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Olney Riverfest 2023

OLNEY RIVERFEST will be held on Sunday 2nd July 2023.
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Riverfest is back for another year! This is a free to enter one day event, based around the River Great Ouse. It combines a Duck Race, an amateur Raft Race, plus craft, food and drink stalls and live bands. Riverfest Rocks will also be returning, on the evening of Saturday 1st July.

Riverfest Locations
As in previous years, this will be a dual location event:
  Location 1: The Weir at Emberton Country Park, off the A509:

    Duck Race
    Raft Race starting point
  Location 2: Riverfest field, South of Swimming Steps, Recreation Ground off East Street, Olney:
    Stalls
    Raft Race finish point
    Bands and entertainment
For more information including directions between the two locations, see How to find us.


Getting to the event
See How to find us
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Bringing your dog
Dogs are welcome at our event. Please keep your dog on a lead and clean up after any mess it makes.

Running times
  
The Weir at Emberton Country Park, off the A509:
    11:15am: Raft Race scrutineering starts
    11:45am: Draw for Raft Race running order
    12:00pm: Duck Race starts
    12:45pm: Raft Race starts

  Riverfest field, South of Swimming Steps, Recreation Ground off East Street, Olney:
    General times:

      12:00pm: Bands start and stalls open
        1:15pm: Rafts begin arriving at finish, time approx.
        3:00pm: Raft Race presentations on Band Stage in marquee

        6:00pm
: Bands finish

What's on at the Riverfest field?

We'll have a variety of stalls and children's fairground rides. And we'll have a marquee with a Band Stage featuring music from 12.00pm to 6.00pm.

Band Stage

We'll have music from 12.00pm to 6.00pm. Bands include:
  Olney Hearts Club Band - guitar group
  The Sam Wilkinson Band - blues
  The Concrete Cow Club - a two-piece, one on ukuele and one violin
  Tinkers Lane - Summer tunes and beautiful noise!


Thank you to our Sponsor!
Thank you to the kind sponsor of Riverfest 2023, McCarthy Stone.​
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    Would you like to enter the Raft Race?
    If so, take a look at the Race Rules then just fill in this form and we'll be right back in touch!
    Entry prices are £20 for an adult team, and £10 for a junior team.

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    Would you like a stall at Riverfest?

    Pitches are 5m x 5m. Pitch costs are £70 for food and alcohol stalls, £55 for hot drinks stalls, £30 for business and craft stalls, and FOC for charity stalls. These prices are inclusive of a one-off reduction for the first event following COVID restrictions.
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    Bands and entertainment

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