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!