Poole Lifeboat Festival

The RNLI, as a part of their 200th anniversary, will be opening their doors as part of the Poole Lifeboat Festival!

The festival will close out at 4pm Sunday with a parade of sail including many historic RNLI lifeboats, the current RNLI fleet, and visiting lifeboats from other countries.

The Poole Lifeboat Festival will take place at the RNLI’s central Support Centre in Poole and will include behind the scenes tours, capsize demonstrations in the Sea Survival Centre, launch and recovery demonstrations and interactive workshops at a variety of stands.

There will also be live music on a centre stage and refreshment stalls.

As part of the event, Poole Quay will also see a host of activity with Poole Quay Boat Haven hosting historic RNLI lifeboats and international visiting lifeboats.

Poole Lifeboat Station will be open to visitors and other pop-up stalls including lifeboat models, static lifeboats and much more that will add to the atmosphere.

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