Boston, MA – October 21: A morning sunrise lights up an eight person rowing scull on the Charles River for day one of the Head of the Charles Regatta. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
All eyes are on the Charles River this weekend as the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta brings thousands of athletes from around the globe to Cambridge and Boston for dozens of race events.
The forecast is sunny, which will be good news for the hundreds of thousands of spectators expected to line the banks of the river for the action Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Here's the full race schedule for the weekend (all times ET):
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Hannah heads dockside to chat with the new Executive Director of the Head of the Charles Regatta, Tori Stevens, to learn more about what people can expect during this iconic weekend.
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Friday, Oct. 18
- 7:45 a.m.: Men’s Senior-Veteran/Grand Veteran Singles [70+, 80+]
- 8:05 a.m.: Women’s Senior-Veteran, Grand Veteran Singles [70+, 80+]
- 8:34 a.m.: Men’s Grand Master/Veteran Singles [50+, 60+]
- 9:18 a.m.: Women’s Grand Master/Veteran Singles [50+, 60+]
- 9:58 a.m.: Women’s Senior-Master Doubles [50+]
- 10:05 a.m.: Women’s Grand-Master Doubles [60+]
- 10:20 a.m.: Men’s Senior-Master Doubles [50+]
- 10:28 a.m.: Men’s Grand-Master Doubles [60+]
Saturday, Oct. 19
- 7:45 a.m.: Men’s Club Singles
- 7:56 a.m.: Men’s Master & Senior-Master Singles [30+, 40+]
- 8:12 a.m.: Women’s Club Singles
- 8:21 a.m.: Women’s Master & Senior-Master Singles [30+, 40+]
- 8:39 a.m.: Women’s Master Doubles [30+, 40+]
- 8:54 a.m.: Men’s Master Doubles [30+, 40+]
- 9:08 a.m.: Men’s Senior-Master Eights [50+]
- 9:19 a.m.: Men’s Grand-Master Eights [60+]
- 9:32 a.m.: Women’s Senior-Master Eights [50+]
- 9:43 a.m.: Women’s Grand-Master Eights [60+]
- 9:56 a.m.: Men’s Senior-Master Fours [50+]
- 10:07 a.m.: Men’s Grand-Master Fours [60+]
- 10:18 a.m.: Women’s Senior-Master Fours [50+]
- 10:32 a.m.: Women’s Grand-Master Fours [60+]
- 10:51 a.m.: Men’s Alumni Eights
- 11:10 a.m.: Women’s Alumnae Eights
- 11:31 a.m.: Men’s Master Fours [30+, 40+]
- 11:38 a.m.: Men’s Alumni Fours
- 11:49 a.m.: Women’s Master Fours [30+, 40+]
- 11:57 a.m.: Women’s Alumnae Fours
- 12:14 p.m.: Men’s Master Eights [30+, 40+]
- 12:24 p.m.: Women’s Master Eights [30+, 40+]
- 12:35 p.m.: Men’s Club Fours
- 12:53 p.m.: Women’s Club Fours
- 1:18 p.m.: Men’s Club Eights
- 1:32 p.m.: Women’s Club Eights
- 1:51 p.m.: Men’s Championship Doubles
- 2:01 p.m.: Women’s Championship Doubles
- 2:12 p.m.: Men’s Championship Singles
- 2:21 p.m.: Men’s Lightweight Singles
- 2:29 p.m.: Women’s Championship Singles
- 2:35 p.m.: Women’s Lightweight Singles
- 2:46 p.m.: Directors’ Challenge Mixed Doubles
- 3:13 p.m.: Directors’ Challenge Mixed Quads
- 3:26 p.m.: Survivor Row (Exhibition)
- 3:41 p.m.: Para Mixed PR3 Fours
- 3:43 p.m.: Para Mixed Inclusion Fours
- 4 p.m.: Para Inclusion Doubles
Sunday, Oct. 20
- 7:45 a.m.: Men’s Youth Singles
- 8:02 a.m.: Women’s Youth Singles
- 8:19 a.m.: Women’s Under 17 Fours
- 8:38 a.m.: Women’s Youth Coxed Quads
- 9:02 a.m.: Women’s Youth Eights
- 9:35 a.m.: Women’s Youth Doubles
- 9:56 a.m.: Women’s Youth Fours
- 10:33 a.m.: Men’s Under 17 Fours
- 10:51 a.m.: Men’s Youth Coxed Quads
- 11:13 a.m.: Men’s Youth Eights
- 11:44 a.m.: Men’s Youth Doubles
- 12:04 p.m.: Men’s Youth Fours
- 12:40 p.m.: Men’s Championship Fours
- 12:48 p.m.: Men’s Lightweight Fours
- 12:56 p.m.: Directors’ Challenge Men’s Quads
- 1:10 p.m.: Women’s Championship Fours
- 1:18 p.m.: Women’s Lightweight Fours
- 1:27 p.m.: Directors’ Challenge Women’s Quads
- 1:50 p.m.: Men’s Championship Eights
- 2:02 p.m.: Men’s Lightweight Eights
- 2:09 p.m.: Men’s Collegiate Eights
- 2:25 p.m.: Women’s Championship Eights
- 2:37 p.m.: Women’s Lightweight Eights
- 2:44 p.m.: Women’s Collegiate Eights
- 3 p.m.: Men’s Collegiate Fours
- 3:15 p.m.: Women’s Collegiate Fours
- 3:34 p.m.: Directors’ Challenge Parent/Child Doubles
- 4 p.m.: Directors’ Challenge Mixed Eights
