Whitby Regatta

Name: Whitby Regatta
Start: 2027-08-14T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-08-16T23:00:00+01:00
Location: Whitby harbour and West Cliff

14–16 August 2027

Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Three days of rowing races, yacht racing, fairground, air displays and fireworks: the oldest sea regatta on the north-east coast.

Whitby Regatta has been held since the 1840s and is the town's biggest summer event. Rowing clubs from along the coast race in the harbour, there is yacht racing offshore, a fairground on the West Cliff, military displays, live music and a fireworks finale over the harbour on the final night.

Dates shown are the usual pattern for this event and should be confirmed with the organiser before travelling.

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