26th ANNUAL DUCK RACE IN AID OF WIMBORNE IN BLOOM

The 26th Annual Duck Race to be staged in aid of Wimborne in Bloom will take place on the River Allen on Saturday 29th August 2026 at 3pm. The ‘Ducks’ will be launched into the River at the bottom of Mill Lane, beside the Riverside Mews Café, by kind permission of the Slocock Trust and cross the finishing line beside the garden at the back of the Rising Sun in East Street.

Tickets (Ducks) at £1 each will be sold outside the Co-Operative Store in Cown Mead on Saturday 22nd, Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and again on Race Day itself Saturday 29th August.

The winner of the first Duck home will receive £50, 2nd £25, 3rd £10 and 4th, 5th & 6th £5 each. Wimborne in Bloom is very grateful to Puddle Ducks Dorset for their kind sponsorship of this event once again.

The proceeds will be in aid of Wimborne in Bloom Funds.