Fowey Regatta 2021

There will be a Regatta this year! Early-bird details below – watch this space for more!

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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. Please see link in footer below for application form.
There will be no live music on a stage on Town Quay this year but on the Friday 20th and Saturday 21st we will be bringing you two fantastic evenings of live music on the cricket field overlooking the river at Fowey River Academy.
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
Fowey Royal Regatta sailing and crab catching
We’re one of the country’s best-loved Regattas, attracting thousands of visitors, many making an annual pilgrimage.

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 2019

Fowey Regatta Programme 2019 coverYour indispensable Events Guide. Fowey Regatta is run by volunteers and every event is funded by sales of this programme. Buy yours from the Regatta Shop in Town Hall, Top Shop, Four Turnings, Enjoy Fowey and Readymoney Beach Shop. Or buy an online programme now, to view on your mobile device by clicking here. Cost: £3.

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 2021 is scheduled for 18-21 August 2021.

Mark it in your diaries!

Fowey Regatta Favourites

Carnival Procession

Carnival Procession

26/03/2019
Carnival Queens

Carnival Queens

26/03/2019
Fireworks Displays

Fireworks Displays

26/03/2019
Flora Dance

Flora Dance

26/03/2019
Fowey Town Band

Fowey Town Band

26/03/2019
Gig Racing

Gig Racing

26/03/2019
Live Music

Live Music

26/03/2019
Pasty-Eating Competition

Pasty-Eating Competition

26/03/2019
Homemade Raft Race

Homemade Raft Race

26/03/2019
Sailing Regatta

Sailing Regatta

26/03/2019
Trader’s Carnival

Trader’s Carnival

26/03/2019
Crab Catching Competition

Crab Catching Competition

26/03/2019

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 crowned by the Regatta fireworks. 

Over two sets – early Beatles and post-Sergeant Pepper – and numerous costume changes, expect all the hits of the Fab Four. And plenty of singing along!

Saturday 21st, 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, Fowey River Academy

Change the Letter band

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.

All the hits, all the chants, all the magnificent pomp! For one night this summer, we shall all be Champions!

Friday 20th, Fowey River Academy

Strange Almond band

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. Expect Eighties favourites – Soft Cell! Blondie! Human League! – as well as later hits by the likes of Daft Punk.

Friday 20th, Fowey River Academy