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Rowing
Oxford and Cambridge race over 4.2 miles of the tidal Thames between Putney and Mortlake, watched from the banks by more than 200,000 people. The organiser takes hospitality enquiries for race day; tell us how many guests you have in mind and your host checks what is offered and quotes it in writing.
Key dates
These dates come from our events calendar. Your host confirms timings with your quote.
Sunday 11 April 2027, with races at 15.40 and 16.40Championship Course, River Thames
Source: theboatrace.org (opens in a new tab)
Dates from our events calendar. Each event page has the full details.
What to expect
We source hospitality through venues, promoters and their appointed hospitality partners, and confirm exactly what is available for your date before you commit.
The next race day marks 100 years of the Women’s Boat Race, first held in Oxford in 1927. To mark it the order of racing is reversed: the men’s race goes first, and for the first time the women’s race is the last Championship Course race of the day.
The Championship Course runs over 4.2 miles of tidal Thames in west London, from Putney to Mortlake. The first Boat Race was rowed in 1829, at Henley-on-Thames; it is now one of the world’s oldest amateur sporting events.
Sources: theboatrace.org/…/about-us (opens in a new tab), theboatrace.org/…/origins (opens in a new tab)
The Boat Race Company takes hospitality enquiries for race day through its own site, by the number of places. Tell us your numbers and how you would like to spend the afternoon, and your host comes back with what is available, priced per guest including VAT.
Questions
In the centenary year the men’s race goes first and the women’s race closes the day, the first time the Women’s Boat Race has been the last Championship Course race.
The organiser says more than 200,000 spectators watched from the banks of the Championship Course in 2026.
Your host sends a written quote per guest, including VAT, that lists exactly what is included: the seat or table, food, drinks and any extras you ask for. There is no checkout and nothing to pay until you have agreed the quote.
Enquire
Tell us the day, your group size and the kind of hospitality you have in mind. A named host replies with a written quote, per guest and including VAT. Nothing to pay until you have agreed it.