Canal Events & Festivals 2022 - 2023

Norbury Canal Festival will be held on Saturday 29th April – Monday 1st May 2023. This year we are aiming to make the Festival the biggest and best so far. It will again be held on both sides of the canal with food, trade and traditional arts and crafts stalls spread along the canal tow path, around Norbury Wharf and in the canalside garden of the Junction Inn. The stalls that used to be in the field behind the pub have been re-located so that they are closer to the other attractions. Lisa Fairy and Windmill Broadcasting will be providing music and information throughout the 3 days and face-painting, plus a Prize Treasure Hunt for children will be available in the pub garden. The pub field will be a Children’s’ Fairground with fairground rides and stalls.

IWA Canalway Cavalcade returns to London’s Little Venice for a 40th anniversary event on Saturday 29th April 2023 for the full early May Bank Holiday weekend. Each year we celebrate the best of life on the waterways in London and its community at IWA Canalway Cavalcade. There’s something for everyone at IWA Canalway Cavalcade; a vibrant canal festival in the heart of London’s waterways. Whether visiting by boat or on foot, it’s a splendid day out for you and your family. Soak up the atmosphere surrounded by colourful craft of all shapes and sizes, alongside a multitude of unique stalls, a real ale bar, and delicious foods for all appetites.

The planned theme for the rally is boats built in Birmingham and teh Black Country. All boats are welcome, as usual!

The Moira Canal Festival is a family event held every year on the restored section of the Ashby Canal, at the historic Moira Furnace Museum, on the North West Leicestershire and South Derbyshire border. It aims to raise awareness of, and money for, the restoration, extension and maintenance of the Ashby Canal.

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It's been 3 years since the last canal festival Canal Festival so this year on Sunday 25 June 2023 it will be back. Hope a lot of boats will manage to get here and also very much hope that lots of good folks will be on hand to help and support.

THE BRISTOL HARBOUR FESTIVAL IS THE CITY'S ULTIMATE DAY OUT FOR FAMILIES. NOT ONLY IS THERE CHILD-FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMED FOR BOTH DAYS, BUT IT'S ALL FREE. WE'LL HAVE CIRCUS ACTS, DANCE PERFORMANCES, ARTS AND CRAFTS AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED.

This will be held over the weekend of 22nd-23rd July 2023. Please contact events@buckinghamcanal.org.uk for details if you would like to have a trade boat or stall at the festival.

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.

The Black Country Boating Festival is a boat gathering and community festival held during September each year in the Bumble Hole Nature Reserve, Windmill End, Netherton, Dudley. With more than 200 boat, trade and charity stalls to browse, canal side entertainment, boaters’ competitions, a funfair, real ale bar, live music and regular boat trips along the Dudley No 2 canal, there is always something for everyone in the family. The festival is open to the public from 10am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday; admission to the site is free and there is ample onsite car parking available.

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