Canal Events & Festivals 2018 - 2019

Open 10.00 am to 11:30 pm on Saturday & 10.00 am to 5 pm on Sunday Festival entry £7.00 per adult per day and accompanied children are Free! Follow the signs for the Free Festival Car Park and then walk along the canal, past the brightly coloured boats.

As every year, the two-day FREE celebration for all the family is organised by Stratforward - Stratford-upon-Avon's Business Improvement District, which represents over 465 town centre shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses. Since it was established the Stratford River Festival has grown to become one of the region’s leading free festivals. 2017 was a record breaking year bringing over 70,000 revellers into the beautiful town of Stratford-upon-Avon.

An offshoot from the Fenny Poppers Festival, the town’s annual summer festival on the same day. Contact rosemaryasmith@uwclub.net for more detail

The Brecon Beacons is one of the most inspiring locations in the world. Surrounded by miles and miles of mountains, forests, waterfalls and rivers, the Settlement is your opportunity to make the most of Green Man’s magical surroundings.

Saturday 25th to Monday 27th August 2018 The annual Festival of Water comes to St Neots, Huntingdonshire over the 2018 August Bank Holiday Weekend. A weekend of fun for boaters, campers and all who love spending time by the water. There will be attractions for all the family and boats lining the mile of River Great Ouse that flows past Regatta Meadow.

Oxford Canal Festival Saturday September 8 2018, 12-6pm Canalside fun with a watery theme. Live music, food and drink, dog show, canal art and crafts, walks, talks and films, children’s entertainment, fairground rides, Canal Olympics, boat trips and more. FREE. Part of Oxford Open Doors weekend. Aristotle Lane Recreation Ground and along the canal.

Led by the Aylesbury town centre partnership, Aylesbury will be hosting it's first 'Waterside Festival' on 8 September 2018, a canal festival and accompanying continental market and stalls. Waterside Festival will be a celebration of Aylesbury’s canal heritage coming together with its new and exciting developments. The event will be packed with a boat-load of new features and activities, and will be yet another enjoyable occasion to bring communities together in Aylesbury town centre.

This year the Trust will be staging the 35th annual Open Weekend. The event which runs from 10 am until 5 pm on both days will attract many canal boats which will be moored along the historic Stourbridge Canal. There is free admission to the site and there are a number of attractions which include classic vehicles, traction engines, amusements, canal boat trips, fairground organs and a craft fair in the Bonded Warehouse. Mark your diaries now so that you can attend this wonderful local event with something for all the family. Public parking needs to be found ‘on street’ in nearby locations within easy walking distance of the Bonded Warehouse site.