Paignton Regatta

Paignton Regatta is a FREE nine day event that provides fun and entertainment for people of all ages.
The 2017 event runs from the 5th - 13th of August.

Welcome to the 169th Paignton Regatta!

My name is Karen Gidley and I am delighted to
have been the Chairman of the Paignton Regatta Committee since 2011.
The Committee is made up of a group of local enthusiastic volunteer individuals who work
hard to provide nine days of free entertainment on the Paignton Green during the second week of August.

Many years ago the Regatta week centred around the trials and tribulations of the various sporting disciplines including gig racing, hockey, football, cycling, tennis and rowing to name but a few.
Although one can still find some of these core
activities in the programme, we have moved on significantly and this year we intend to take a giant step forward with our new all day entertainment programme.

New for 2016 is the creation of our Regatta stage, a 42sqm construction on Paignton's Central Green, together with a large event arena. These two spaces will be the focus of our week-long entertainment extravaganza!

This year our stage also comes alive in the evenings with our series of Regatta Rocks! events and I'm delighted to announce some fantastic headline tribute acts on the main stage including The Bee Gees, Robbie Williams, Ollie Murs, Kylie Minogue and Neil Diamond.

Of course, some time-honoured favourites are still on the programme, including the Bay’s biggest firework display. This year fireworks will be on Thursday 11th August at 9:30pm.

Our jam-packed entertainment programme starts at 10am and finishes at 5:30pm every single day and I believe we must have the most varied programme of entertainment anywhere! You can pick up a free programme from outlets around Torbay and we will have plenty of copies at Regatta HQ on the Green. If you have a programme, you won't miss a thing!

Another new activity this year is the Paignton Regatta Charity Raffle, tickets are priced at just 50p each and the first prize is £250 cash,
second prize - £100, and third prize - £50. Make sure you get your tickets from any of the Paignton Regatta team (just look out for the yellow T-shirts). The draw takes place on Sunday 14th August at 3pm on the
main stage, so make sure you get your tickets nice and early!

Over the past few years we have had an impromptu charity auction on the last day of Regatta, we have raised excellent funds for our chosen charities and everyone who has been there has had great fun. This year, we have four auctions, taking place on Saturdays & Sundays, both weekends at 4pm on the main stage.
We'll have loads of items that ‘money-can’t-buy’ and our sponsors are always so generous with their donations, so bid at the right time and you could take home a real bargain!

Whichever of our events you attend, I hope you and your whole family will have a super time. Enjoy Regatta and please remember that we rely on your donations to support our charities, so remember to put some coins in our collecting buckets !

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