Canal Events & Festivals 2014 - 2015

Canalway Cavalcade is a major event organised by IWA each year since 1983. It takes place over the early May Bank Holiday weekend, and combines a boat rally with a trade show and a wide range of activities and entertainments, and claims the title of London's premier waterway event.

The Loughborough Canal and Boat Festival takes place over the May Day weekend each year and has been in existence since 1997. Hundreds of boats and thousands of people throng Loughborough’s waterway to experience the unique atmosphere the festival generates.

As in previous years there will be various sorts of entertainment through out each of the days to keep you entertained and a wide range of stalls to keep you busy. There will also be various activities for children and their families.

This event is in support of the restoration of the Lapal canal from its junction with the Worcester & Birmingham Canal through the Battery Park site, soon to be developed. The event will be a joint venture between the Lapal Canal Trust and the Worcester & Birmingham and Droitwich Canal Society support by the BCNS. Further details: contact Ray or Helen Jones 01564 772 155 or email: rally@lapal.org

Boats, Mountain bike stunt team, Family entertainment, Bands, Historic re-enactment, Birds of prey, Morris Dancing, Children's entertainment, Stalls, Stands, Craft demonstrations, Live steam, Historic vehicles, Vintage engines, Boat trips, Bar, Refreshments

The next Rickmansworth Festival will be held on the Saturday and Sunday XXth and XXth May 2014.

Exhibitors who attended the Crick boat show in 2013 will be sent trade space details for 2014. If you are interested in attending the Crick Boat Show as a trader and did not attend in 2013 please call Exhibition Sales Manager Ian Sharpe on 01283 742977 or email ian.sharpe@wwonline.co.uk. For any other queries, please speak to Rachael Maher on 01283 742962 or email r.maher@wwonline.co.uk

Check back to see if this event is on. The Festival is organised by the Cotswold Canals Trust with help from many other organisations.

The Etruria Industrial Museum hosts a family-friendly summer festival. The colourful Etruria Canal Festival brings together narrowboats, canal boats and the Princess steam engine in a lively carnival atmosphere and everyone is welcome.

From 13th – 15th June 2014, the market town of Middlewich will be celebrating the 24th Anniversary of the Folk & Boat Festival! As in previous years, we will be offering an inviting selection of Main stage and Fringe music in various venues around the town, backed up by the colourful array of Narrow Boats along the canal. We are also proud to continue our tradition of Morris Dancing displays, a Celidh night, stalls, workshops and celebration of the rich heritage of Middlewich.

Folk on the Water - the RECIPE: take one medley of musicians and place into a large 8-berth boat. Add organic food, a glass of wine, assorted instruments and move gently along the Warwickshire canal.

This is the 12th of our hugely popular working narrowboats rally - the UK's largest! Well over 80 historic boats gather and take part in parades with commentary - stirring stuff! There is a real ale beer tent, exhibitors, traders & waterways artists, an open air Songs of Praise church service on Sunday, live music from bands & groups, Morris dancing, fast food, boat horse demonstrations, a theatrical presentation Admittance is free but if you bring your car there is a parking fee of £10.

This Festival is organised entirely by volunteers from Foxton Inclined Plane Trust (www.fipt.org.uk) who regularly give their time for free. By visiting our Festival you will be supporting them and most importantly helping them raise the £11m necessary to restore the historic Inclined Plane. There will be a real ale bar as well as a wide cross section of music from some of the best bands in the area.

We will be holding our Festival at Staveley Town Basin, S43 3XZ, on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will have all three of our trip boats and lots of entertainment, attractions and caterers. Further details will be put on this page over the coming months. Email festival@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk or ring 01246 477569 for further information or if you would like to have a stall or bring a boat.

Welcome to the 2014 Stratford River Festival. For a weekend in the summer, come and enjoy free family fun in Stratford-upon-Avon with music, narrow boats on the River Avon, craft and food stalls, family zone, charity stalls, illuminated boat parade and spectacular fireworks...

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The three day event will see the arrival of up to 100 canal barges and boats on the Friday to be moored along the Eanam Wharf area and down towards Bolton Road locks, with Prize for the best dressed boat. The Saturday and Sunday will play host to Barge Trips to Whitebirk looking at the history of the canal and buildings, Daisyfield site and the canal wildlife then returning to Eanam Wharf. Bouncy castle, climbing wall, face painting, food stalls, arts and crafts, bands, dancers, singers, street artists, historical displays and talks, wildlife enthusiasts and much more.

Bristol Harbour Festival returns this summer on XX-XXnd July 2014 to take over the city's harbour area with a programme of circus, dance, music and theatre. Put the date in your diary and make sure you join us for one of Bristol's biggest cultural events.

Blisworth’s waterfront will be full of trade boats and stalls selling everything from cheese to boat oil with 2 trip boats operating both days. The Playboat ‘Funion Bargee’ will also be moored and providing free play sessions. *FREE MOORING *FREE PARKING *FREE ENTRY *FREE WALKS & TALKS

Come and join a week of FREE fun packed activities and discover the Rochdale Canal. Activities include guided walks, bike rides, canoe and angling taster sessions, boat rides, wildlife workshops, art and photographic competitions, fun days and much more

This annual festival is based around City Road Lock and Basin and along the tow path to Packington Park. There will be a variety of stalls, fun-fair, music, refreshments, boat trips and viewing of Community Boats. 11.00 a.m. to 5 pm, adjoining City Road Lock, Islington.