Annual Events Dining
In Doncaster

St Leger Festival is the biggest week of Doncaster's year. Four days of flat racing in September, capped by the world's oldest Classic - the St Leger Stakes, first run in 1776. Hotels book out months in advance. Trains fill up. The whole town centre runs at festival pace.

Travelling in for the racing? We're a short drive from the course on Copley Road. Check our Doncaster Races dining guide for details on pre- and post-race bookings.

For St Leger week specifically: book as early as you can. Festival nights can fill well ahead. Our independent Thai restaurant offers a quieter alternative on Copley Road, away from the busiest festival crowds.

The Doncaster events calendar fills out across the warmer months. The flat racing season runs March through November - the racecourse hosts regular meetings on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through summer, each one bringing visitors into town for the day and the evening.

Beyond the racing, the calendar runs through Doncaster Steampunk Spectacular in May, the Music and Food Festival at Elmfield Park, Doncaster Pride in August at Sir Nigel Gresley Square, summer concerts at Doncaster Dome and the Racecourse, and Doncaster Rovers home games at the stadium across the football season. Match-day Saturdays bring a different kind of crowd to the town centre. The Visit Doncaster events calendar carries the dates and details for every fixture across the year.

For any race day in the season, check our Doncaster race day dining guide. For Pride weekend specifically: book ahead. The town centre fills up and the evening tables go fast.

From November onwards the town centre takes on a different character. The Doncaster Christmas Market runs through late November and December across the Mansion House and Market Place, drawing in shoppers, day-trippers and visitor groups looking for a proper dinner after the cold afternoon outside.

The racecourse runs Christmas Party Nights through December, the Doncaster City 10K finishes at the course in late November, and Doncaster Dome hosts winter concert dates. New Year's Eve brings a busy town-centre crowd. All of which means restaurant tables, ours included, run busier than usual right through to early January.

If you are visiting for any of it, the case for a hot Thai curry or a deep bowl of dark noodle soup on a cold December evening writes itself. Phone ahead, especially for Saturdays.