The annual event grows in popularity and has been hailed a success by organisers as hundreds of people turned up to grab one of the tasty sandwiches on offer. This is in the lead-up to the fireworks spectacular which saw the Houghton sky filled with rockets and Catherine Wheels. Are you in any of our pictures from the big night, held on Monday, October 7?
9. The tradition was revived in 1967.
But it goes back much, much further – almost 500 years in fact. The Feast itself is thought to date back to the 1200s. | JPIMedia Photo: Stu Norton
10. It's held in in commemoration of Rector Bernard Gilpin
Gilpin was made Rector of Houghton by the Bishop of Durham in 1557. He stayed in the role until his death in 1583.Rotary Club of Houghton-le-Spring annual ox roast | JPIMedia Photo: Stu Norton
11. The first cut by the Mayor of Sunderland
The first cut by Mayor David Snowdon and Mayoress Diane Snowdon with club President Michael Gough and Derek Moss (right) | JPIMedia Photo: Stu Norton
12. Houghton Feast annual firework display
Hundreds watched the display which filled the sky above Houghton | JPIMedia Photo: Stu Norton