Come and join us for fun and shenanigans across the weekend. We’ve got a range of organised events – all optional – with some fun prizes up for grabs. And it’s not just about who’s fastest or smoothest – we’ve got prizes for the funny, the silly and the paddlers who just have a go.
Friday 24 April – The Pre-Show!
| Time | What | Details | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3pm–8pm | Registration | Get your wristband, T-shirt and goody bag. Come and say hello! | TNR |
Saturday 25 April
Horseshoe to Town shuttles – running from 8am–6pm.
Mile End Mill (MEM) paddle village – all day. Visit the trade stands, demo a new boat at MEM, grab a bite to eat at the TNR café and shop at GoKayaking.
Events
| Time | What | Details | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8am–4pm | Registration | Get your wristband, T-shirt and goody bag. | TNR |
| 9:30–10:15am | Mass Start Check-in | Get a bib to enter the mass start race of your choice. | Horseshoe Field |
| 10:15am | Mass Start Briefing | Horseshoe Field | |
| 10:30–11:45am | Mass Start Races | 3 races split by ability: Novice, Intermediate and Expert. | Horseshoe–Serpents |
| 12:00–1:00pm | Taily Jam | Have fun and show off in this fun, informal jam. All abilities welcome. | Bottom of Serpents |
| 1:00–3:30pm | Ducky-Cross | Boater Cross (4x) but in inflatable kayaks (provided). Hilarious bumper-car style racing. All abilities. Briefing at 1:00pm on Serpents rocks. | Serpents |
| 2:30pm | Sparkle Jam Spectacle | Watch in awe as the squirt boaters show us what they can do! | Telford’s Trove (upstream of the put-in ramp) |
| 7pm–midnight | 🎉 SafarDee Party! | One of the best parties on the UK kayaking calendar. Legendary Extreme Events DJs, fully stocked bar, dance floor. Dress up or don’t – just come! | Royal International Pavilion, Abbey Rd, Llangollen LL20 8SW |
Sunday 26 April
Horseshoe to Town shuttles – running from 8am–6pm.
Mile End Mill (MEM) paddle village – all day. Visit the trade stands, demo a new boat at MEM, grab a bite to eat at the TNR café and shop at GoKayaking.
Events
| Time | What | Details | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8am–2pm | Registration | Last chance for your wristband, T-shirt and goody bag. | TNR |
| 10:00am | Duo Registration | MEM car park | |
| 10:20am | Duo Downriver Race | Fun duo race through MEM. BYOD (Bring Your Own Duo). | MEM car park top to bottom wave |
| 10:30–11:30am | Duo Party Wave & Fun Freestyle | Party wave and fun freestyle. | MEM bottom wave |
| 11:30am | Party Wave | Like musical chairs for kayakers — keep surfing the wave as long as possible. Will you be the last one on when the music stops? Two categories: Friendly Surfing (all abilities) and Full Carnage (only for the brave). | MEM bottom wave |
| 12:00–2:30pm | Rodeo | Jam-style heats – informal, fun and sociable. Hosted as an NFL on Tour event, so silliness and shenanigans are highly rewarded with spot prizes. Results split into ability categories. | MEM bottom wave |
| 2:30pm | Inflatable Check-in | Bring all team members and your inflatable of choice. Bibs provided and you’ll be sorted into “waves” of carnage. | MEM, river left field |
| 3:15–4:30pm | Inflatable Carnage | Ride your inflatable through the rapids alongside many other inflatable objects! A surf-off, fun races and a mass descent. Briefing at 3:00pm, MEM river left field. | Middle Hole to Bottom Wave |
| 5:00pm | 🏆 Prizegiving | Awarding the Spirit of DeeFest, event winners, and the most memorable moments of DeeFest 2026. | TBC |