OCA’s flagship 🏕️ event returns

22nd-25th May 2026

Cotswold Water Park, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

We invite you to join us at a lakeside Canoefest over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.

We are lining up 2 bands to get you dancing, and food to fill you up.

With traders’ stands, coaches on hand, and boat demos to try out, you can pick up new skills and kit, whilst gaining experience of classic and the latest canoes.

What a weekend we have in store!

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Full Ticket launch in February

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Padders waving on a relaxed piece of river

Join us in the Cotswold Lakes

Situated at Cotswold Sailing Club, Cerney Wick. This year’s lake location creates a great platform for lessons, demos, rescues and of course, sailing.

Being 5 mins to Cricklade and 20 minutes from Lechlade gives access to some of the English Touring Classics. We’ll be offering guided trips, and perhaps some adventures.

With traders stands, coaches on hand, and boat demos to try out. You can pick up new skills and kit, whilst gaining experience of classic and the latest canoes.

What a weekend we have in store!

A three day event with a big activity programme!

Our event programme is in development but we can promise skills workshops and guided trips, and adventures. We will also have bushcraft and camp cooking demonstrations.

Relax and revive at the ‘Paddlers Pint’

The Paddlers Pint bar returns, of course. Opening each night to sell a range of craft ales, ciders and wine at bargain prices, with our environmentally friendly bring-your-own-pint-glass system. Remaining stocks of our specially designed reusable Canoefest beakers will also be for sale.

We will be offering our popular Saturday Ceilidh, a pub quiz and the ever popular OCA AGM.

Plenty for everyone

The team are looking forward to seeing you all in May and sharing with you this new location for what promises to be the best Canoefest ever. We’ve got it all planned, we just need you!

So come and join us, a limited number of tickets will go on sale in on the 14th December. This Early Bird offer is only available until the end of January so be quick and don’t miss out!

EARLY BIRD SOLD OUT
Early Bird Ticket on sale Monday 15th December (Limited to 50 tickets)

Full price event tickets on sale in February (OCA membership required).

Full Adult: £140
Under 18: £40 (accompanied by an adult)
Under 5: Free
Non Paddling Partner: £110

Tickets coming soon!!