

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Annual New Year's Duck Race 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Whitworth’s New Year’s Day Duck Race has become an egg-citing success and a popular event in the Whitworth calendar. The ducks take to the water at the overflow of Cowm Reservoir on Tong Lane on new years day.
The Duck Race is organised Whitworth Town Council’s Tourism and Leisure Committee, and all proceeds are ploughed back into tourism and leisure events for the town.
For those unfamiliar with the concept, numbered ducks sponsored for a pound are entered into the Duck Race, with cash prizes for first, second and third place ducks of £150, £125 and £100. Even the last duck wins £25!! Results will be announced at the end of the race and the winners will be contacted to arrange distribution of prizes.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rochdale/annual-new-years-duck-race-2026/200029270907457
- **Event Categories**: new-year, sports, nonprofit, calendar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 77

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.whitworth.gov.uk/shop/product/ducks--10-pack-2026-/1/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=rochdale-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rochdale
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Cowm Park Reservoir
- **lat**: 53.6654830139
- **long**: -2.1802637812451
- **full address**: Cowm Park Reservoir, Whitworth, Rochdale, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Whitworth Town Council (https://allevents.in/org/whitworth-town-council/26114377)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Cowm Park Reservoir, Whitworth, Rochdale, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Whitworth Town Council
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** new-year, sports, nonprofit, calendar
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Annual New Year's Duck Race 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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