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Goose Fair, Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1973. General View at night from Hyson Green Flats. The annual Nottingham Goose Fair is held at the Forest Recreation Ground every October. It was first held in the late 13th century and derives its name from the days when thousands of geese were driven from Lincolnshire to be sold at the fair.