2025 Great Fakenham Duck Race

Great Fakenham Duck Race
Sunday 15th June 2025
10 to 3.00

The Great Fakenham Duck Race is a free event open to the public. The race and picnic will be held at Goggs Mill from 10.30. It is part of the Fakenham Riverside Community Festival that runs from 10.00 until 2.30.

Once you buy a duck, it is entered in the duck race (you do not get to keep the duck). See if your duck is the lucky winner; there are super prizes to win and lots of fun to be had. 


Buy a Duck - Great Fakenham Duck Race £1 per ticket 

Buy a duck on the day - Ducks can be bought on the day

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Fakenham Riverside Community Day
Sunday 15th June 2025
Goggs Mill Road
(in the field by the bridge)

Music and picnic area will be open from 10.00 to 3.00
Bring a chair or blanket and a picnic or visit our food stalls. Listen to the live Music

Please note there is no parking or toilets on the site. Parking in Olivet Way (10 min walk)


10.00 Rafts on display field for viewing
10.30 Rafts assembled on land for judging “best dressed raft”
11.00 Raft Races
12.30 Local business sponsored, Giant Corporate Duck Race
1.00 Great Fakenham Duck Race
1.30 Music, stalls and food by the river
2.30 Close


Please note the road will be closed to traffic for this event

There is no parking or toilets on the site. Parking in Olivet Way (10 min walk) .
Toilets 5 minute walk. 

Through the day

 Food and stalls 
Cakes, Tea and Food
Bouncy Castles 
Free Face painting (optional donation)
Fakenham Country markets homemade cakes and sandwiches etc.
Fakenham Osprey Canoe Club
Rotary Club of Fakenham & District
Solar Scoops Locally made Norfolk ice cream served the environmentally friendly way
Stalls from local schools and community groups
Hog Roast and vegatarian food
First Aid

Active Fakenham is supporting Fakenham First Focus and local schools with this event


Through the day
 Food and stalls 
Hog Roast
Cakes, Tea and Food
Bouncy Castles
Fakenham Country markets homemade cakes and sandwiches etc.
Fakenham Osprey Canoe Club
Rotary Club of Fakenham & District
Solar Scoops Locally made Norfolk ice cream served the environmentally friendly way
Stalls
First Aid

Active Fakenham is supporting Fakenham First Focus and three local schools with this event