Bedford River Festival
Starts: 11:00, 17 July 2010
Finishes: 20:00, 18 July 2010
Location
Bedford River Festival
Website: http://www.bedsevents.co.uk
Description
The 2010 River Festival aims to build on the previous successes and will be a colourful milieu of live entertainment, river events, carnival parade, funfair and a wide selection of trade and charity stalls.
Festival Parade:
Be it a decorated vehicle, band or on foot help us launch the 2010 Festival as well as collecting money for local charities. The parade generally begins on De Pary's Avenue, working its way down through the High Street, winding around St Paul's Square and its final destination, Riverside.
The traditional opening of the Festival, the Parade is a great fun packed way to kick off Bedford's premiere event.
Raft Races
Build your own raft and enter a team to race down the river and support local charities. This is always a highlight of the festival and it is always interesting to see how many rafts cross the finish line!
Dragon Boats
You provide a team of 16-20 paddlers we provide the rest for a fun packed day on the river! Over 20 crews are expected to battle it out over a 350 metre course along the picturesque River Ouse.
This amazing site is a superb venue for racing and a fantastic day is guaranteed with bankside entertainment, music, food and activities for all the family.
