Shanes Castle Steam Rally 2022 | County Antrim

The Shanes Castle May Day Steam Rally is held in the beautiful picturesque grounds surrounding the ruins of the old castle in Shanes Castle Estate near Antrim.
It is the biggest and best organised vintage event in N. Ireland and is one of the premier rallies on the all Ireland vintage scene. It is one of the best attended vintage events and regularly attracts crowds of 15k -18k over the two days.
There are over 800 exhibitors with steam engines of all types, vintage tractors, commercial vehicles, vintage cars, stationary engines, threshing mills, stonebreakers and many other vintage agricultural and industrial machines.
The working arenas have corn threshing, timber sawing, stone breaking and around the Rally Field there are demonstrations of blacksmithing, stone carving, hedging, fencing, stick carving, basket weaving, bread baking, butter making and many other old traditional skills.
There are steam engines rides, a huge fairground with more than thirty rides and side shows and two mobile open farms with lots of animals for the kids to cuddle and caress. In the main arena there are continuous displays of sheepdog working demonstrations, RTC rescue demonstrations, Birds of Prey flying displays, Army Displays and demonstrations etc.