What is the Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025?
The Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025 is an international sailing event where tall ships from around the world compete and showcase their vessels. Tall Ships is Europe’s largest free family event. Aberdeen will serve as a host city, and it will be a major event with activities, parades, and cultural festivities over several days.
What's On (Saturday)?
Main Schedule
- 09:00 - Ribbon cutting and formal opening
- 09:00-20:00 - Event open
- 09:00-20:00 - Curated on the Quayside market
- 09:00-20:00 - Tall Ships merchandise
- 09:00-20:00 - Food opening times
- 11:00-16:00 - Get onboard the Tall Ships!
- 11:00-22:30 - Bar opening times
- 20:00-23:00 - Evening quayside entertainment (bars, street food, live music)
- All day - Street performers
Peterson Seabase - Main Stage
- 09:30 - SC&T Youth Ensemble
- 10:15 - Mearns Singers
- 11:20 - Abergaitas
- 11:45 - Grand Opening for The Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025
- 12:45 - Laura Harrington & Friends
- 14:10 - Frank Thomson Dance Band Trio
- 15:10 - Ellie Beaton Trio
- 16:00-18:30 - Closed
- 18:30 - **SOLD OUT** - Quayside Concert: Ministry of Sound Classical, Paul Oakenfold and Look Busy Collective
- 23:00 - Closed
Transit Stage
- 10:45 - Nuna (Solo)
- 12:45 - Raven Afrikulture Presents The Riverlite Band & Guests (Eri-Ife, MOVA, Ay Bangz)
- 14:20 - Jackill
- 15:35 - Aberdeen City Music Jazz Ensemble
- 17:05 - Gerry Jablonski Band
- 18:20 - The Funky Red Pandas
- 19:30-23:00 - Quayside entertainment with Ross Graham, bars and street food
Family Stage
- 09:00-20:00 - Ferris Wheel
- 09:00-20:00 - Giant sandpit
- 09:30 - Zumba with Mayfit.es
- 10:30 - Pauline Cordiner - Storyteller
- 11:30 - Zumba with Mayfit.es
- 12:45 - Pauline Cordiner - Storyteller
- 13:45 - Pauline Cordiner - Storyteller
- 14:45 - Aberdeen's Underwater Circus - Ground-based Partner Acrobatics
In the City
- 09:00-17:00 - Military Village @ Union Terrace Gardens
- 09:00-18:00 - Discovery Zone @ Castlegate
- 09:00-23:00 - Codonas Funf