Maidstone River Festival 2026 - Save the Date!

📅Save the date: Saturday 25 July, Maidstone River Festival is back, and this year it’s a silver celebration 🎉  

To mark 25 years of Maidstone Millennium River Park, the festival returns with all the favourites:
🚣 Heart of Kent Hospice Raft Race
🎶 Live music at Coronation Square
🎆 Fireworks finale from Fremlin Walk
🎠 Maidstone Carriage Festival celebrating 80 years

The festival was recently launched by the Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr Martin Round, alongside River Festival Chairman Cllr David Naghi, who also presented awards recognising last year’s fantastic boats, rafts, photographers and charity partners.
It’s free, family‑friendly and packed with community stalls along the river and in Archbishop’s Palace Gardens 💙