Bedford River Festival

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The Bedford River Festival is held bianually in the county town of Bedford, UK, on the banks of the River Ouse. It is held over a weekend, normally in July, and is the main tourist-attracting event in the town.

It has several events and attractions over the 2 days, usually including bands on at least 2 stages, a parade, boat shows/races and a firework display. This year it also boasted a salsa stage and a base jumping demo. Along with the normal attractions of the fun fair etc, the river festival also hosted the sports village, where local sports clubs could come and demo their wares. This year (2006) had the following exhibitors:

  • UK ProBASE - UK Pro Base Jumping Demo [1]
  • Bedford Inner Circle Academy of Martial Arts
  • Riverside Tennis Club
  • Bedford Blues rugby club
  • Bunyun trampoline club
  • Kidz size holiday courses
  • Climbing wall
  • Viking Canoe club
  • Star rowing club