The Federation Festival of Croquet is a fantastic event bringing together as many north west clubs and players as we can fit onto the sprawling green acres of Southport Croquet Club. Spread over a weekend (usually at the end of June) every club is invited to send teams to play in Level Play AC, Handicap AC, Short AC, Handicap GC and Level Play GC. Some clubs enter everything, others just one event.
Whether highly skilled or a beginner, you can get a game. Clubs can change their players between games, even borrow players from other clubs. Up to 100 players per day get involved in this informal and friendly gathering, the food is fantastic, friendships forged and wonderful to see players at all levels mingling, drinking and sharing the joy of Croquet.
This is the Croquet event of the year and one not to be missed, especially when the sun shines on Southports green and pleasant lawns. With a choice of hotels to suit all tastes and budgets, many clubs arrange block bookings. It has been described as possibly the largest gathering of croquet players in the world!
Sample the atmosphere at some of our previous festivals:
2022 – Bowdon
2021 – Pendle & Craven
2019 – Pendle
2018 – Westmorland
2017 – Bury
2016 – Fylde
2015 – Bury
2014 – Bowdon
2013 – Southport
2012 – Pendle
2011 – Bury
2010 – Chester
2009 – Bowdon
2008 – Bowdon
2007 – Bowdon
2006 – Southport
2005 – Bury
2004 – Bowdon
2003 – Southport
2002 – Bury
2001 – Southport
1999 – Southport