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2026 Canal Festivals
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Easter Historic Boat Gathering - Ellesmere Port16 days to the event03 Apr 2026, 10:00 – 06 Apr 2026, 16:00Ellesmere Port, S Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port CH65 4FW, UK
St Richards Canal Festival44 days to the event01 May 2026, 17:00 – 04 May 2026, 17:00Droitwich Spa, Kidderminster Rd, Droitwich Spa WR9 8LB, UK
Norbury Canal Festival45 days to the event02 May 2026, 10:00 – 04 May 2026, 17:00Norbury Junction, Norbury Junction, Stafford ST20 0PN, UK
Batchworth Boat Rally59 days to the event16 May 2026, 10:00 – 17 May 2026, 17:00Batchworth Locks Rickmansworth, Batchworth, Rickmansworth WD3 1LE, UK
Moira Canal Festival59 days to the event16 May 2026, 10:00 – 17 May 2026, 17:00Moira Furnace, Moira, Swadlincote DE12 6AT, UK
Boxmoor Canal Weekend66 days to the event23 May 2026, 10:00 – 25 May 2026, 22:00Fishery Wharf, Fishery Wharf, 10 Fishery Rd, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1NA, UK
Crick Boat Show66 days to the event23 May 2026, 10:00 – 25 May 2026, 17:00Northampton, 9V2G+Q2, Northampton NN6 7SQ, UK
Etruria Canals Festival73 days to the event30 May 2026, 11:00 – 31 May 2026, 17:00Stoke-on-Trent, Kilndown Cl, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4BF, UK
Middlewich Folk & Boat 202678 days to the event04 Jun 2026, 10:00 – 07 Jun 2026, 17:00Middlewich, Middlewich CW10 0QJ, UK
Leicester River Festival80 days to the event06 Jun 2026, 10:00 – 07 Jun 2026, 17:00River Soar, RIver Soar, Leicester LE3, UK
Middleport Pottery Canal Festival87 days to the event13 Jun 2026, 10:00 – 14 Jun 2026, 16:00Middleport Pottery, Middleport Pottery, Port St, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3PF, UK
Brentford Canal Festival94 days to the event20 Jun 2026, 12:00 – 18:00Brentford Gauging Lock, Grand Union Canal Walk, Brentford TW8 8GA, UK
Gnosall Canal festival121 days to the event17 Jul 2026, 10:00 – 19 Jul 2026, 17:00Gnosall, Wharf Rd, Gnosall, Stafford ST20 0DA, UK
Linslade Canal Festival129 days to the event25 Jul 2026, 11:00 – 17:00Leighton Buzzard, Tiddenfoot Lake, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2AE, UK
Brownhills Canal Festival150 days to the event15 Aug 2026, 10:00 – 16 Aug 2026, 17:00Brownhills, Silver St, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 6DZ, UK
Whitchurch Canal Festival171 days to the event05 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 06 Sept 2026, 17:00Whitchurch, Whitchurch SY13, UK
Black Country Boating Festival (BCBF) 40 Years!177 days to the event11 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 13 Sept 2026, 17:00Dudley, Bumble Hole Branch Canal, Dudley DY2 9HU, UK
Oxford Canal Festival185 days to the event19 Sept 2026, 10:00 – 17:00Aristotle Lane Recreation Ground, Oxford OX2 6UA, UK
Banbury Canal Festival199 days to the event03 Oct 2026, 10:00 – 04 Oct 2026, 16:00Banbury, Spiceball Park Rd, Banbury OX16 2PQ, UK
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