Paddling Life brings you a comprehensive list of upcoming paddling events. Kayak, rafting, stand up paddle boards, whitewater, angler, retail, and river stewardship events.
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March Paddling Events
8-10 Canoecopia; Madison WI. Info: Click Here
TBD Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival; Santa Cruz, CA. Info: Click Here
April Paddling Events
1-6 Downriver Equipment Rafttopia Spring Kickoff Sale and Used Boat Swap. Info: Click Here
5-7 Suwannee River Paddling Festival; Suwannee, FL. Info: Click Here
May Paddling Events
3-4 30th Annual Cheat River Festival; Albright, W.Va. Info: Click Here
17-24 Dominion Riverrock Two-day Festival; Richmond, VA. Info: Click Here
19 Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon; Des Plaines River, Illinois. Info: Click here
26-28 Annual WMCKA Spring Confluence; Big Blue Lake, MI. Info: Click Here
23-27 CKS Paddlefest and Buena Vista Pro Rodeo; Buena Vista, CO Info: Click Here
26-28 48th Bigfork Whitewater Festival; Bigfork, MT. Info: Click Here
TBD Hell or High Water Weekend, presented by Ottawa Paddleshack; Petawawa River, Ont. Info: Click Here
27 South Platte River Clean Up (Downriver Equipment); Denver, CO. Info: Click Here
31-2 Big Gear Show, Denver, CO. Click here
TBD Kayak Skramble (kayak relay, Folly Beach S.C info@kayakskramble.com;
June Paddling Events
1-2 Animas River Days, Durango, CO. Info: Click Here
TBD Yampa River Festival, Steamboat Springs, CO. info: Click here:
TBD Dolores River Festival; Dolores, CO. Info: Click Here
TBD Oh Be Joyful Race; Crested Butte, CO Info: Click here
TBD Salmon la Sac Slalom and DR Races; Cle Elum River, Roslyn, WA. Info: Click Here
6-9 GoPro Mountain Games; Vail, CO, Info: Click Here
7-9 Maine Canoe Symposium; Info: Click here
7-9 Great Reno River Rally. Info: Click Here
TBD Taylor Downriver Race/Gunnison River Festival; Gunnison, CO. Info: Click Here
TBD 6th Annual PADDLE RUN (5.1 miles), Thomas Bull Memorial Park to Benedict Farm Park, Montgomery, NY. Click here
13-16 FiBARK Festival; Salida, CO. Info: Click Here
14-15 St. Albans Yak Fest/Tour De Coal Community River Float; St. Albans, WV Info: Click here
17-19 Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow; SLC, UT. Info: Click Here
17-21 Madawaska Canoe Centre Week of Rivers; Ontario & Quebec. Info: Click Here
TBD Sunshine State Games Canoe & Kayak Marathon; Middleburg, FL. Info: Click here:
15-21 23th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn; Schuylkill Haven, PA. Info: Click Here
26-29 Yukon River Quest; Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Info: Click Here
TBD Zoar Outdoor Demofest; Charlemont, MA Info: Click Here
29 Ridgway River Festival; Ridgway, CO. Info: Click Here
TBD Callie Rohr Memorial Canoe Race; Wisc. River, WI,
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TBD Citizens for the River; Denver, CO. Info: Click Here
July Paddling Events
26-27 Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival; Cañon City, CO. Info: Click Here
TBD Canadian National Championships; Canmore, Alberta. Info: Click Here
29-2 Madawaska Canoe Centre Week of Rivers; Ontario & Quebec. Info: Click Here
August Paddling Events
6-9 Madawaska Kanu Centre – Slalom Week; British Columbia. Info: Click Here
September Paddling Events
12-14 The Paddle Antrim Festival; Ellsworth, MI to Elk Rapids, MI Info: Click Here
TBD 15th Annual PADDLE BATTLE; Hopewell, VA. Info: Click Here.
November Paddling Events
TBD Collegiate Whitewater Festival, Index, WA Info:https: Click Here
Please contact us with information about other events to add to our calendar by emailing info@paddlinglife.net.