RiverFest
NEW TICKETING SYSTEM FOR RIVERFEST 2025
All the dates and venues have now been agreed and booked for RiverFest 2025, the World’s biggest and best river fishing competition.
There are 29 qualifying matches this year and they get underway on Monday 16th June on the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham.
New venues for 2025 include the Warwickshire Avon at Twyning and the Trent at Holme Marsh, two places where some huge weights of bream have been landed over the past year. Also, making a return to the list is a qualifier split between Barford and Stratford on the Warwickshire Avon.
This year will see a new ticketing system in place, designed to give more people the opportunity to get hold of tickets.
Round One of sales will allow everyone to buy one ticket, as before. The big change comes in the second round, which will allow anglers to buy up to three tickets. A new third round of sales will see all the remaining tickets available on an unlimited amount basis.
Competition creator, Dave Harrell said: “I have spoken to many competitors over the past couple of years who have told me that they have struggled to buy tickets after their initial one.
“The new system will now allow these people to buy three more tickets easily. It should also stop the huge number of returns that happen when anglers who have multiple tickets from the outset, qualify.
“It won’t stop those people who like to travel to different venues throughout the summer months, though. Tickets will be back on sale every Monday after weekend qualifiers and on Thursdays after midweek matches.”
Ticket prices and pools are remaining the same as the past couple of years and, subject to ticket sales, the top prize will be £14,000. There will be 15 main list prizes in addition to section prizes every six pegs in the final, which will be held on the River Trent at Burton Joyce over the weekend of 20th and 21st September.
TICKET SALES DATES
Round One (one ticket) – Monday 24th March at 1pm.
Round Two (up to three tickets) – Monday 31st March at 1pm.
Round Three (unlimited tickets) – Monday 7th April at 1pm.
RIVERFEST 2025 DATES AND VENUES
Monday 16th June – Warwickshire Avon, Evesham (60)
Wednesday 18th June – River Trent, Newark (80)
Saturday 21st June – River Calder, Mirfield (60)
Wednesday 25th June – River Severn, Bewdley (60)
Friday 27th June – River Trent – Tidal stretches (60)
Sunday 29th June – River Trent, Trent Lock (60)
Wednesday 2nd July – River Trent, Burton (60)
Saturday 5th July – River Severn, Bridgnorth (60)
Sunday 6th July – Warwickshire Avon, Twyning (40)
Saturday 12th July – River Soar, Sutton Bonnington (60)
Wednesday 16th July – River Trent, Collingham (60)
Saturday 19th July – River Trent, Burton Joyce (80)
Sunday 20th July – River Stour, Sturminster Newton (40)
Wednesday 23rd July – River Trent, Newark (80)
Friday 25th July – River Trent, Tidal stretches (60)
Saturday 26th July – River Don, Sprotborough (40)
Sunday 27th July – Warwickshire Avon, Barford/ Stratford (60)
Saturday 2nd August – River Thames, Clanfield (60)
Sunday 3rd August – River Trent, Collingham (60)
Wednesday 6th August – River Trent, Newark (60)
Saturday 9th August – River Trent, Burton Joyce (80)
Sunday 10th August – River Nene, Oundle (40)
Sunday 17th August – River Thames, Abingdon (60)
Wednesday 27th August – River Trent, Burton (60)
Saturday 30th August – River Thames, Clanfield (40)
Sunday 31st August – Bristol Avon, Swineford, Crane. (40)
Wednesday 3rd September – River Severn, Bridgnorth (40)
Friday 5th September – River Trent, Holme Marsh (60)
Saturday 6th September – Warwickshire Avon, Evesham (60)
PRACTICE OPEN
Saturday 13th September – River Trent, Burton Joyce (80)
FINAL
Saturday 20th September – River Trent, Burton Joyce (84)
Sunday 21st September – River Trent, Burton Joyce (84)