Mersea Island Regatta
Coast Road, West Mersea
Website: mersearegatta.org.uk
Contacts: mersearegatta.org.uk/contacts
Email: wmtownregatta@gmail.com
The West Mersea Town Regatta is scheduled for Saturday, 15th August 2026 on Mersea Island, Essex. The week-long celebration leading up to it, Mersea Week, will take place from Sunday, 9th August to Friday, 14th August 2026.
Pre-Regatta (1st August 2026)
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Cobmarsh Marathon & Dinghy Races: Pair-oared rowing races around Cobmarsh Island, starting at 10:00 AM.
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Mersea Week (9th–14th August 2026) [1]
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Daily Racing: Features a mix of IRC, Cruisers, Classic Yachts, Smacks, and Dinghies.
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Social Events: Includes daily prize-givings at 7:30 PM, hog roasts, a fancy-dress night, and live bands (e.g., Better Than Your Boyfriend) hosted at the West Mersea Yacht Club and Dabchicks Sailing Club. [1, 2, 3]
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Regatta Day (15th August 2026)
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Sailing Races: Smack, IRC, and Cruiser races kick off at 11:00 AM with around 100 boats. [1]
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Watersports: Starts in the early afternoon on the Town Hard outside the old lifeboat station. Includes swimming races, an outboard motor balloon race, and the famous "Walking the Greasy Pole". [1]
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Shoreside Attractions: Stalls, entertainment, and food on the jetty car park throughout the afternoon, concluding with a Grand Firework Display at 9:00 PM
Secret Island Festival
Mersea Island
Website: https://secretislandfestival.co.uk/
Contacts: https://secretislandfestival.co.uk/contact-us/
Facebook: Secret Mersea Island Festival / SIF
Insta: secretislandfestival
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If you love dance music like we do, Secret Island Festival has something for you to shake a leg, raise your hands in the air, skank and get seriously loose to from house and drum & bass to disco, roots, reggae, and ska.
4 stages. 3 party-packed days. More incredible acts than ever, including DJ Todd Terry, Fish56Octagon, The Cuban Brothers, Dan Shake, and 30 Years of Playaz. With more acts to be announced.
From day-party to full summer weekender: Secret Island is evolving. But don’t worry: it’s still fundamentally the same intimate, musically eclectic party you know and love.
The festival is organised by a group of best friends, with a lifelong love of dance music – and a shared goal: to put on a feel-good, inclusive, community-first party that you’ll never forget.
Mersea Island Festival
*Sun 23-Fri 28th August**Fri 28 - Mon 31st August*
Mersea Island Festival
c/o Essex Outdoors Mersea
Rewsalls Lane
East Mersea
CO5 8SX
Telephone: 01206 383226
Email: info@merseafestival.org.uk
Facebook: merseaislandfestival
Insta: mifcamp
Starting in 1981 the Mersea Island Festival has been an annual event each August at Essex Outdoors Mersea (East Mersea Youth Camp). The Festival aims to bring together young people and adults with or without a physical or learning disability. The Festival provides an opportunity to try out new activities, make new friends and have loads of fun!!!
With sponsored supporter places for those under 18, funded by @kidstherapyworksltd , and for bookings of 6 places or more - plus some limited indoor accommodation available - could this be your first year?
Visit the website at www.merseafestival.org.uk.
Each Festival is supported by individuals, clubs, societies and companies who give their time, services or money to make sure we can provide some great opportunities each year. Get Involved - www.merseafestival.org.uk/supporters/
Mersea Lions Family Festival
𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: £𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁, 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. 🎟️👶
𝗩𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀. 🚒🚓
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀. 🍔🌭🥤
𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀. 🎨🧵
𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀. 🎉🎁
𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. 🗺️ℹ️
𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 🎶🎤
𝗙𝗼𝘅𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄. 🐶🏆
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀. 🎈🧸 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱. 🚗🌳
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀. 🚌🌊
