Historic canal tugs and working boats moored two abreast waiting for a rally parade, a red ensign flying from a stern mast under a bright cloudy sky.
Photo: David Merrett from Daventry, England · CC BY 2.0
Canal & Waterway Events · Finished for 2026

RCTA Anderton Floating Market

📅 Sat 12 – Sun 13 Sep 2026📍 Anderton Boat Lift, Trent and Mersey Canal, Cheshire

RCTA Anderton Floating Market has finished for 2026. It ran Sat 12 – Sun 13 Sep 2026 at Anderton Boat Lift, Trent and Mersey Canal, Cheshire.

Events like this are usually annual. We have not yet had next year's date confirmed by Roving Canal Traders Association — once it is, we will update this page and add it back to canal & waterway events. Get the weekly email and you will hear about it as soon as it lands.

Trading narrowboats sell crafts, food and gifts beside the Anderton Boat Lift, the 1875 structure that raises boats fifty feet between the Trent and Mersey Canal and the River Weaver. The market is organised by the Roving Canal Traders Association and browsing is free.

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