Duck Race

Boxing Day is fast approaching, and we welcome back over 1500 ducks who take the plunge and swim along Finham Brook.

Click here for information about ticket purchase.

ORDER OF THE DAY

12.00 Corporate Duck launch; local businesses and charities have sponsored and decorated their corporate duck to raise vital funds for their chosen charity.

All Corporate Duck entries and their charities can be seen here. If you wish to enter a Corporate Duck click here.

12.15 Duck Race; we release 1500 yellow ducks from the ford, each duck uniquely numbered and racing along Finham Brook to the finish line for those winning prizes.

Prizes are: First Prize £100, Second prize £75, Third prize £50, Fourth Prize £25.

All prizes will be available for collection on the day from the ford end, where the ducks were launched or can be collected from Kenilworth Lions Furniture Store on a Saturday morning – please bring your numbered ticket with you. 

All winning numbers can be viewed by scanning the QR code on your ticket OR on Kenilworth Lions website, Facebook and Instagram, notice boards in Kenilworth town located in Talisman Square and The Kenilworth Centre.

DUCK RACE TICKETS

Duck Race tickets can be purchased before the event or on Boxing Day morning from 10 until 12. Please note on the day you will need to queue, as this event is very popular. We recommend purchasing your tickets before the event, we often sell out of tickets on the day.

Other important information:

• A refreshments van selling hot drinks and refreshments will be present at the ford end for the public’s convenience.
• Public toilets are available in Abbey Fields.
• St John’s Ambulance will also be present if needed with a first aid tent situated at the ford end of the Brook.
• In the event of extremely poor weather affecting health & safety or needing to cancel the Duck Race, a draw will be done on the day by the Kenilworth Mayor and winning numbers advertised as stated above.

What’s new for 2025

All duck race tickets will all be numbered and will display a QR code, following the event, all ticket holders will be able to access the winning numbers by scanning the QR code or can be seen as stated above. So, it is very important you keep your tickets.

We look forward to seeing you at this very popular event and hearing the cheers as the duck’s swim down Finham Brook to the finish line, supported by the Kenilworth Lions waders of course!!!

Happy Boxing Day everyone from the Kenilworth Lions Members and Volunteers!

Duck Race 2024

Thank you for your support at the 2024 duck race! The winning ducks (in order) are:

The annual duck race took place in Abbey Fields on Boxing Day and was yet again tremendously supported by the people of Kenilworth and the surrounding area.
The weather was kind to us yet again on the day and although misty conditions applied the water levels were probably perfect for the event.

Warwick District Council provided stewards on the day and had cleared a significant area on brambles etc on both sides of the brook which created a much larger viewing area for the large number of spectators who attended.
Radio Abbey broadcast the event live and were updated with the progress of the ducks once in the water.28 corporate ducks entered the water before the event sponsored by local businesses:

Virgin and Castle, Minuteman Press, Kenilworth Footcare, Gentry Hair Studio, Thomas Hearn Furniture , Charles Peters Recruitment, Coleshill Mortgages, The Cycle Recycler ( 2 entries), Boothroyd Estate Agents, My Extra Colleague, Sentinal Sustainability, Swim a Sue, Julie Philpot Residential, Rachel Reid Interiors, The Reinge Clinic, House of Beauty, Kindred CSR, Kenilworth Chiropractic, Speech Therapy Warwickshire, Time for Tea cafe, James Moore Jewellers, First Class
Watches, Allworks, Edmonds Jewellers , Fitness Worx, C4FF, Sagars.
On the day the winner of the corporate race was Speech therapy Warwickshire, 2nd Boothroyd Estate agents. The winner of the best dressed duck judged by the Town Mayor was Edmonds Jewellers.

Thank you to all the Lions, Volunteers, Corporate entries and the people of Kenilworth who supported this event once more and raised significant funds for a worthy local cause.

Over 10,000 tickets were sold for the yellow duck race and the whole event including the corporate entries raised £8,145 which will be donated to Special Care Baby Unit at Warwick Hospital for equipment purchases.