2026 will mark the 87th year of the San Francisco Boat Race Dinner, as well as the 171st year of the Men's Boat Race and the 80th year of the Women's Boat Race.

This year's Distinguished Guest Speaker will be Elisabeth Kendall, Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge, Honorary Fellow at Pembroke College. Oxford, and a world-renowned expert on the Middle East. Her current research focuses on Arabic cultural production and non-state armed groups. She has spent significant time in the field, especially in Yemen.

(While the dinner will take place on April 21st, the race itself will take place on April 4th.)

To view more information and purchase tickets, please click THIS EVENTBRITE LINK. RSVP by April 11th. Tickets usually sell out quickly.

The San Francisco Boat Race Dinner is organized by volunteers from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Alumni Network. Visit them at www.oxcam.org.