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

Skelton Young Farmers Christmas Tractor Run

📅 December 2026 · date TBC📍 Penrith Auction Mart, Cumbria

Skelton Young Farmers' illuminated Christmas tractor run departs Penrith Auction Mart at 4pm and loops through the villages north of Penrith, including Newton Reigny, Catterlen, Plumpton, Calthwaite, Ellonby, Skelton, Greystoke and Pallet Hill, returning to the mart by about 7.40pm for hot food, a raffle and best-decorated-vehicle prizes. The December 2025 run supported suicide prevention charity Papyrus; the 2026 date has not yet been announced.

What’s on

  • Departs Penrith Auction Mart at 4pm
  • Loops the villages north of Penrith
  • Live online tracker to follow the convoy
  • Prizes for best decorated vehicle and hot food at the mart

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.