Head of the Riverfront

The 2025 Head of the Riverfront will take place on Sunday, October 5.

Riverfront Recapture is a private, non-profit organization leading the effort to reconnect metropolitan Hartford with the Connecticut River by providing access to four Riverfront parks in Hartford and East Hartford, Connecticut. Each year, beginning in 1998, we host a head style regatta offering competition on the Connecticut River for high school, collegiate, and masters rowers.

Registration has closed.

The virtual C&C will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 7:30PM. Meeting recording here. Passcode: &2+0em!p

We have revised the order of events for 2025. Please review the new event order, as well as be reminded of our guidance on time between races for athlete or equipment reuse, and help us keep the Head of the Riverfront on time. We are starting the race day one half hour earlier, and ending a little later to try to give participants the ability to get where they need to be.

Important note: Only tents that are rented from and provided by the Riverfront Recapture and have been assured to meet the regulations may be used: no team-provided tents will be allowed to set up. The reservation period for tents and grill permits has closed. If you did not decide to rent, please do not bring one to set up. The park is owned by the City of Hartford, and their regulations guide our policy.

Look forward to seeing everyone soon!

2024 Head of the Riverfront Trophy Winners: