Viaer Marchi

Lé Viaer Marchi (Guernésiais: the old market) is an annual community festival held in Guernsey, generally on the first Monday of July.

[1] Organised by a committee within the National Trust[2] and generally run on the first Monday each July, it is a re-enactment of a 1900s market fair, complete with cultural aspects.

[3] The regular reenactment of a market fair was begun in 1969 by Peggy Carey, later an MBE, who, with four friends, had in 1960 founded the National Trust of Guernsey.

As of 2019, for the 50th anniversary, the organising committee was headed by the founder's grandson, Andrew Carey.

[1] The fair showcases local craftsmanship in Guernsey's history and includes displays showing the way in which Guernseymen and women used to live.