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British Fireworks Championships : 11-12 Aug

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Navy Days 2009 : 5-6 Sept

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Honda Formula Four Stoke Series : 20-21 June
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Classic Boat Rally : 2-4 Aug

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The Rolex Fastnet Race : 11-12 Aug

The Plymouth Summer Festival

On the Waterfront

Plymouth boasts one of the most stunning natural harbours in the world - a playground for watersports enthusiasts and day trippers and the perfect setting for a summer-long series of maritime-related events and festivals.

The historic Hoe is the huge natural amphitheatre for many of the events in our festival and the perfect place to ooohh and aaahhh as the best pyrotechnicians in the UK battle it out in the British Fireworks Championships on August 11 and 12.

Also this year the Royal Navy will throw open the gates of Devonport Naval Base for Navy Days 2009; an opportunity to Meet Your Navy, on September 5 and 6.  Climb aboard a ship, look inside a submarine, watch a rescue on the river.  Lots to see and do, a day out not to be missed. 

Other nautical highlights include a thrilling weekend of powerboat racing in Plymouth Sound (June 20-21) for the Plymouth Grand Prix - round two of the Honda Formula Four Stroke Series.

Hundreds of sailing craft will converge on Plymouth between July 25 and August 4 for the Port of Plymouth Regatta and Classic Boat Rally provides the finishing line for one of the world's most toughest yacht races, the Rolex Fastnet Race, on August 11 and 12.