>The next event will be on 20th June 2026

Ripponden Children's Day is a fun day for the family, with a variety of stalls for all ages, a barbeque, raffle, tombola, and, of course, the centrepiece - races for all children aged 4 to 11 attending our local schools: Ripponden J&I, St. John's Rishworth, Barkisland, Triangle, St. Mary's Millbank (now including Norland) and Heathfield.

All children compete against others in their school year, with all races (apart from the Junior Flat Race and all Obstacle Races) being mixed – both boys and girls.

The Ripponden Children's Day Shield and £100 is awarded to the school with the most winners in proportion to its size – so smaller schools have as much chance as the larger ones. Will it be your school's turn this year?

Ripponden Children's Day is self funding, with raffle prizes donated by local businesses and local residents. The 1st prize is £100.00 and there are 40+ other great prizes varying from meals out at local restaurants to a good bottle of wine! Click here to see a full list of 2025's winning raffle ticket numbers.

The day is free to everyone. The stalls fund themselves for the next year and also provide the funds for the fantastic race prizes to be won.

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