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Here is our list of top picks for events in and around Kenilworth this weekend.

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Here are our top picks for the coming days.

1. Duck Race

Over 1,500 plastic ducks will once again race their way along Finham Brook as the annual Boxing Day Duck Race returns to Kenilworth for 2025.

Organised by Kenilworth Lions, the popular Boxing Day event will return to Abbey Fields on Friday (December 26).

This year's event will get underway at 12pm with the corporate duck race, followed by the main event at 12.15pm.

Buy your raffle tickets in advance to avoid disappointment!

More details here.

The Boxing Day Duck Race will return for 2025 (image by Richard Smith)

2. Panto

Get your tickets for Robinson Crusoe at the Talisman Theatre!

Packed with swashbuckling fun, colourful characters, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this ocean-going adventure promises to bring waves of joy to audiences of all ages.

Audiences can expect toe-tapping musical numbers, dazzling costumes, and the trademark Talisman panto fun that brings the whole community together each festive season.

Running from 20 December 2025 to 3 January 2026 at the Talisman Theatre, Barrow Road, Robinson Crusoe offers a spectacular mix of evening and matinee performances perfect for the festive season.

More details here.

The Talisman Theatre's 2025 panto is underway! (image by Robert Warner)

3. Cyclo-Cross

The route and timings for the 2025 Boxing Day cyclo-cross race in Kenilworth have been confirmed.

The annual event will return to Kenilworth Common on Friday 26 December 2025.

Organised by Coventry Road Club, the 2025 edition is the 71st instalment of the race.

The longest running event of its kind in the UK remains free to attend and large crowds are expected to head to the common to spectate.

Find out more here.

The Boxing Day Cyclo-Cross returns for 2025 (image by Richard Smith)

4. Boxing Day at the Castle

The traditional Boxing Day event at Kenilworth Castle is set to return this week.

Locals are invited down to the town's main tourist attraction from 10am until 12noon on Friday 26 December.

Organised by Kenilworth Town Council, the event finishes in time for the Duck Race in Abbey Fields.

Find out more here.

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