Links Market

The Links Market in Kirkcaldy, Fife is Europe's longest street fair[1] and the oldest in Scotland. Established in 1304, the annual six-day event attracts between 200,000 and 300,000 visitors[2] to the town. 2004 was the 700th anniversary of the event, with 225 attractions and an estimated attendance of more than half a million visitors.[3] The Links Market is held along the town's seafront.

A regular market on the site is recorded from 1304.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fife Council (2007). "Kirkcaldy Links Market". www.fife.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2007. Europe's longest and most modern street fair stretching along the Esplanade for 6 days of thrills and spills for all ages.
  2. ^ Fife Council (2007). "Kirkcaldy Links Market 2007". www.fife.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2007. the event regularly attracts between 200,000 and 300,000 visitors over 6 days in April[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Fife Council (2007). "Links to the past bring events up to date". www.fife.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2007. These superlatives add up to the Kirkcaldy Links Market, this year celebrating its 700th anniversary...
  4. ^ "The Links Market, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland". linksmarket.org.uk.


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