The town will welcome the final leg of the Clipper 2023-2024 Round the World Yacht Race and stage a 10-day Festival of the Sea programme of events this summer.
And now is the time to get involved by going along to a business open day on April 25 in the Oak Room of the Rockfield Centre between 11am and 7pm to find out more.
The Festival of the Sea will celebrate the area’s outstanding maritime environment and water-based adventure tourism offer; history and culture and local produce and will comprise of a food and drink village, marine conservation demonstrations, sports club taster sessions, Gaelic workshops and storytelling, a maritime art and craft exhibition and The Big Tune Concert at Oban’s Corran Halls.
Cultural elements will celebrate the region’s maritime history, Gaelic tradition, music, songs and literature. Ocean health workshops will deliver a series of activities to highlight the area’s outstanding natural environment. Five days of showcasing the artesian quality of local food and drink will be an integral part of the Oban visitor experience.
The event hopes to promote Oban and the area as a leading adventure sports destination in Scotland.
Festival of the Sea event delivery partners include Food from Argyll; Rockfield Centre; Scottish Association for Marine Science; Oban Sailing Club; Royal Yachting Association Scotland; Oban High School; Corran Halls, Furan Gaelic Centre and Oban Rotary Club.
The race makes its stopover in Oban starting on July 12. This will be the first time, the fleet of 11, 70-foot ocean racing yachts will berth in Scotland after a 40,000 nautical mile race around the world.
The anticipated worldwide media attention on the homecoming Washington DC to Oban leg will attract domestic and international visitors putting the town at the forefront of sailing destinations in Scotland and provide a welcome boost to the local economy.
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