Nine much-loved Houghton Feast traditions as festival returns for 2024

By Chris Cordner

Digital specialist in nostalgia

Published 2nd Oct 2024, 14:00 BST

Houghton Feast is back this week and that means another packed programme of events.

So many of them have been around for years and here’s our Sunderland Echo archive tribute to the events which make it tick.

From the ox roast to fireworks and the King and Queen of Eventide to the tea dance, relive it all.

A Feast of traditions which we've seen in Houghton over the years.

1. History in abundance

A Feast of traditions which we've seen in Houghton over the years. | se

The 2012 Carnival procession at Houghton Feast and it looked like a spectacular occasion.

2. The parade

The 2012 Carnival procession at Houghton Feast and it looked like a spectacular occasion. | se

First cut of the ox roast in 2017, performed by the Mayor of Sunderland Cllr Doris MacKnight with help from Rotary Derek Moss.

3. The first cut

First cut of the ox roast in 2017, performed by the Mayor of Sunderland Cllr Doris MacKnight with help from Rotary Derek Moss. | se

Houghton Feast chooses a King and Queen of Eventide, and in 2011 they were John Jones and June Knightly.

4. The King and Queen of Eventide

Houghton Feast chooses a King and Queen of Eventide, and in 2011 they were John Jones and June Knightly. | se

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