A driver on a green Field Marshall tractor numbered 46 leads a parade of vintage tractors at the Mid Devon Show, with exhaust smoke rising and Devon hills behind.
Photo: Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tractor Runs

East Aberdeenshire Young Farmers Christmas Tractor Run

📅 December 2026 · date TBC📍 Start rotates across Buchan; finishes in Turriff, Aberdeenshire

The East Aberdeenshire District of Young Farmers' annual Christmas tractor run crosses Buchan in a long illuminated convoy, finishing in Turriff. The 2024 run went from Fraserburgh through Strichen, Maud, New Deer and Cuminestown to Turriff United's ground, and 2023 ran Ellon to Turriff via Auchnagatt and Mintlaw. Funds support Men United SCIO and the district's Young Farmers clubs. The 2026 route has not yet been announced.

What’s on

  • Long cross-Buchan convoy finishing in Turriff
  • Roadside collections through each village
  • Prize for the best decorated tractor
  • Supports Men United SCIO and SAYFC clubs

The next date has not been confirmed by the organiser yet. This event usually runs in December. We check weekly and will publish the date as soon as it is announced.