Programme of Events
2024 running order
2025 Coming Soon...
All timings are approximate, especially flypasts which are also weather dependant.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
10:00 -
​
​
10:00 -
​
​
10:30 -
​
11:30 -
​
12:30 -
​
​
13:00 -
​
​
​
14:30 -
​
15:30 -
​
16:00 -
18:30 -
​
​
​
​
​
23:00 -
​
​
10:00 -
​
10:30 -
​
11:00 -
​
​
11:30 -
​
​
12:30 -
​
​
13:00​
​
14:00 -
​
​
15:00 -
​
15:15
​
15:30 -
16:00 -
17:00 -
​
​
​
​
17:30 -​
​
​
18:30 -
​
​
​
23:00 -
​
GATES OPEN
Welcome & Safety Announcements
​
Bates Starcraft Owners' Club
​
Slipper Stern and Open Launches,
Electric Boat Association
​
Thames Traditional Boat Society unpowered
and Umbrella race if wind allows
​
'Synchronised Slippers' display
All non-club, then Special Interest craft
​
Thames Vintage Boat Club
​
Tugs and Working Boats,
Steam Boat Association
​
Great War Air Display Team
​
Amphibious and Military craft
​
Family Dog Show
on Lower Meadow arena by the Food Court
​
Association of Dunkirk Little Ships
​
VOCI Chamber Choir - Susan Piggott director,
on the Crooked Billett stage
prior to
​
the AWARDS CEREMONY
also at the Crooked Billet. All welcome!
​
AT THE CROOKED BILLETT
Party, featuring music by
MICKEY GALLAGHER'S EXMEN and
DING DONG DADDIOS
​
Closedown
Silent running until 06:00 Monday
GATES OPEN
Welcome & Safety announcements.
​
All non-club,
then Special Interest craft
​
Thames Vintage Boat Club
​
Slipper stern launches, tugs and working boats, and Steam Boat Association craft
​
'Sychronised Slippers' display team,
Open launches, Electric Boat Association
Coracle &/or Sailing Canoe weather dependent
Thames Traditional Boat Society unpowered
Skiffs and Umbrella Race if wind allows !!
​
Association of Dunkirk Little Ships
Bates Starcraft Owners' Club
​
Amphibious and Military craft
​
AT THE CROOKED BILLETT
Party, featuring live music from
ART THEMAN's Blues & Jazz Quartet,
and
BUDDY GUYS ROCK & POP ALL STARS
​
Closedown
​
Silent running until 06:00
10:00 -
​
10:30 -
​
11:00 -
​
11:30 -
​
13:00 -
​
​
​
13:30 -
​
14.00 -
​
15:00 -
​
15:30 -
​
​
16:00
​
16:15 -
16:30 -
​
17:30 -
​
​
18:30 -
​
21:30 -
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
23:00 -
​
​
GATES OPEN
Welcome & Safety Announcements
​
Electric Boat Association,
Open Launches, all non-club boats,
then Special Interest boats
​
Bates Starcraft Owners' Club
​
Amphibious and Military craft
​
Coracle &/or sailing canoe weather depentdant
​
Shelter boat launches from slipway
​
Tugs and Working Boats, then
the Steam Boat Association
​
The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships
TVBC's special event -
The Young Boaters' Cruise
Family Dog Show
on Lower Meadow arena by Food Court
​
Great War Air Display Team
Slipper Stern launches
​
Thames Traditional Boat Society unpowered
and Umbrella race if wind allows !!
'Synchronised Slippers' display
​
​
AT THE CROOKED BILLETT
Party, featuring live music from
CLEARWATER CREDENCE REVIVAL, &
ROBBERY and SKELETON MAN
Illuminated Parades
Amphibious - in force,
Unpowered Craft then Powered Craft,
plus the bicycles, monocycles, ordinaries, sociables, tandems et al, of
The Solent Veteran Bicycle & Tricycle Club
​
then Crooked Billett party continues
​
Closedown
Silent running until 06:00 Sunday
​
RIVER PROGRAMMING
​
Jan Stanton & Jane Percival
​
​
COMMENTARY
​
Jan Stanton
and
Bill Dormer
​
with Jane Percival, Bob Skinner,
Cliff Colborne and Lyndon Yorke,
​
supported by
Mike Stanton, Anne Jensen & Mark Lewis
STEAM PASSENGER BOATS
ALASKA departs each day at 1100 1200 1400 1500 1600 (1700)
​
WINDSOR BELLE departs 1130 & 1430 Saturday and Sunday only (1630 numbers permitting)
Tickets available on the day from the ticket desk at Pontoon F1
Advance tickets also available;
for ALASKA from this website Tickets page,
​
and for WINDSOR BELLE from the Culden Faw website
LITTER
​
PLEASE PICK UP YOUR LITTER, ESPECIALLY CABLE TIES
​
USE THE CIGARETTE BUCKETS PROVIDED
WE HAVE TO RETURN THE SITE LITTER FREE
NO BUTTS!
​