Watford Pancake Race 2026

The Lord-Lieutenant was pleased to be the official starter at the Watford Pancake Race—one of the first Herts Together events.

The first time this event has been held in Watford since 2016 attracted a huge crowd in the centre of Hertfordshire’s largest town. There were a number of races, including disability races as well as several races for children aged under 5, 5-9 and then the adults’ race. One of the teams was the “Flying Vicars”, a team of 4 local clergy, as well as 2 teams from BBC Radio 2 and a number of local businesses. Money was raised for 2 local charities – Watford Mencap and The Watford Community Fund