Pictured above: Midland Game Fair

With the game fair season now in full swing, all eyes are now on the premier event in the countryside calendar. Attracting over 87,000 visitors, the Midland Game Fair offers a huge range of attractions and areas of interest including the world's most comprehensive Airgun Expo, Gunmakers Row, Carrilon Fishing Village, Gamekeepers Row and the Countryman Fairs Food Village, as well as playing host to the UKs largest portfolio of Championship Grand Finals.

The Main Arena will showcase some of the finest demonstrations and displays from acts such as the Band of Brigade of Ghurkhas, Jive Pony, Cyril the Squirrel and his Terrier antics, Ye Olde Redtail Falconry and Gus Dermody of the BBC's one Man and his Dog, who will be showing his sheep herding skills for the last time before retirement.   

The Midland Game Fair is renowned for offering the UK's most comprehensive Gunmakers Row. At over 1 mile long The Midland Game Fair's Gunmaker's Row combines with internationally acclaimed home of European airgun sport, Airgun Expo, to offer by far the finest showcase of shooting related equipment in the country.

Taking centre stage on Gunmakers Row is the grand final of the Mitsubishi Motors World Series Clay Shooting Championship. Here eighty of the UK's top shots will battle it out for the sport's biggest prize, a Mitsubishi L200 Trojan worth £20,183.00.

The Game Gourmets Paradise with fine foods from around the world to tempt your taste buds and whet your appetite.  As ever, traditional rural fayre including wild boar pies, steaks, sausages, dry cured bacon & hams, farm made cheeses, real farmhouse cider, seafood, stuffed poultry, and smoked fish will all be available to sample. 

If you prefer sweet to savoury, you will be spoilt for choice amongst the exhibitors selling traditional liquorice, candy sticks, toffee, fudge and frozen yoghurts.  And to add the finishing touch, you can splash out on a Celtic liqueur, Gaelic whisky, or a select Californian wine.

If you want to try your hand at something different, renowned Game Chef Mark Gilchrist will be on hand to offer advice and tips on how to source and prepare fresh game. You will also be able to try his legendary venison sausage rolls, game pies and rabbit pasta, if there's any left!

Throughout 2009 the acclaimed Countryman Fairs Food Festival has become increasingly popular at each of their spring and summer events and is a not to be missed feature of the Midland Game Fair.  

Celebrating country life at its best, The Midland Game Fair offers a truly unique experience.  Whilst it is known for being the UKs leading field sports event, the Midland offers so much more. With its legendary atmosphere, action packed entertainment programme and great end of season bargains the Midland Game Fair really is a great day out for the whole family.

The Midland Game Fair 2009 (Weston Park Staffordshire), 19th and 20th September, is the must attend countryside event of the year.