Record numbers of visitors attended the Glasgow River Festival this year with over 87,000 people enjoying a vast array of entertainment and activities on land and on water. Highlights of the fifth annual festival included a thrilling display of jet ski racing and Glasgow’s first ever beach volleyball tournament.

This year’s festival, which was held in and around the Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, the SECC and Glasgow Science Centre, featured a number of new additions to its on water programme including a crowd-pleasing jet ski acrobatics performance, which was held in addition to the racing. Favourites from previous years also returned including the high speed Zapcat taster sessions and tours of Glasgow’s iconic Tall Ship the Glenlee.

On land spectators were thrilled to see world class volleyball players display their skills in the Urban Beach Elite tournament on a beach which has been specially created for the Glasgow River Festival. Youngsters also took the opportunity to get involved in the ‘Beach Kids’ programme, receiving free expert tuition from some of the UK’s top coaches on playing the game.

Scott Taylor, Chief Executive, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau said:
“The Glasgow River Festival has been bigger and better than ever this year and is an excellent showcase for the River Clyde to the people of Scotland and beyond. Thousands of visitors enjoyed a range of exciting events and activities and the festival’s popularity clearly demonstrates the river’s significance to the city’s past and future.”