The Ballater Victoria Week Duck Race is the only duck race where 1,440 racing ducks are blasted across the village green on a makeshift river created by members of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
This year it takes place on Sunday 11th August at 1pm.
There are few changes to the way the race operates from previous years...
1) Our prize fund has doubled, so first duck past the finish line wins its ticket holder a feathery £500, second wins £200 and third £100.
2) The Duck colours and tickets will no longer be assigned to different organisations and charities to sell for their own funds. Instead, after the prize fund has been paid out, all proceeds will be divided equally between three specific groups - The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Family Support Trust, The Victoria and Albert Halls (Ballater) Trust and Ballater Victoria Week - and the final quarter will be made available and split between local groups and organisations (via a very simple bidding process). If all tickets for the BVW Duck Race are sold, each of the three named organisations, and the fourth "divvied up" pot, will stand to gain around £800 each.
3) We have added a new Duck colour to the mix for 2024 - the Silver Surfer! You can still buy any and all of the previous different duck colours.
4) Tickets will be priced at £3 each. There are 120 each of the now 12 Duck colours.
Numbers 1-60 in each colour will be available to buy online below.
(Some browsers block pop-ups and embedded forms, you may find this link easier...Duck Race Form)
Numbers 61-120 in each colour will be available as paper tickets from the Ballater Community and Heritage Hub in the run-up to BVW and/or the Hut on the Green during BVW itself.
Best of luck to everybody and every duck, and thank you for your support of the BVW Duck Race.
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