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About the Shop

This is the only official shop of the Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025 which take place from 19th to 22nd July. Profit from sales of merchandise will be reinvested in the event, helping to make it the best possible experience for visitors, trainees, volunteers and crew. Your purchase will boost the event!

Our products reflect the branding for the Tall Ships visit to Aberdeen, and the life, diversity, geography, culture and language of our great city. Clothing and gifts are printed on-demand and shipped directly to your home. This reduces the need to pre-print products, reducing waste and making the shop more environmentally friendly. Products have been chosen with ethics and sustainability in mind, designed to be long-life, reuseable and recyclable, and made with organic and natural materials wherever possible.

The online shop also supports the Tall Ships Makers Programme with five local makers selected from an open call to develop and produce hand-made products which will be professionally judged and displayed at Aberdeen Art Gallery in March 2025. They have received funding to enable this project through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

About the Races

The Tall Ships Races are an annual multi-leg sailing adventure. The tall ships are all traditional sailing vessels and an amazing sight to see, with a fleet of around 50 vessels expected to be in Aberdeen this July, their first visit since 1997. From smaller craft to huge triple-masted ships they will come from all across Europe and as far away as South America.

Alongside the event there are ambitious trainee and volunteer programmes, a city-centre street parade, a street food village, activity-packed Discovery Zone, fantastic exhibitions, music acts, performers, storytellers, street art, sculpture trails and some show-stopping concerts. With more surprises still to be announced!

To discover more and get involved visit the main Tall Ships website.