The Dover Regatta returns this Saturday with a programme packed with family fun.

The action starts at 10am on the day, July 26, with the Port Dash – a team-rowing challenge across the harbour. Teams include Bish, Bash, Bosh, The Misfits, I Can’t Believe We’re Not Better and the Turtle Heads.

The regatta will be opened by the Admiral of the Fleet and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lord Boyce, on the music stage at 10.45am.

There’s a full day’s musical entertainment lined up including Mel Harris, Ben Mills, Dover Has Talent, Jodie South and the Electric Beatles. Over in the main arena, the Kent Fire and Rescue and other blue light services will be demonstrating their skills by dealing with a dramatic kitchen fire, and the Dover and Walmer RNLI boats will stage a sea rescue in the harbour.

More than 300 classic cars and bikes will be on display along the eastern end of the seafront while about 100 stalls will be selling a wide range of food, crafts and plants.

A climbing wall, fair rides, face painting and glitter tattoos will be some of other the activities available.

Bringing the event to a close will be an air display over the harbour by the renowned Blades aerobatics display team, who are all former Red Arrows pilots. The 15-minute show – taking place just after 6pm – will feature death-defying stunts flown just feet apart.

Full details and times at www.facebook.com/#!/DoverRegatta

The 24-page Port of Dover Community Regatta programme – produced by the event’s media partner, the KM Group – is now available. The FREE programme contains articles about the various activities and entertainments at the event, with a full timetable of what’s happening.

The programme is being distributed at the harbour board offices on Dover seafront, Dover Marina, the district council offices in Whitfield and the Gateway office in Dover’s Castle street, libraries and tourist information centres in the area, hotels, supermarkets and the Mercury office in Queen Street, Deal.