Hanseatic Festival of Watersports

🚤 59 DAYS TO GO 🚤

The countdown is ON for the Hanseatic Festival of Watersports in King’s Lynn! 🌊

Join us on 20–21 June 2026 down at the South Quay for an action-packed weekend featuring:

🏁 Waterski racing
🎶 Live music & entertainment
👀 Fantastic waterfront views from the historic quay

This much-loved FREE event brings the town to life every year, and 2026 is shaping up to be another great one 🙌

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📷 : Paul Easton Watersport Photography

Get ready, King’s Lynn… the countdown is ON! 🌊🚤

There are just 74 days to go until the return of the Hanseatic Festival of Watersports

Join us for two action-packed days on the water, featuring an exciting mix of high-energy watersports, live demonstrations, and entertainment for all ages. Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or just looking for a great day out by the river, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

But events like this don’t happen on their own…
They’re only possible thanks to the incredible support of our volunteers and sponsors ❤️

👉 If you’re a local business, this is a fantastic opportunity to get your brand in front of thousands of visitors across the weekend while supporting a much-loved community event.

Interested in getting involved? We’d love to hear from you!

Photo Credit: Paul Easton Watersport Photography

Let’s make this year’s festival one to remember 🙌

Good afternoon,

Please find below a statement from the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk and the Hanseatic Festival of Water Sports organising committee:

Our thoughts at this time are with the family and teammates of the injured skier. We are also thinking of the other competitors and teams who were obviously shocked by this incident.

Whilst any competitive motorsport is clearly not without risk, thankfully incidents of this nature are rare.

Events of this scale involve significant planning and have a host of support personnel on standby, including rescue crew, divers, water and land-based paramedics, and further medical support. This meant accident procedures could be immediately initiated when the incident occurred, ensuring a quick and comprehensive response was provided to aid the casualty in the water.

The borough council and organisers would like to thank all the emergency services, including Norfolk Accident Rescue Service (NARS) and Norfolk Police, for their rapid response to this incident, which allowed the casualty to be stabilised and airlifted to hospital as quickly as possible.

Finally, organisers would like to expressly thank those who moved aside quickly to aid the emergency services to access the scene. Thanks also to those spectators who showed respect and dignity in not filming the incident as it unfolded.

RACE DAY IS HERE!! 🏁

And it's shaping up to be an awesome day of watersports.

Come join us today on the King's Lynn Quayside for a unique unmissable FREE event showcasing waterski racing, powerboat racing and jetski racing all on the Great Ouse.

The action kicks off at 11.15am with the first jetski race. So try and get down early so you can grab a spot on the water's edge before it gets too busy.

All followed by live music and fireworks. 🎆🎤

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