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Staffordshire Day
Whats on for Staffordshire Day 2018?
This year Staffordshire Day will take place on Tuesday 1st May, but as it's a weekday, we've extended the celebrations to include the weekend before and the weekend after!
So there are no excuses for not getting involved!
New for 2018: The World's Biggest Oatcake Morning
Celebrate the mighty Staffordshire oatcake and raise money for charity with The World's Biggest Oatcake Morning!
Enjoy a great Staffordshire breakfast at an oatcake morning in your area, or host your own get-together at home or at work, with your guests making a donation to charity to cover the cost.
If you'd like to host your own oatcake event, you can download our Staffordshire Day Oatcake Morning poster to promote it. And don't forget to let us know so we can help you spread the word!
There's more information on our World's Biggest Oatcake Morning blog.
This year's Staffordshire Day events
You could enjoy a thrilling day's racing at Uttoxeter Racecourse for the Staffordshire Plate Raceday, and take in some up and coming bands at the Lymelight Festival, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
New for this year is an exhibition at the Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme, to celebrate one of our favourite sons, Philip Astley, who created the modern circus exactly 250 years ago in 1768.
Find out about his fascinating life, including his links to Newcastle-under-Lyme, his experiences of fighting in the Seven Years War, and how he became the Father of the Modern Circus.
The Staffordshire Day Mugshot
Here's a really easy way to get involved with Staffordshire Day, and you can do it without leaving your desk!
It's called the Staffordshire Day Mugshot. It's just a photo of you, holding a Staffordshire-made mug, like this one!
You could go for an iconic pattern from one of the world-famous Staffordshire pottery manufacturers, including Wedgwood, Emma Bridgewater and Burleigh.
Find out more on our Staffordshire Day Mugshot blog, where you can download the free Mugshot poster too!
Other ways to get involved with Staffordshire Day
More events, special offers and competitions will be organised as the big day approaches, so keep an eye on our listings for details.
Why not encourage people to get involved on social media, by displaying our special poster? Download our Share the Love poster for free.
If you'd like to organise your own event, we can help you promote it and point you in the right direction for funding applications.
Contact Richard Swancott on 01785 277986 or richard.swancott@staffordshire.gov.uk for more information.
What is Staffordshire Day?
Staffordshire Day is the day we celebrate everything we love about Staffordshire.
Every year on May 1st, Staffordshire comes alive with events of all shapes and sizes across the county, and loads of competitions and special offers from our great attractions, restaurants, pubs, and hotels.
Whether you love our captivating countryside, our thrilling theme parks or our eye-opening history and heritage, there will be something for you on Staffordshire Day!
It is a very special day for us. May 1st is the anniversary of our most famous son, Josiah Wedgwood, setting up his pottery company in 1759 and helping to transform Staffordshire into the centre of the world’s ceramics industry.
Now that is something worth shouting about!
The World's Strongest Man, a world record, and more!
The first Staffordshire Day took place in 2016, the year the county turned 1000 years old, with everything from tightrope walking across Rudyard Lake to an artisan market at World of Wedgwood and a heritage open day at the Museum of Cannock Chase.
The day was bigger and better in 2017, with live music from local bands on the streets of Newcastle-under-Lyme, a new world record on the trampolines at Flip Out, and a vintage fair and tea dance at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Staffordshire’s famous faces like singing superstar Robbie Williams, actor Neil Morrissey and World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall were among the thousands telling the world why they are proud to be from The Creative County.
We gave away overnight stays at some of our best hotels, theme park tickets, and theatre breaks, while attractions including Alton Towers Resort, Gladstone Pottery Museum, and the National Brewery Centre ran great promotions.
Come to Staffordshire on May 1st and join in the fun!
