REGATTA FUN
The beautifully landscaped Royal Avenue Gardens located in the centre of town overlooking the river and inner harbour provide a stunning backdrop for land and water-based activities throughout the Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta.
The Victorian bandstand and stage host the prestigious opening ceremony and a full programme of traditional family entertainment, competition and live music. Everything you need for a perfect family day out.
Our traditional Regatta Dog Show also takes place in its new time slot of Wednesday 27th August. We have lots of classes to enter, lots of dogs, and lots of prizes! Simply turn up with your four-legged friend.
For times of events – pick up a programme from the Information Hut or plan ahead and buy one from one of our local stockists or buy online (coming soon)
ACTIVITY ALL WEEK
SPOT THE ODDITY
All week Explore Dartmouth the best way – on foot – peering into our towns shop windows. Another unique event to the Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta. From Wednesday, pick up your Spot the Oddity entry form for £2 from the Information Hut in Royal Avenue Gardens, and race to find the ‘oddities’ in the windows of participating businesses.
Some will be extremely easy, and others require a little more patience and an eagle eye to spot! Please be respectful of the windows of Dartmouth’s businesses – some are incredibly old (no leaning against them to write your answers please).
All entries received by 5pm Regatta Friday will be in the competition.
Winners announced 8pm at the Bandstand on Saturday 29th August
KIDS COLOURING COMPETITION
Love colouring? Simply pick up a drawing sheet from either the Dartmouth Yacht Club on South Embankment. Available from Saturday 22nd August.
Or the Regatta Information Hut in Royal Avenue Gardens, and go for it! You can be as outrageous (or subtle) with colour and design as you wish.
All entries will be displayed in the Dartmouth Yacht Club Gun Room from late on Friday afternoon, and the winning entries will be on show in their front windows.
Running everyday!
REGATTA THURSDAY
ICE CREAM EATING COMPETITION
BMX Bike Display
The RPM Bike Display Show is the Rich Pearsons one man display that brings amazing live stunt performances with interactive commentary to all kinds of Events
Mad Hatter's Tea Party Fancy Dress Competition
We are looking for homemade and imaginative costumes as over the years we have had some truly igneous creations. Whatever you decide be bright and bold and enjoy!
THEME: MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY Entry is FREE at Royal Avenue Gardens and there are prizes…..
REGATTA FRIDAY
JUNIOR CRABBING CHAMPIONSHIP
Probably the best crabbing competition in the World, or at least Devon… Registration from 9 am, lines in at 10 am, lines out at 11 am. Last registration for entry will be 9:55am. Entry FREE. Full T & C’s in programme.
Prizes will be awarded immediately after crabs are counted by someone very important indeed. Please follow GUIDELINES
PAVEMENT ARTIST COMPETITION
Age Categories 6 and under; 7-9; 10-12, 13 and over
Entry Requirements Each child entering must be accompanied by an Adult. Participants are to sign in/register before the event at 13.00 at the bandstand providing their parent/guardians contact details including a mobile phone number. They will receive a set of chalks and an entry number. Areas will be designated by age category and they will be directed to their area.
Entry FREE!
Event Logistics
- Participants should start when directed and the competition runs for one hour.
- There is no theme and participants are urged to be creative. Each child creates a design within their allotted square
- No parental input is allowed!
- Judges led by Simon Drew will judge the categories and award prizes for each category. The judge’s decision is final. Prizegiving will be at the bandstand at 2.30pm.
Safety
- Dartmouth Regatta Committee emphasises that whilst every effort will be made to make the event as safe as possible there will always be an element of risk.
- Participants are to note that the organisers reserve the right to cancel the event should it consider that conditions are deemed to be outside safety parameters.
- If wet the competition will be cancelled
- Parent/guardians must be present and fully supervising their children at all times.
- The organisers accept no responsibility for children’s safety whether or not they unsupervised.
- First aid will be available. If participants require assistance, they should contact one of the organisers.
- Participants must always follow the instructions of the organisers who are there for the safety of all participants. The organisers reserve the right to remove participants from the event at any time if it is believed that they are not complying with the rules or that they are a danger to themselves or others.