, tractors, buses - anything with 4 wheels or more on display
27, 28 and 29 May	Floating Market/Waterside Events	10.00 - 17.00	Canal bank, near Stafford Street	Stone Town Council	Information

June 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 03 June	Farmers' Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council	Further Information
Saturday 03 June to Sunday 11 June	Stone Summer Festival	See Programme	Various locations in Stone	Stone Festival Committee	Festival Programme Details
Saturday 03 June to Sunday 11 June	Stone Festival Walking Treasure Hunt		around Stone	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Saturday 03 June	Teddy Bear Picnic	11:00 - 14:00	Market Square	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Saturday 03 June	Puppet Shows	11:00 - 14:00	Market Square	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Sunday 04 June	Car Boot Sale	09:00 - 13:00	Stone Hockey and Rugby Club grounds	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Sunday 04 June	Stone Festival Dog Show	10:00 - 13:00	Stone Hockey and Rugby Club grounds	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Sunday 04 June	Hockey and Rugby Taster Sessions	10:00 - 16:00	Stone Hockey and Rugby Club grounds	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Sunday 04 June	Family Fishing Day	10:00 - 12:00 and 12:45 - 14:45	Willow Pools, ST3 7NH	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Monday 05 June	Dog Derby and Steeplechase	18:30 - 20:00	Crown Meadow (start//finish)	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Tuesday 06 June	Two-wheel Tuesday	18:00 - 21:00	High Street and Market Square	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Tuesday 06 June	Gala Concert	19:15	St Dominic's Church	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Wednesday 07 June	Historical Talk	19:30	Joules Crown Wharf Board Room	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Wednesday 07 June	Freemasons Open Evening	19:00 - 21:00	Freemasons Hall	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Thursday 08 June	Mediumship Evening	19:30	Joules Crown Wharf Board Room	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Friday 09 June	Golf Taster Sessions	17:00	Stone Golf Club, Fillbrooks	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Friday 09 June	Comedy Night	19:30	Joules Crown Wharf Board Room	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Saturday 10 June	Crown Wharf Theatre Open Day	10:00 - 14:00	Crown Wharf Theatre, Stone	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Saturday 10 June	Charitable and Commercial Stalls	10:30 - 16:00	Lower half of Stone High Street	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Saturday 10 June	Walking Carnival Parade	11:00	St Dominic's Priory School Car Park to Market Square	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Saturday 10 June	Stone's Got Talent	13:00 - 16:00	Market Square	Stone Festival Committee	Programme
Thursday 15 June	Street Food Event	15.00 - 21.00	High Street	Stone Traders' Group
Saturday 17 June	Craft & Collectables Market	09:00 – 15:00	High Street	Stone Town Council	Programme
Sunday 18 June	Cheese & Wine Festival		High Street	Stone Traders' Group	To include wine merchants, glassware, cheese, tableware and more
Sunday 25 June	10K Road Race	10:00 – 12:00	Circuit	Stone St Michael's 10K Road Race	Further information

July 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATON	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 01 July	Farmers’ Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council	Information
Saturday 08 July	Puppet Festival	10.30 - 16.30	Market Square	Stone Town Council	Poster
Sunday 09 July	Civic Sunday	10.30 - 12.00	High Street and St Michael & St Wulfad's Church	Stone Town Council
	- Civic Parade	10.30 – 10.45	High Street
	- Civic Service	10.45 – 11.45	St Michael & St Wulfad’s Church
Saturday 15 to Sunday 16 July	Food & Drink Festival Town Edition		High Street	Stone Traders' Group
Saturday 15 July	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Thursday 20 July	Stone Street Food Event	15.00 - 21.00	High Street	Stone Traders' Group

August 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 05 August	Farmers’ Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council	Further Information
Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 August	‘Stone by the Sea’	11.00 – 17.00	High Street	Stone Town Council	THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Press Release PRESS RELEASE
Sunday 13 August	Florence Brass Band Concert & Burma Star Commemoration	14.00 - 16.00	Stonefield Park	Stone Town Council (Concert) & Royal British Legion (Burma Star Commemoration)	Press Release
Thursday 17 August	Stone Street Food Event	15.00 - 21.00	High Street	Stone Traders' Group
Saturday 19 August	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Sunday 20 August	Family Dance Festival		High Street	Stone Traders' Group	Family fun with dancing and singing from multiple dance studios
Saturday 26 to Monday 28 August	Music Festival		High Street	Stone Traders Group

September 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 02 September	Farmers’ Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council	Further Information
Saturday 16 September	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Sunday 17 September	Eco Friendly & Sustainability Market		High Street	Stone Traders' Group	Featuring traders who follow the sustainability model, i.e. wood products, refillable bottles, no plastic waste, loose fill items etc
Thursday 21 September	Street Food Event	15.00 - 21.00	High Street	Stone Traders Group
Saturday 23 September	Classic Car Event	10.30 – 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council	Press Release

October 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 07 October	Farmers’ Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council
Tuesday 10 October	Opening of Covid-19 Commemorative Orchard	17.45	Crown Meadow	Stone Town Council
Sunday 15 October	Sausage & Cider Festival		High Street	Stone Traders' Group	Market around sausages and cider with a variety of traders. A brand new event in Stone.
Thursday 19 October	Stone Street Food Event	15.00 - 21.00	High Street	Stone Traders Group
Saturday 21 October	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Saturday 28 October	Trafalgar Dinner	19.00 – 23.30	The Mill Restaurant, Stone	Stone Town Council

November 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Saturday 04 November	Farmers’ Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council	Further Information
Saturday 11 November	Armistice Day	10.45 - 11.15	War Memorial in Granville Square	Royal British Legion in consultation with Stone Town Council
Sunday 12 November	Remembrance Sunday	10.30 Parade begins in the High Street 10.40 Wreath Laying at the War Memorial	War Memorial in Granville Square	Royal British Legion in consultation with Stone Town Council
Saturday 18 November	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Sunday 19 November	Christmas Market	09.00 - 16.00	High Street	Stone Traders' Group
Thursday 23 November	Christmas Lights Switch On	17.00 with lights being switched on at 19.00	High Street	Stone Town Council

December 2023

DATE	EVENT	TIMES	LOCATION	ORGANISER	INFORMATION
Friday 1 to Sunday 24 December	Opening of Advent Windows	11.00 - 11.30 09.30 to 11.30 on Saturday 23 December 2023 when a Carol Singing Walk and Advent Window Opening will take place. See programme for more details	Town Centre	Christ Church	Advent Window Openings will take place at various locations in the town at 11.00am each day. Advent Programme Advent Map
Saturday 02 December	Christmas Farmers’ Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 December	Courtyard Workshop & Elizabeth Welch Glass Open Studios	10.00 – 15.00	24 Radford Street, Stone	Elizabeth Welch Glass & the Courtyard Workshop
Sunday 10 December	Civic Carols Service	15.00 – 16.30	St Michael & St Wulfad’s Church	Stone Town Council
Sunday 10 December	Christmas Market	10.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stone Traders' Group
Saturday 16 December	Craft & Collectables Market	09.00 – 15.00	High Street	Stone Town Council
Saturday 23 December	Christmas Farmers/Town Market	09.00 - 15.00	High Street	Stafford Borough Council and Stone Town Council
Friday 29 December	Texas Flag Raising	Noon	High Street	Stone Town Council	The marking of the Anniversary of Texas Joining the Union on 29 December 1845