See us at – Shanes Castle Steam Rally

We look forward to seeing you at Shanes Castle Bank Holiday Weekend.

The Shanes Castle May Day Steam Rally is held in the beautiful picturesque grounds surrounding
the ruins of the old castle in Shanes Castle Estate near Antrim.
It is the biggest and best organised vintage event in N. Ireland and is one of the premier rallies on
the all Ireland vintage scene. It is one of the best attended vintage events and regularly attracts
crowds of 15k -18k over the two days.

There are over 800 exhibitors with steam engines of all types, vintage tractors, commercial vehicles,
vintage cars, stationary engines, threshing mills, stonebreakers and many other vintage agricultural
and industrial machines.

The Craft Marquee has more than 50 stalls selling all kinds of goods including pens, paper products,
pictures, jewellery, hats, scarves, cushions, badges, antiques, jams, preserves, chutneys, honey,
curries, health products and so on.

The Trade Village has over 70 stands selling new and used tools and engineering equipment,
autojumble, antiques, furniture, pictures and paintings, clothing, toys, garden furniture, house
clearances, bric-a-brac and much, much more.
The event is a great family day out as it is designed to be Family Friendly and provides
entertainment for all members of the family: mums, dads, the kids and granny and grandad too! In
fact, all ages from three to ninety three!

Car parking is free and entrance charges are a modest £10 per adult, £5 for children under 16, £8 for
senior citizens and a family ticket at £25 covers 2 adults and up to 3 children.