2026 Tamworth Swift River Regatta
Sunday, May 17, 2026 - Saturday, May 30, 2026
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Boat Painting Workshop: Runnells Hall, 25 Deer Hill Rd.; Race Day: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes, 30 Tamworth Road, Tamworth, NH
Price
$25
2026 Tamworth Swift River Regatta
Overview
The Arts Council of Tamworth is pleased to host the second annual Tamworth Swift River Regatta on Saturday, May 30th. Kids of all ages and their families are invited to join in the friendly competition that’s a great spectator event. Competitors will customize and decorate a 9” pine wooden model sailboat and compete for cash and other prizes in the Swift River course that passes through the center of town. The boats, built in Tamworth by Swift River Wood Products, are available for advance purchase here online or at the Tamworth Farmer’s Market on May 16th. Only 35 boats will be available.
The prizes will be $50 for first place (in both youth and adult divisions) and $25 for second place (in both youth and adult divisions). There will also be prizes for best-decorated boat!
Competitors will want to get their boats early as they’re all invited to a free Paint Your Boat workshop on May 17th from 1 PM to 3 PM at Runnells Hall in Chocorua, hosted by the Arts Council.
All boat sales help to fund the Arts Council's events and programming!
EVENT SCHEDULE FOR MAY 30th
9 AM - 11 AM: Boat registration at the Tamworth Farmers Market. Competitors will drop off their boats at the ACT table.
11:30 AM: Event volunteers will take the boats to the race starting line. (Sorry, but only volunteers will be allowed to transfer the boats.)
12 PM: The race begins! There should be good viewing from the bridge, from behind the Tamworth Bakery, and from behind Tamworth Distilling.
12:30 PM (approximate): The race finishes! Prizes will be awarded, and all boats will be returned to competitors after all prizes have been given out.
The prizes will be $50 for first place (in both youth and adult divisions) and $25 for second place (in both youth and adult divisions). There will also be prizes for best-decorated boat!
Competitors will want to get their boats early as they’re all invited to a free Paint Your Boat workshop on May 17th from 1 PM to 3 PM at Runnells Hall in Chocorua, hosted by the Arts Council.
All boat sales help to fund the Arts Council's events and programming!
EVENT SCHEDULE FOR MAY 30th
9 AM - 11 AM: Boat registration at the Tamworth Farmers Market. Competitors will drop off their boats at the ACT table.
11:30 AM: Event volunteers will take the boats to the race starting line. (Sorry, but only volunteers will be allowed to transfer the boats.)
12 PM: The race begins! There should be good viewing from the bridge, from behind the Tamworth Bakery, and from behind Tamworth Distilling.
12:30 PM (approximate): The race finishes! Prizes will be awarded, and all boats will be returned to competitors after all prizes have been given out.