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Locations of past National Rallies, Festivals and Festivals of Water

1950 – 1970

  • 1. 1950 Market Harborough
    1951 (none)
    1952 (none)
  • 2. 1953 Macclesfield
    1954 (none)
  • 3. 1955 Banbury
  • 4. 1955 Skipton
  • 5. 1956 Lincoln – see rally programme
  • 6. 1957 Coventry
    1958 (none)
  • 7. 1959 Chester
  • 8. 1960 Stoke-on-Trent
  • 9. 1961 Aylesbury
  • 10. 1962 Stourbridge
  • 11. 1963 Little Venice
  • 12. 1964 Stratford-upon-Avon
  • 13. 1965 Blackburn
  • 14. 1966 Marple
  • 15. 1967 Leicester
  • 16. 1968 Liverpool (see photo)
  • 17. 1969 Birmingham
  • 18. 1970 Guildford

1971 – 1990

  • 19. 1971 Northampton
  • 20. 1972 Lymm
  • 21. 1973 Ely (see photo right and film)
  • 22. 1974 Nottingham
  • 23. 1975 York
  • 24. 1976 Peterborough
  • 25. 1977 Reading
  • 26. 1978 Titford
  • 27. 1979 Northwich
  • 28. 1980 Lea Valley
  • 29. 1981 Leeds
  • 30. 1982 Titford
  • 31. 1983 Wigan
  • 32. 1984 Hawkesbury
  • 33. 1985 Milton Keynes
  • 34. 1986 Brentford
  • 35. 1987 Hawkesbury
  • 36. 1988 Castlefield
  • 37. 1989 Waltham Abbey
  • 38. 1990 Gloucester

1991 – 2010

  • 39. 1991 Windmill End
  • 40. 1992 Wakefield
  • 41. 1993 Peterborough
  • 42. 1994 Waltham Abbey
  • 43. 1995 Chester
  • 44. 1996 Windmill End
  • 45. 1997 Henley
  • 46. 1998 Salford Quays
  • 47. 1999 Worcester
  • 48. 2000 Waltham Abbey
  • 49. 2001 Milton Keynes
  • 50. 2002 Huddersfield
  • 51. 2003 Beale Park
  • 52. 2004 Burton-on-Trent
  • 53. 2005 Preston Brook
  • 54. 2006 Beale Park (see photo)
  • 55. 2007 St Ives
  • 56. 2008 Wolverhampton
  • 57. 2009 Redhill
  • 58. 2010 Beale Park

2011 to 2022

  • 59. 2011 Burton-on-Trent
    2012 (none)
  • 60. 2013 Watford

IWA Festival of Water

In 2014 IWA launched a new event, called IWA Festival of Water.  The Festival takes places usually over the August bank holiday weekend and is held at a different location each year.

Festival Locations:

  • 2014 – Saul Junction
  • 2015 – Northampton
  • 2016 – Pelsall
  • 2017 – Ilkeston
  • 2018 – St Neots (see photo)
  • 2019 – Waltham Abbey
  • 2020   (none)
  • 2021 – Worcester
  • 2022 – Burton-on-Trent
  • 2023 – Pelsall
  • 2024   (none)

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