August 24, 2008
August 25, 2008

Weymouth & Portland Olympic Party posterWeymouth and Portland will be partying like it’s 2012 this Bank Holiday weekend as they celebrate the Beijing-to-London 2012 Olympic Games handover.

As well as the following activities on Sunday, there will be local bands playing on the beach from 2pm on Monday with a huge fireworks display at 9.30pm.

  • From 10am - Dragon Boat racing
  • 1.30pm - Weymouth 2012 party starts
  • 2.30pm - HANDOVER LIVE from Beijing on the ‘Big’ Screen
  • 2.45pm - Flag Raising
  • 3pm - Flag relay to various destinations within Weymouth & Portland
    (Nothe Fort; New Ground; Weymouth & Portland National Sailing
    Academy & Furzy Cliffs).
  • 3.15pm - VISA London 2012 Party on the Big Screen
  • 4pm - Two Minutes of Noise - Bring along an instrument of noise and help celebrate
  • 5.15pm until 9.30pm - “Beach Live” Great line up of local bands.