The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta takes place this year on the 24, 25, 26 & 27 August 2022.
The biggest event of the year in Dartmouth, the Regatta features a multitude of events including rowing, sailing, swimming, tennis, road-running, fun fairs, market stalls, firework displays, music and more.
The earliest recorded regatta in Dartmouth was in 1822 featuring three sailing races and one six-oared gig race. A military band was recorded as playing out at Dartmouth Castle and a ball took place with 120 in attendance.
In 1834 the Dartmouth Regatta was officially formed, when the leading gentlemen of the neighbourhood, and inhabitants of the town called a meeting and elected a committee of their own.
In 1856 it became a Royal Regatta when Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales came into Dartmouth in a flotilla of nine boats on an unscheduled visit because of bad weather
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