The British rowing season

The British rowing year runs in two halves. From autumn to early spring crews race time trials known as heads. From late spring to the end of August they race side by side at regattas.

This page sets out the season in order, with a guide to each event.

Winter: the head season

When	Event	Where
November	Head of the River Fours	Tideway, London
Late February or early March	Hammersmith Head	Tideway, London
March	Kingston Head	Thames at Kingston
March	Head of the River Race	Tideway, London

The Women’s Eights Head, the Schools’ Head and the Vesta Veterans’ Head are held on the same Tideway course in March.

Spring

When	Event	Where
Sunday 11 April 2027	The Boat Race	Putney to Mortlake, London
April	Hammersmith Regatta	Tideway, London
Early May bank holiday	Evesham Regatta	River Avon, Evesham
Late spring	Peterborough spring regatta	Thorpe Meadows lake

Early summer: the road to Henley

When	Event	Where
Late May or early June	Metropolitan Regatta	Dorney Lake
12 and 13 June 2027	Reading Amateur Regatta	Thames at Reading
June	Marlow Regatta	Dorney Lake
June	Henley Women’s Regatta	Thames at Henley
29 June to 4 July 2027	Henley Royal Regatta	Thames at Henley

High summer: the river regattas

When	Event	Where
July	Kingston Regatta	Thames at Kingston
July	Molesey Regatta	Thames at Molesey
After the Royal Regatta	Henley Town and Visitors’ Regatta	Thames at Henley
August	City of Oxford Royal Regatta	The Isis, Oxford
August bank holiday weekend	Gloucester Regatta	Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
August bank holiday weekend	Ross Regatta	River Wye, Ross-on-Wye

A note on dates