Wellow Maypole Celebrations

18/07/2026

Wellow Maypole Committee attended the Summer Fayre at Sherwood Crematorium today to support this community event. We were also able to show visitors some of our memorabilia and explain about our unique volunteer run event.

Next year Wellow Maypole Day will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 31st May. If you would like to help or would like your child to take part, please get in touch. We would love to hear from you! 💈💃🙂

28/05/2026

Newark Advertiser have given us some great coverage this week! 💈💃🙂

The event has been taking place on the village green for more than 100 years — although celebrations are believed to be centuries older!

Wellow Maypole Celebrations

25/05/2026

A first for Wellow - unicycle ribbon ‘dancing’! Thanks to Storm in a Teacup for being such good sports!

25/05/2026

The maypole dancing has commenced!

25/05/2026

The crowning ceremony is about to start!

25/05/2026

And we’re off! Wellow Maypole Celebrations are officially open…and Ollie Hayes is doing his first set

25/05/2026

Thank you to Radio Nottingham for giving us some air time just now!

Beautiful weather here in Wellow - great timing for Maypole Day! However, as it is going to be so hot, please remember sun cream, hats, sunglasses and to keep hydrated! If you can, please leave your dog at home, although there will be watering places thanks to brilliant local charity Beauty’s Legacy.

See you later!

24/05/2026

Everything’s on track for Maypole Day tomorrow - practising completed, and all the myriad things that need doing are done. Final push with lots of volunteers in the morning, and by midday the maypole green will be transformed.

Wellow Maypole Celebrations 2026 - come and have a great afternoon’s entertainment in our beautiful village. Circus unicyclists, Morris dancing, live music, working model steam engine, vintage tractors, Punch and Judy, children’s swing boats, lots of stalls and games, hot and cold food and drink. Highlight of the event - the children’s procession, crowning of the May Queen and traditional maypole dancing. A quintessential English village festival on your doorstep - see you there!

24/05/2026

Maypole Committee members and a group of volunteers are currently getting all the equipment required out of storage ready for Maypole Day tomorrow. Many hands make light work - but it is a bit more taxing in the current weather!

Have you bought a souvenir programme yet? At £3 it’s less than buying a coffee anywhere else! We can’t charge for parking like most events, so this is another way we raise money to help fund future maypole celebrations. If you haven’t got yours yet, please buy one from the programme stall near the bus shelter tomorrow!