The FoPV Duck Race
Easter Monday
Here they come again!
To find out more about the FoPV Duck Race please scroll down this page.
This year we are raising money towards a new Petanque Court at Bingham Park
Please read the information about Online Sales before clicking on the button below to buy your racing ducks.
Phone number required for issuing prizes
Online Sales*
Family of Six Ducks - £5
From now until 2pm on Race Day.
Due to the popularity of the event, and the multiple points of sale, some duck numbers may have multiple owners. In the event that these are among the winning ducks, all the owners are contacted and offered a prize.
With online duck sales you need to buy a 'virtual seat' in one of our 'Virtual Grandstands'.
Each seat is allocated a group of six ducks, for example;
Stand A, Row A, Seat 1 [AA1] (Ducks 1 to 6),
Stand A, Row A, Seat 2 [AA2] (Ducks 7 to 12) etc
These numbers are repeated in each Grandstand SO avoid buying the same seat number in different stands.
Lucky Ducks!
Each Stand contains 4 lucky seats that have a bonus 7th duck
To buy your ducks click on the button below.
To find the duck numbers allocated to a seat, enter the seat number in the 'Find Duck Numbers' search bar below
Seat numbers are preceded by the Grandstand Letter i.e. AA1
* We have been unable to find an automated online solution that allows us to sell multiples of six ducks, which in turn sends the buyer a list of those duck numbers. We have adapted this system, which is designed for the sale of physical event tickets, and allocated groups of numbers to each 'virtual seat' so that you can look up the numbers allocated to each virtual seat in the search box below. This may appear complicated, however it is currently our best solution.
Other ways to Buy your Racing Ducks
In Person - From 15th March 2025
At both Endcliffe Park and Forge Dam Cafes until Easter Sunday.
You can also buy them on the Race Day from the stalls at the Start Line, and near the Endcliffe Park Cafe.
Individual Duck - £1
Family of Six Ducks - £5
There will also be multiple QR code posters in the park on Race Day, which will bring you back to this page where you can buy ducks online.
About The Race
The Duck Race itself starts at 2pm on Easter Monday
Come and help us all count down to the spectacular start and watch our racing ducks launch into the river.
Using a unique launching tower built in 2015, the FoPV Duck Race releases 2500 numbered plastic ducks into the River Porter just below the weir above Holme Wheel Dam. They float down the river for approximately 450 meters, where they are captured in a specially designed finish line between the café and the Playground. 40 ducks are captured in a wire tube in the order they finish the race, where they are kept secure until the official list of winning ducks is produced, checked and verified by the FoPV Duck Race Committee. The remaining ducks are scooped back up and put back in their boxes and over the following weeks will be cleaned and made ready for next year.
Bring your camera and take plenty of photographs and video, and we would love to see them. You can send them to pictures@fopv.org.uk
The winning duck numbers and owner names (Not including contact details) will be posted on this website a few days after the race. All owners of winning ducks will be contacted in the days immediately following the race, using the details provided at the point of purchase.
Stalls open from 11am:
Take a Sneaky Beak at the Race Prizes so far
2025 prizes
TBA