Author: Peter Eland

And a final call for campsite advance bookings – they close tonight! There’s now just a week to go until the first Yorkshire Cycle Festival at Driffield Showground, on the 12-14 June! With your help, we can make it every bit as enjoyable – or more – as the much loved events at our previous…

There’s now less than two weeks to go until the first Yorkshire Cycle Festival at Driffield Showground, on the 12-14 June! We’re now into the final countdown: Campsite advance bookings close 5th June! If you haven’t yet booked your campsite pitch, you have just a few days to do so – advance bookings close on…

There’s now less than three weeks to go until the first Yorkshire Cycle Festival at Driffield Showground, on the 12-14 June! Everything is looking good, and so just a few quick updates this time… Campsite advance bookings close 5th June… As mentioned in the last update, campsite bookings are even slightly up on last year,…

With just over five weeks to go until the first Yorkshire Cycle Festival at Driffield Showground, it’s time for another update! Apologies, this is a long one – but there’s lots of good news! Read on for the latest on: New venue and site visit Many of our all-volunteer organising team visited the new venue,…

Just two quick updates: Last day for campsite earlybird bookings! Campsite bookings are already matching last year’s total so far, which is great given the change of venue! Many thanks to all who have booked in already. For anyone yet to book, the lowest earlybird campsite pitch prices are available for just a few more…

It’s time for another update on the 2026 Yorkshire Cycle Festival, including the York Rally, at its new home at Driffield Showground on the 12-14 June 2026. If you missed the news about the move and earlier date, and about the circumstances which made these changes necessary, please see here for a detailed explanation.  Campsite…

You may have been wondering why you have not heard from us until now to confirm the dates for the 2026 York Cycle Rally & Festival, and to open campsite bookings. This is for good reason, as we explain in detail below. But first we (the all-volunteer organising team) can now confirm some major news…