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There will be a Regatta in 2021!
Although it remains uncertain what restrictions might be in force by August, your Regatta Committee is determined to bring the Fowey community some sort of land based events this year to complement the full sailing programme. Things will inevitably look different to the usual timetable but will hopefully enable the community to join together and celebrate our wonderful town after a difficult year.
More details will be released in due course but we are effectively looking at a condensed programme of land based events starting on Wed 18th August with the Traders’ Carnival and incorporating the Crowning of the Queens and the Flora Dance into the traditional Wednesday evening Carnival. There will also be a Classic Car & Vehicle Show on the afternoon Wed 18th August at Fowey River Academy, followed by a parade of classic vehicles through town preceding the Carnival. See link in footer below for application form.
There will be no live music on a stage on Town Quay this year but from Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st we will be bringing you three fantastic evenings of live music on the cricket field overlooking the river at Fowey River Academy. With the traditional Last Night of the Proms on Thursday evening, The Good Old Fashioned Lover Boys will be headlining the Friday night, supported by Strange Almond and Not The Beatles will be headlining the Saturday night, supported by Change the Letter, complete with the traditional Saturday closing fireworks.
During the day on Saturday 21st we hope to bring you an action packed fun day from the cricket field with more live music, entertainment and activities for all the family. Programmes and merchandise will be on sale as usual with further details to follow. As ever, if you would like to help with the organisation of these important events for our community, please email help@foweyregatta.co.uk
The Regatta is one of the UK’s best known sailing events with a long history. There’s a full programme of races for Troys, Fowey Rivers, Cruisers, Falmouth Working Boats and a handicap dinghy fleet.
Traditional land-based events include the Carnival procession, fireworks displays, the crab-catching competition and Fowey harbour swim, the Giant Pasty ceremony and pasty-eating competition, flora dance and, of course, Fowey Town Band. Plus live music every night on Town Quay.
A week of memories to treasure forever!
Regatta Programme 2021
Your indispensable Events Guide. Fowey Regatta is run by volunteers and every event is funded by sales of this programme. This year’s Regatta Programme will be available from late July/early August. Details to follow about where to buy a printed copy or a digital version.
Without your donations, Fowey Regatta would be half the event it is. Where possible, every event is free to spectate, from the live bands and fireworks to the Red Devils. Please consider donating to make Fowey Regatta the fantastic event it is for all!
Fowey Regatta 2022 is scheduled for 14th to 20th August.
Mark it in your diaries!
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Fowey Regatta 2021 Live Music
Fowey Regatta 2021 Live Music
Not The Beatles
Cornwall’s premier Beatles tribute band are back by popular request, after a packed-out gig in 2019! Over two sets – early Beatles and post-Sergeant Pepper – and numerous costume changes, expect all the greatest hits of the Fab Four.
Saturday 21st circa 8pm, Fowey River Academy
Change the Letter
Supporting Not the Beatles on Saturday evening are Change the Letter, an alternative/roots music duo from the heart of Cornwall. Blending American rock and country, their influences include Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Oasis and Paul Weller.
Saturday 21st circa 6pm, Fowey River Academy
The Good Old Fashioned Lover Boys
We Will Rock You on Friday night – guaranteed! – when Cornwall’s Mercury-tastic Queen tribute band, The Good Old Fashioned Lover Boys, return to Fowey Regatta after a triumphant Town Quay gig in 2019. For one night this summer, we shall all be Champions!
Friday 20th circa 8pm, Fowey River Academy
Strange Almond
Friday’s fantastic double-bill includes St Stephen synth-pop covers duo, Strange Almond, supporting the Lover Boys.
Their set spans the decades, from Eighties favourites – Soft Cell! Blondie! Human League! – to the likes of Daft Punk.
Friday 20th circa 6pm, Fowey River Academy
Last Night of the Proms
St Dennis Band play a medley of favourites from the Last Night of The Proms. Highlights include Land of Hope & Glory, Rule Britannia and the Cornish anthem Trelawney.
Friday 20th from 6pm, Fowey River Academy
