When is maidstone river festival

Maidstone River Festival Saturday 30th July Gallery Image. View Full Gallery Gallery Image. Latest News. Racing starts approximately 11am and 2pm. Maidstone River Festival. Good afternoon Please let me know if I can help.

Please let me know that you're human! Send message. The committee decided it was still too risky to put an outside event on this year. When it last took place in , 87 boats flocked to the event and about people visited the County Town especially for the day. Read more: All the latest news from Maidstone. What's for dinner? Plan meals, try new foods and explore cuisines with tested recipes from the country's top chefs.

Trying to find the right nursery, school, college, university or training provider in Kent or Medway? Our Education Directory has everything you could possibly need! Sign in. As well as dressing up their boats, attendees themselves are encouraged to dress up and get involved in water fights on the water. For the event's 30th anniversary in , the organisers decided to extend the one-day celebration to two days and announced the event would be 80s themed in commemoration.

As the festival grew, a range of musicians have performed, including tribute acts to Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson and Freddy Mercury. Performances from the 42nd Highland Regiment and the Bloco Fogo samba band have also entertained visitors with historic reenactments and energetic music. From , it has been kept afloat through the support of sponsors such as Weston Homes and Clive Emson after Maidstone Bourough Council withdrew support. Ever since, organisers have been playing a balancing act with health and safety measures on the water and keeping the festival as lively as it has always been.

Last year, 87 boats lined up the Medway River and people visited the County Town to enjoy the festivities. After being scheduled to go ahead this weekend, the festival had to be cancelled due to the dangers still posed by coronavirus.

Those who are sad to miss out this year can still look forward to it being bigger and better than ever next year. David Naghi, chairman of the Maidstone River Festival Committee, said: "It's a fantastic day, it's the only time where the people of Maidstone can come to a free event.

And we have got to think of our own safety. Because we have got so much time now we should be able to make it bigger and better next year. Read more: All the latest news from Maidstone.