This is just so that you can put the dates in your diary, there will be more details coming soon!
Category: Events
2024 HISTORIC BOAT RALLY 29th & 30th JUNE
Come along for a gathering of historic working and other boats and parades up and down a short section of the Grand Union Canal Braunston.
Starts: 29 June 2024
Ends: 30 June 2024
09:00 am – 07:00 pm
A Grand Ceremony: Naming “Diana” and reopening the canal
On Saturday September 2nd we combined a boat re-naming ceremony with the formal re-opening of the first section of the Buckingham canal at Cosgrove.
2019 HISTORIC BOAT RALLY 29th & 30th JUNE
Historic Narrowboat Rally & Canal Festival. Weekend 29-30 June 2019. Entrance £20 per car.
2019 HISTORIC NARROWBOAT RALLY June 29 – 30
Fun for ALL the family!!
Categories: Events
Historic Narrowboat Rally & Canal Festival.
Weekend 29-30 June 2019.
Entrance £20 per car.
10:00 – 17:00
Events include:
Rally of surviving Fellows Morton & Clayton & other Historic narrowboats, with daily parades. Plus Trade Exhibitors, Canal Societies, Music, Food, Bar and FUN!
Don’t miss the 2019 Rally & Canal Festival at Braunston Marina this year. Weekend 29th – 30th June 2019.
FREE admittance but there’s a £20 parking fee (ALL profits to canal & local causes).
This is the 17th of our hugely popular working narrowboat rally – the UK’s largest! Well over 80 historic boats gather and take part in parades with commentary – stirring stuff!
There is a real ale beer tent, exhibitors, traders & waterways artists, an open air Songs of Praise church service on Sunday, live music from bands & groups, Morris dancing and “fast” food vendors.
– in fact FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY!
Don’t miss the great live music in the beer tent, especially Friday & Saturday evenings.
2017 HISTORIC BOAT RALLY 24th & 25th JUNE
Don’t miss the 2017 Rally & Canal Festival at Braunston Marina this year. Weekend 24th – 25th June 2017. £10 per car (all profits to canal & local causes).
This is the 15th of our hugely popular working narrowboats rally – the UK’s largest! Well over 80 historic boats gather and take part in parades with commentary – stirring stuff!
There is a real ale beer tent, exhibitors, traders & waterways artists, an open air Songs of Praise church service on Sunday, live music from bands & groups, Morris dancing, fast food, a theatrical presentation.
in fact FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY
Don’t miss the great live music in the beer tent, especially Friday & Saturday evenings.
THEATRE ENTERTAINMENTS are:-
Thursday evening – DAY-STAR THEATRE: –
and Saturday at 5pm ALARUM THEATRE : –
Admittance to the Boat Rally is FREE but if you bring your car there is a parking fee of £10 (except for Thursday & Friday evenings).
ALL profits go to canal & local causes.
We hope to see you.
Tim Coghlan/Paul Bennett
We welcome all historic boats, traders & exhibitors –
to avoid disappointment please contact Braunston Marina NOW at sales@braunstonmarina.co.uk or telephone 01788 891373.
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