Editing Wisbech (section)

=== Annual festivals and events ===
March. The annual [[Showmen's Guild of Great Britain| Showmen's Guild]] fair known as the Wisbech Mart is held in the town.<ref>{{cite web| title= Wisbech| url= https://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/flip_guides/wisbechguide/index.html|website= www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk|accessdate= 8 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= King's Lynn Mart| url= https://www.kingslynnonline.com/history-2/kings-lynn-mart|website= www.kingslynnonline|accessdate= 8 April 2021}}</ref>

June. On [[Armed Forces Day]] the marketplace is taken over by military vehicles and units and veterans associations. In 2023 the event moved to Wisbech Park. A Sunday service is held with a parade and march past.

*Wisbech Rose Fair is held.<ref>{{cite book| title=Cemeteries, Graveyards and Memorials in Wisbech| author=Bridget Holmes| publisher=Wisbech Society| year=2010}}</ref> It originated in 1963 as a flower festival when local rose growers sold rose buds in the Parish Church of SS Peter and Paul in aid of its restoration fund. The church used this annual occasion to raise funds for the upkeep of the ancient building, and over the years, the Rose Fair grew into a Town Festival. It developed into an event that encompassed many of the charities and other organisations in the town and district running stalls and events including two parades of floats starting from Queens Road. The event's flower festival and float parades ceased in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisbech-rosefair.co.uk|title=Wisbech Rose Fair| website=wisbech-rosefair.co.uk| access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/wisbech-rose-fair-2018-1-5587860|title=Rose Fair| website=wisbechstandard.co.uk| date=9 July 2018|access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/what-s-on/entertainment-news/mayor-misses-biggest-day-of-the-year-1-6146029|title=Biggest ado of the year| website=wisbechstandard.co.uk| date=6 July 2019|access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref> 

* The Annual Concerts run by The Friends of Wisbech & Fenland Museum, in 2021 and 2022 at [[Wisbech Castle]] then moving to The Old Chapel, North End from 2023. It raises funds for the museum.<ref>{{cite journal| title= 175 Years of Fenland History| journal= The Fens| page= 20|volume= 47|year= 2022|last= Monger| first= Garry}}</ref>

August. Wisbech Rock Festival is a [[Free Festival]] held in Wisbech Park and is managed by the town council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitcambridgeshirefens.org/whats-on/wisbech-rock-festival-562|title=20Wisbech Rock Festival| website=visitcambridgeshirefens.org| access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> Wis-Beach day was originally held on the marketplace. The seaside comes to the town for the Sunday and donkey rides, [[Punch and Judy]] shows, sand, beach chairs and amusement rides filled the centre of the town. Recently it merged with the festival in the park.
Friends of Wisbech Park Bandstand host a series of musical events at the [[bandstand]] on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer and winter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/what-s-on/entertainment-news/first-of-season-for-bandstand-concerts-1-6008936|title=Wisbech Bandstand|newspaper=Wisbech Standard|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> Many local gardens are open to the public as part of the National Garden Scheme Open Days.

September. The town participates in Heritage Weekend when many buildings are open to the public for tours. The [[Showmen's Guild of Great Britain|Showmen's Guild]] Wisbech Statute Fair is held in the town. The Elgoods Beer Festival takes place when musical events accompany the wide range of drinks on offer.

October. Wisbech Museum and the Horse Fair stage [[Halloween]] events.<ref>{{cite news|title= Events|url= http://wisbechcastle.org/events/|website= www.wisbechcastle.org|accessdate= 8 April 2021}}</ref>

November. Christmas Lights Switch On takes place on the Market Place.

December. Wisbech Christmas Fayre takes place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisbechtowncouncil.gov.uk/local-events.html/|title=Local events|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|access-date=29 August 2019|date=14 January 2020}}</ref>