We’re gearing up for a big year of celebrations as 2022 marks the 200th anniversaries of the Union and Caledonian canals opening.
Once the transport arteries that stoked the fires of the industrial revolution, today Scotland’s canals are home to cyclists and social enterprises rather than coal scows and Clydesdale horses. Passing through some of Scotland’s most beautiful landscapes and the bustling cities of Edinburgh and Inverness, our 200-year-old waterways continue to contribute to Scotland’s rich heritage whilst providing corridors of opportunity for the future.
We will be updating the tables below with more information on our 200th anniversary events & plans across the canals in 2022.
| Caledonian Canal | Date | Time | Location |
| Fours and Small Boats Head and the Inverness VIIIs Head | 5th – 6th March 2022 | TBC | Inverness |
| Loch Ness E-Tape | 24th April | TBC | Loch Ness |
| The Great Glen Paddle Challenge | 24th – 26th September | TBC | TBC |
| Caledonian Canal Flotilla | 22nd – 28th October (subject to change) | TBC | TBC |
| Union Canal | Date | Time | Location |
| Paddlefast SUP Race (5K and 10K) | 27th March | 10am | Park Bistro, Union Canal
5K turning at Linlithgow Canal Centre 10K turning at Xcite Linlithgow |
| Edinburgh Library Exhibition / Walk & Talk Event | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Millennium Link Anniversary: Celebrating European Links | 14th May | 10AM – 4PM | Kirkintilloch & Maryhill Locks |
| Perambulation of Linlithgow Marches | 14th May | TBC | Linlithgow |
| Union200 Flotilla | 20th – 21st May | TBC | Union Canal
View programme of events |
| Wester Hailes Canal Connections Trail | 20th May | 11am | Hailes Quarry Park to Bridge 8 Café |
| Revolution20 – Family friendly fun day | 28th May | TBC | The Falkirk Wheel |
| 200th Anniversary Race Series | 10th September | TBC | The Falkirk Wheel |
| Edinburgh Canal Festival | 18th June | TBC | Union Canal |
| Unexpected Garden | 21 June – 11 July | various | Glasgow to Edinburgh and Kelpies |
| Linlithgow Fun Day | 7th August | TBC | Linlithgow |
| Kirkintilloch Canal Festival | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Glasgow to Edinburgh Canoe Challenge | 8th October | TBC | Glasgow |
| Edinburgh to Glasgow Canoe Challenge | 9th October | TBC | Edinburgh |
| Halloween SUP in the Sky | TBC | TBC | The Falkirk Wheel |
| Ronnie Rusack Festival of Light | 5th November | TBC | TBC |