Links Market Explained

The Links Market in Kirkcaldy, Fife is Europe's longest street fair[1] and the oldest in Scotland. Established in 1304, the annual six-day event attracts between 200,000 and 300,000 visitors[2] to the town. 2004 was the 700th anniversary of the event, with 225 attractions and an estimated attendance of more than half a million visitors.[3] The Links Market is held along the town's seafront.

A regular market on the site is recorded from 1304.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fife Council . 2007 . Kirkcaldy Links Market . www.fife.gov.uk . March 23, 2007 . Europe's longest and most modern street fair stretching along the Esplanade for 6 days of thrills and spills for all ages. . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206214630/http://www.fife.gov.uk/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=event.display&objectid=396160E4-AA00-D5D8-D50F212540A4E4D3 . 6 February 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Fife Council . 2007 . Kirkcaldy Links Market 2007 . www.fife.gov.uk . March 23, 2007 . the event regularly attracts between 200,000 and 300,000 visitors over 6 days in April .
  3. Web site: Fife Council . 2007 . Links to the past bring events up to date . www.fife.gov.uk . March 23, 2007 . These superlatives add up to the Kirkcaldy Links Market, this year celebrating its 700th anniversary... . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212947/http://www.fife.gov.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&objectid=64A6EB2F-0DDB-4914-ADC1B0159E9682E1 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: The Links Market, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland . linksmarket.org.uk.

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