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Petplan Area Festival Dates

The Petplan Area Festival series launched in 2000 and is aimed at grassroots riders. From 15 Area Festivals around the country with just 555 tests completed in its first year to over 7,177 starters during the 2025 season, the Area Festivals are the biggest British Dressage affiliated series in the UK.

With a year-round competition structure, the Petplan Area Festivals are the perfect target for all BD riders. Consisting of a summer and winter series, riders can compete at regular British Dressage shows to gain their qualification for the Area Festivals and a ticket to the Championships.

The qualification period for the Winter Area Festival series runs from July to December. The Area Festivals then take place during January and February, with the Championship taking place in April at the NAF Five Star Winter Championships at Addington Equestrian, Buckingham.

Winter Area Festival tests – P5 2024, N5 2024, E5 2024, M5 2024, AM5 2024, PSG 2022, Inter I 2022

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Venue County Date
Addington Equestrian Buckinghamshire 16 - 18 January
Bishop Burton College East Riding of Yorkshire 23 - 25 January
Aintree International Equestrian Centre Merseyside 29 January - 01 February
Parwood Equestrian Centre Surrey 29 January - 01 February
Solihull Equestrian Centre West Midlands 04 - 08 February
Forest Edge Arena Norfolk 13 - 15 February
Beacons Equestrian Carmarthenshire 14 - 16 February
Alnwick Ford Equestrian Northumberland 14 - 16 February
Prestige Equestrian Gloucestershire 20 - 22 February
Highfield at Howe Equestrian Fife 20 - 22 February*
Moreton Equestrian Centre Dorset 27 - 28 February

*(Bad weather contingency dates: Highfield at Howe 27 - 28 Feb)

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Winter Area Festival Championships Venue Buckinghamshire Date
Addington Equestrian Buckinghamshire 15 - 19 April

The qualification period for the Summer Area Festival series runs from January to June. The Area Festivals then take place during July and August, with the Championship taking place in October at Arena UK, Lincolnshire.

Summer Area Festival tests – P5 2024, N5 2024, E5 2024, M5 2024, AM5 2024, PSG 2022, Inter I 2022

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Venue Including Music Classes County Date
Burrows Court Farm Yes Gloucestershire 10 - 15 July
Vale View Equestrian No Leicestershire 11 - 12 July
Myerscough College Yes Lancashire 11 - 15 July
Rockrose Equestrian Centre Yes East Lothian 17 - 19 July
Kingswood Equestrian Centre No Staffordshire 24 - 26 July
Bicton Arena No Devon 31 July - 02 August
Port Royal Equestrian Centre &
Exhibition Centre 		Yes North Yorkshire 30 July - 02 August
Little Mill Equestrian Centre Yes Carmarthenshire 31 July - 02 August
Sheepgate Equestrian Yes Lincoln 06 - 09 August
Brook Farm Training Centre No Essex 07 - 09 August
Onley Grounds Equestrian Centre Yes Warwickshire 13 - 16 August
Chard Equestrian Yes Somerset 14 - 16 August
GDG @ The Cabin Equestrian Yes Aberdeenshire 15 - 16 August
Speedgate Events Yes Kent 14 - 16 August
Sparsholt College  Yes Hampshire 21 - 25 August
Bury Farm Equestrian Centre Yes Buckinghamshire 23 - 25 August
Northallerton Equestrian Centre No North Yorkshire 28 - 30 August

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Summer Area Festival Championships Venue Including Music Classes County Date
Arena UK No Lincolnshire 30 September - 04 October
Middle Tour Championship No Lincolnshire 30 September - 04 October
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