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Water Gala
The Water Gala actually started in 1888, only then it was called simply
Water Sports and by 1930 it had become Water Gala. Traditionally it is always
held on a wednesday.
For information on the Water Gala please contact the Visit Thanet website .
2006 Water Gala
This years Water Gala takes place on Wednesday 23rd August. Once again there will be events taking place both on the beach at Viking Bay, at the Bandstand and in Victoria Gardens. There are free programmes available at many of the shops in the Town and at the Visitors Centre.
Once again this year there will be an aerial display (weather permitting) by the Aerostars display team, probably one of the best civilian display teams around today. This takes place over Viking Bay at 15:00hrs.
Below is a summary of events taken from the programme:-
| Beach Events - Viking Bay | |
| Time | Event |
| 10:00 | King Neptune arrives |
| 11:15 | Swimming Races |
| 12:15 | Chalet Decoration judging |
| 12:30 | Water Safety demonstration |
| 13:00 | Sand Castle competition |
| 14:15 | Children's Beach Games |
| 15:00 | Beach Volleyball |
| 16:00 | Aerostars Display |
| Bandstand & Victoria Gardens | |
| Time | Event |
| 09:30 | Teddy Bear's Picnic |
| 10:00 | Fairground rides (all day) |
| 13:00 | Children's Fancy Dress competition |
| 14:00 | Live entertainment |
| 15:00 | Aerostars Display |
| 15:30 | Knobbly Knees contest |
| 18:00 | Music from Hullabaloo |
| 22:00 | Grand Fireworks Display |
2005 Water Gala
The 2005 Water Gala was arranged by yet another new committee and once again the weather was just
perfect for all the events taking place. This year there was a return to many traditional games and sports
on the beach arranged by Thanet Leisure Force. On the beach there were competitions and swimming races for children,
a decorated chalet competition for beach hut owners, a funfair in Victoria Gardens, music in the Bandstand
and stalls along the cliff top.
There were three flying displays. The
Utterly Butterly Wing Walkers
gave their usual spirited show twice during the afternoon, and
in between the
Aerostars
performed a superb display of precision aerobatics with a six ship team of
Russian Yak aerobatic aircraft.
The day finished with a display of fireworks in Viking Bay. This has become a trade mark of the Summer
evenings in Broadstairs with people thronging the cliff top and beach to watch the spectacular pyrotechnics,
probably the best ones being those which seem to explode from the water.
There are photos from the 2005 Water Gala on the pictures page.
