The Abingdon Michaelmas Fair opened this Monday with blue skies. Back in Victorian times, and before, this would have also been a hiring fair where farm workers could have found employment for the next year but these days it is a fun fair

with rides from the Market Place

through the Square

to the end of Ock Street

with burger and sweet seller stalls

with restaurants offering street food

and amusements throughout the day

and into the night.