The St Crispin Street Fair is a fair held periodically in the Market Square of

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, England. It is organised by

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. The event is a

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with over 100

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s, usually operating on several days of the October half-term school holiday with the precise days varying from year to year. In 2012, shop owners raised concerns about how the new fair could affect their business during

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weekend."Return of St Crispin’s fair a concern"
''Northampton Chronicle & Echo''; accessed 21 October 2012. In 2014, the fair was held from 25 to 29 October with a large part of it held on a nearby car park.

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Northampton Borough Council, accessed 21 October 2012
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