Carters Steam fair

Welcome to the colourful world of Carters Steam Fair

Our traditional British vintage funfair features rides and sidestalls from the 1890s to the 1960s which have been lovingly restored using traditional techniques and heritage crafts such as signwriting. 2022 was our final tour and we are now looking for a permanent home for the fair.

October Open Weekend

Following the success of our July open day and auction we have decided to give you all another unique opportunity to visit our yard that is usually closed to the public. Join us on the 28th and 29th of October 2023 at our Carters Steam Fair HQ, Carters Yard, White Waltham. Further event information and updates can be found here.

Carters Steam Fair Final Sale

The individual rides are now available to purchase. Find out more here.

Carters Skid mug collection

Shop with us

See our fairground art inspired mugs and posters and one of a kind memorabilia.

12 poster set

Hire us

We’ve featured in Paddington 2, Rocketman and Worzel Gummidge. Find out more about hiring our fair.

Joby Carter Virtual Taster Course

Learn with us

Learn the traditional skills of signwriting with our book and workshop courses.

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Carters Steam Fair is no longer on tour and we have found new homes for many of our vintage fairground rides and attractions.

If you’d like to stay in the loop with the latest news from Joby Carter including his heritage arts courses and new wall art prints, posters and hand painted signs, you can join his newsletter on his new Jobycarter.com website.

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Carters Blog

Final sale of the rides from Carters Steam Fair

Final sale of the rides from Carters Steam Fair

A message from fairground owner Joby Carter: In April 2022, we announced the final tour of our unique collection of vintage fairground rides. Since then, we’ve done everything we can to raise awareness of the sale of the fair and have spoken to relevant individuals...

The end of an incredible era and the search for a permanent home.

The end of an incredible era and the search for a permanent home.

A message from Joby Carter "As we build up the fair for our final ever Maidenhead date this weekend at Holyport, I wanted to update you all on the current status of the fair. Here are the facts as of October 2022: This is the final year of taking the fair on tour:...

Learn with Carters

From hands on courses teaching traditional signwriting to guided tours around our restoration workshops, there’s plenty to learn with us. Joby Carter is even available for guest lectures and talks.

Explore our Learning section to find out more…