Michaelmas Fair, Banbury
Oxfordshire County Council (Banbury Michaelmas Fair)
(Special Event) Order 2026
Oxfordshire County Council proposes to make the above order on 5 October 2026 which is being introduced for public safety reasons whilst the Banbury Michaelmas Fair is in progress.
It is sponsored by Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxon OX15 4AA and the County Council is satisfied that it is not practicable to hold the event off road.
Traffic measures
The traffic measures will be in force from 6am Tuesday, 13 October until 6am Sunday, 18 October. The effect of the order is to temporarily prohibit vehicles from using:
- Bridge Street – from its junction with the access road to the bus station, to its junction with High Street / Broad Street; and from The Tchure along the northern and eastern sides of the Town Hall to where it joins the main length of Bridge Street.
- Market Place Road and Cornhill – for their whole lengths.
- High Street – from its junction with George Street (outside White Lion Walk) to its junction with Broad Street.
- Broad Street – from its junction with High Street to its junction with George Street.
Exemptions
Exemptions are included for emergency services and, in the case of Broad Street, to allow for loading and unloading at premises which can only be reached via those lengths of road.
The existing one-way traffic restriction in Parsons Street and Butchers Row will be temporarily suspended to allow use by two-way traffic.
The taxi ranks in Bridge Street and Horse Fair will also be moved temporarily to Broad Street and High Street. Fairground vehicles not at the fair will be authorised by Cherwell District Council to display a permit to park on Wildmere Road Industrial Estate.
Alternative traffic routes
Westbound:
- Cherwell Street
- George Street
- Broad Street
- Marlborough Road
- High Street
- Horse Fair
- North Bar Street
- Castle Street
Eastbound:
- Castle Street
- North Bar Street
- Horse Fair
- High Street
- George Street
- Cherwell Street
The relevant provisions of The Oxfordshire County Council (Various Roads – Cherwell District) (Map Based) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Permitted Parking) Order 2021, and The Oxfordshire County Council (Cherwell, Oxfordshire – Various Roads) (Map Based) (Traffic Management) Order 2026 will be temporarily suspended for the duration of the measures associated with the event.
Further information