Bedford River Festival 2022

[@RSimpkinuk57]

There was even more than Frank shows. This was the main funfair section on Bedford's regular fairground, between a main road and the lower river. The river is the other side of the trees behind the Tornado ride at 1:30. At the road entrance end of the ground was Barker's k'nex model funfair, collecting for Great Ormond Street Hospital (across from the tagada and next to a ghost train, on Sunday for certain, if he was there Saturday evening I missed spotting him then). The main music stage was on Russell Park, beyond the upper river, and at the far end of the park from it was the "traditional" (nostalgia) funfair section with a gallopers, chair-o-planes, ferris wheel, helter skelter, some stalls, funhouse and juvenile rides. More stalls and kiddies rides on Mill Meadows (between upper and lower rivers, opposite the main fairground) and at the town centre end of the upper river Embankment.

[@robsterbob580]

Nicely done video of the great fair at the last river festival. 👍 This year's River Festival is rubbish really. Don't bother coming for the fair at the Bedford River Festival this weekend, there's only a few rides from Stanley Thurston, the usual local fun fair. I don't know why, or what's happened, but the promised giant funfair in the usual field is not there, for the first time ever. There's just a few kids inflatables there instead. I've been to nearly every River Festival since it started in 1978, and the big funfair was the main attraction for me. It was always different rides from different showmen. Something different from Thurstons funfair which we see locally regularly. Thurstons never did the river festival, until now. Such a shame, it's nowhere near as good as it was without it.

[@Islam-lh8mi]

Exactly it's so annoying theres no rides the children area is well done but the inflatables at the field is such a shame

[@FranksFairgroundVideos]

That’s sad to hear! I can’t make it this year unfortunately

[@funfairJunkie]

Awesome footage buddy 🔥👍

[@kso808]

Great assortment of rides!

[@WaltzerCrazy]

Great fair. How long is it on for mate

[@FranksFairgroundVideos]

It was just the Saturday and Sunday just gone

[@seanihave9704]

Best festival ever i never left the dance music stage it was soo good

[@RSimpkinuk57]

Next one should be 2024 because it is even-numbered years only (none in 2020 because of Covid, previous one was 2018).

[@siyam346]

Wow that looks cool

[@izaakz12]

Great video