What's On
Four days of festivities in the city of Aberdeen
All aboard for the amazing Tall Ships Races festival.
The city will come alive this July with The Tall Ships Races. Enjoy the sights and sounds of 50+ Tall Ships, street food markets and quayside bars, STEM activities, a funfair, 60 trade and charity stalls, headline acts and free family entertainment!
Fri 18 July
- Fleet arrival - quayside closed to the public
- Quayside concerts - headline concert: 18:30 - 23:30
Sat 19 July
- Daytime & evening entertainment
- Ships will be open to the public at various times during the day
- Fleet arrival
- Opening ceremony
- Captains’ dinner
- Captains’ reception
Opening times
- Main quayside: 09:00 - 20:00
- Regent Quay street food market & bars: 09:00 - 23:00
- Discovery Zone (Castlegate): 09:00 - 18:00
- Funfair (King Street; from West North Street to Castle Street) - 09.00 - 23.00
- Quayside concerts - free programme: 09:15 - 16:30
- Quayside concerts - headline concert: 18:30 - 23:00
Sun 20 July
- Daytime & evening entertainment
- Ships will be open to the public at various times during the day
- Crew sports
- Crew parade
- Prize giving ceremony
- Crew party
Opening times
- Main quayside: 09:00 - 20:00
- Discovery Zone (Castlegate): 09:00 - 18:00
- Funfair (King Street; from West North Street to Castle Street) - 09.00 - 23.00
- Quayside concerts - free programme: 09:15 - 16:30
- Crew Parade (Union Terrace, Rosemount, Broad St, Regent Quay): Starts 16:00
- Prizegiving: 17:00
- Quayside concerts - free headline concert: 18:30 - 23:00
Mon 21 July
- Daytime & evening entertainment
- Ships will be open to the public at various times during the day
- Crew change day
- Captains briefing
Opening times
- Main quayside: 09:00 - 20:00
- Regent Quay street food market & bars: 09:00 - 23:00
- Discovery Zone (Castlegate): 09:00 - 18:00
- Funfair (King Street; from West North Street to Castle Street)- 09.00 - 23.00
- Quayside concerts - free programme: 09:15 - 16:30
- Quayside concerts - headline concert: 18:30 - 23:00
Tues 22 July
- Daytime entertainment
- Ships undock
- Parade of sail
- Passage to the race start
Opening times
- Main quayside: 09:00 - 15:30
- Discovery Zone (Castlegate): 09:00 - 15:30
- Funfair (King Street; from West North Street to Castle Street) - 09.00 - 15:30
- Quayside concerts - free programme: 09:15 - 15:30
- Undocking & Parade of Sail (quayside & beach esplanade): 10:00 - 15:00
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July Saturday -
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July Sunday -
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July Monday -
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July Tuesday
19
July
2025-07-19
Venue 1
- 10am
- Sponsor reception
- 9.00
- Fleet arrival
- 10.00
- Opening ceremony
Venue 2
- 11.00
- Activity 4
- 12.00
- Activity 5
- 13.00
- Activity 6
Venue 3
- 14.00
- Activity 7
- 15.00
- Activity 8
- 16.00
- Activity 9
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July
2025-07-20
Venue 4
- 8.00
- Activity 10
- 10.00
- Activity 11
- 12.00
- Activity 12
21
July
2025-07-21
22
July
2025-07-22
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