Special Events
Throughout the year we run a range of special events at the museum - check out our latest events below where you'll find information on prices, times and booking. Our special events are generally not included in the cost of general admission and tend to be for limited numbers, offered on a first come, first served basis, so book now to avoid disappointment!
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more informationFree Family Fun in Palace House Garden
Date: 27th July - 25th August 2022
Time: 11am - 3pm
Price: Free of ChargeFree Family Fun in Palace House Garden as part of the Suffolk Holiday Activity Programme! From 11am - 3pm every Wednesday and Thursday from 27th July - 25th August 2022.
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more informationPresents Galore 2022
Date: 25th - 27th November 2022
Time: See listing for more information
Price: £6 Early Bird Adult Tickets; Under 16s FreeEast Anglia's biggest Christmas Fair is back! Over 100 boutique stalls in the stunning surroundings of the Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket. In aid of Cambridge Children's Hospital and NHRM.
General Events & Exhibitions
Our mission is to promote the sport of horseracing and the enjoyment of British sporting art by bringing the culture and heritage of horseracing, together with an understanding of the racing industry, to a wider general audience. We do this through dedicated exhibitions and general events, the majority of which are included in the cost of general admission. Find out more below.
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more informationFred Astaire: Horses & Hollywood
Date: Until 31st January 2024
Time: N/A - Online Exhibition
Price: N/A - Online ExhibitionThis online exhibition looks at a collection of letters written by the legendary Fred Astaire, one of Hollywood's greatest ever dancers, to his Newmarket-based jockey and trainer Jack Leach.
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more informationSide Saddle & Dressage Demonstration
Date: 20th August 2022
Time: From 11am
Price: Included in General AdmissionJoin us for a day of Side Saddle and Dressage in the Peter O'Sullivan Arena and watch a fun and informative demonstration of this traditional and elegant riding discipline.
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more informationTime & Motion: Capturing the Lifeblood of a Racing Yard
Date: 9th July - 4th December 2022
Time: 10am - 5pm
Price: Included in General AdmissionAn exclusive collection of stunning black and white photographs by Jayne Odell FRPS. 'Time & Motion: Capturing the Lifeblood of a Racing Yard' runs from July 9th to December 4th.
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more informationElizabeth, A Sovereign’s Journey
Date: 6th July - 9th September 2022
Time: 10am - 5pm
Price: Included in General AdmissionAn exhibition of paintings by John Meyer about Her Majesty The Queen throughout the decades in her Platinum Jubilee year.
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more informationLucy Kemp-Welch: Her Private World
Date: 7th May - 30th October 2022
Time: 10am - 5pm
Price: Included in General AdmissionThis exhibition is the first opportunity to see a private album of drawings by the renowned equine artist Lucy Kemp-Welch.
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more informationQIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame
Date: 28th April - 31st December 2022
Time: 10am - 5pm
Price: Included in General AdmissionThe QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame immortalises the equine and human champions of British Flat Racing.
Previous Events & Exhibitions
Take a look below at some of the events and exhibitions we have previously run at the National Horseracing Museum. To register your interest for similar future events sign up to our newsletter using the Contact Us form. If you are a museum or institution and would like to tour any of our previous exhibitions then get in touch - we would love to work with you!
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more informationAnnual Farrier Competition
Date: 6th August 2022
Time: This event has closed
Price: Included in General AdmissionCome and support the competitors as their shoemaking skills are put to the test in the 2022 annual Farrier Competition.
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more informationSir Alfred Munnings: A Life of His Own
Date: 24th May - 12th June 2022
Time: This exhibition has closed
Price: Included in General AdmissionThe British Sporting Art Trust are pleased to present Sir Alfred Munnings: A Life of His Own from 24th May – 12th June.
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more informationWe Have to Move On
Date: 10th April - 7th August 2022
Time: This exhibition has closed
Price: Included in General AdmissionSuffolk Archives have been uncovering the stories of Jewish refugees who lived in Newmarket during World War II.
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more informationFollow Your Nose! The History Of Beagling
Date: 26th November 2021 - 19th April 2022
Time: This exhibition has closed
Price: Included in General Admission‘Follow your Nose! The History of Beagling’ looks at the long history of using scent hounds such as beagles and bassets to track game.
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more informationParty at the Palace 2022
Date: Saturday 23rd July 2022
Time: This event has closed
Price: £8 online or at NHRM; £10 on the dayBack by popular demand! Step back in time to the decadence of the restoration period with a multi-sensory, living history event, recreating the era through re-enactment, music and dancing.
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more informationHorseback Falconry
Date: 26th March 2022
Time: This event has closed
Price: Included in General AdmissionWe are delighted to welcome The Recycled Racehorse Falconry Team to the museum on Saturday, 26th March 2022.
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more informationFamily Friendly Fright Night at the Museum
Date: 28th - 29th October 2021
Time: This event has closed
Price: £5 per adult, £3 if in fancy dressFamilies and young children are invited to dress up and join us at Palace House this Halloween!
