Events

What’s on at the festival

Featured events

Cardboard Boat Race

Jul 20, 2025

13:00

TBC

£20.00

Registration required

Build and decorate your cardboard boat and sail it against others, either on your own or with a crew, for a chance to win prizes!

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Featured

Cardboard Boat Race

Jul 20, 2025

13:00

TBC

£20.00

Registration required

Build and decorate your cardboard boat and sail it against others, either on your own or with a crew, for a chance to win prizes!

Details >View event details

Water activities

12:00 pm

Finish Cardboard Boats Registration & Scrutineering

12:30 pm

Cardboard Boat Race Heats Begin

1:00 pm

Cardboard Boat Race

Take part: You can register and enter a boat. Find out more.

2:00 pm

North Devon Yacht Club Bideford Race

2:30 pm

Carboard Boat Survivors Race

3:00 pm

Pilot Gig Race

3:15 pm

Duck race

3:30 pm

Water Events Prize Giving at Kingsley Steps

Quayside activities

12:00 pm

Opening of Festival

12:10 pm

Fancy Dress Parade

12:15 pm

Bideford Youth Scottish Pipers

12:45 pm

Bideford Phoenix Morris Dancers

1:15 pm

Applecorers Shanty Group

2:00 pm

Steve Ellison the best of Saxaphone

2:30 pm

Samba Baia Drumming Band

3:00 pm

Chiggypig

4:00 pm

Prize Draws for Raffle and Lundy Prize

4:30 pm

Closing Ceremony

What’s on at the festival

Featured events

Water activities

Quayside activities

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