Lymm May Queen is a traditional family highlight in the village calendar. The May Queen, Rose Queen and Retinue selections will be taking place in May, then join us on Saturday 5th July for the Lymm May Queen Festival 2025. As usual, there will be a procession through the village and a festival on the Lymm May Queen field with rides for all ages, a fabulous variety of live acts in the arena, a wide range of stalls from vendors, charities and local groups and of course a fabulous selection of food & drinks stalls for everyone to enjoy.
The Lymm May Queen festival is a fabulous, family oriented annual event held in the village of Lymm, Cheshire. The event, dating back to 1889, celebrates the tradition of crowning the May Queen and Rose Queen, who traditionally led the May Day celebrations. The May Queen festival really kicks off the summer of festivities in Lymm Village in style.
This year, the Lymm May Queen festival is being held on Saturday the 5th July.
But it’s the May Queen Festival – Why July?
Well, the weather hasn’t been kind to us (or rather the May Queen field) in recent years, so we’re hoping that by holding the festival in July, it gives a longer period of time for the field to thoroughly dry out and firm up. Whilst we managed to hold the festival on the car parks last year, we really hope that was a one-off for 2024!
A highlight of the day is the procession through the village. The procession consists of floats, bands, drummers, dancing, vintage vehicles and with many local schools and organisations taking part.
We’re always on the look out for more local businesses, groups and acts to join in the procession, so if you’d like to get involved and be part of the procession please contact us for details.
The festival continues with a Family Fun Day, with arena entertainment, crowning of the Queens, artisan craft, charity and community stalls, food & drink, family rides and games. As in 2024, we’re also excited to be bringing back the adrenaline inducing and family fun fair rides.
