Petplan Equine Area Festival Dates

Petplan Area Festival Dates

The Petplan Area Festival series launched in 2000 and is aimed at grassroots riders. We are pleased to say this has grown from 15 Area Festivals around the country with 555 tests completed in its’ first year to over 7,524 starters during the 2023 season – the biggest British Dressage affiliated series in the UK. This season also marks the 25th year of Petplan Equine’s Partnership with British Dressage in bringing you the Petplan Area Festivals.

Summer Area Festival Dates 2024

The qualification period for the summer Area Festivals 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.

Venue County Date
Burrows Court Farm incl. Music Gloucestershire 12 – 17 July
Vale View Equestrian Leicestershire 19 – 21 July
Rockrose Equestrian Centre incl. Music East Lothian 19 - 21 July
Bicton Arena Devon 19 - 21 July
Little Mill Equestrian Centre incl. Music Carmarthenshire 26 – 28 July
Kingswood Equestrian Centre Staffordshire 26 - 28 July
Brook Farm Training Centre Essex 26 - 28 July
Myerscough College incl. Music Lancashire 31 July - 01 August
Sheepgate Equestrian incl. Music Lincoln 08 - 11 August
Onley Grounds Equestrian Centre incl. Music Warwickshire 15 - 18 August
Chard Equestrian incl. Music Somerset 15 - 17 August
Speedgate Events incl. Music Kent 16 - 18 August
Northallerton Equestrian Centre North Yorkshire 15 - 18 August
GDG @ The Cabin Equestrian incl. Music Aberdeenshire 17 - 18 August
Port Royal Equestrian Centre incl. Music North Yorkshire 22 - 25 August
Sparsholt College incl. Music Hampshire 23 - 25 August
Bury Farm Equestrian Village incl. Music Buckinghamshire 25 - 27 August
Winter Area Festival Dates 2024

The qualification period for the winter Area Festivals 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.

Venue County Date
Addington Equestrian Buckinghamshire 12 – 14 January
Prestige Equestrian Gloucestershire 19 – 22 January
Highfield at Howe Equestrian Fife 20 – 21 January
Parwood Equestrian Centre Surrey 25 – 28 January
Bishop Burton College East Riding of Yorkshire 26 – 28 January
Aintree International Equestrian Centre Merseyside 31 January – 4 February
Solihull Equestrian Centre West Midlands 6 – 10 February
Forest Edge Arena Norfolk 9 – 11 February
Beacons Equestrian Carmarthenshire 16 – 18 February
Alnwick Ford Equestrian Northumberland 17 – 20 February
Moreton Equestrian Centre Dorset 23 – 25 February