Richard Wagner Theatre") was laid. Wagner initially announced the first Bayreuth Festival, at which for the first time the "Ring" cycle would be presented complete, for 1873, but since Ludwig had declined to finance the project, the start of building was delayed and the proposed date for the festival was deferred. To raise funds for the construction, "Wagner societies" were formed in several cities, and Wagner began touring Germany conducting concerts. By the spring of 1873, only a third of the required funds had been raised; further pleas to Ludwig were initially ignored, but early in 1874, with the project on the
Marlow Town Regatta and Festival social calendars. The Saturday Regatta is a ticket event run on a not for profit basis by a volunteer organising committee. The Sunday of the weekend hosts a family festival named the Marlow Festival which is free entry and also hosts the Marlow Dragon Boat festival during the day. Marlow Town Regatta and Festival Marlow Town Regatta and Festival (MTRF) is a rowing regatta and festival held in Marlow on the River Thames in southern England. Marlow's annual rowing regatta was founded in 1855. The first MTRF in its current form was held on 16 June 2001 and was opened