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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February Paddling Events
14-24 Montgomery Whitewater Slalom & Kayak Cross Training; Montgomery, AL. Info: Click Here
15-17 Paracanoe Camp 1: Dryland Training Camp; Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Click Here
March Paddling Events
1 Glacier Breaker Slalom Race; Wesser NC. Info: Click Here
1-2 Mulberry Fork Canoe & Kayak Race; Bangor, AL. Info: Click Here
7-9 Canoecopia; Madison WI. Info: Click Here
10-23 Pan American Championships & ICF Ranking Race; Montgomery, AL. Info: Click Here
15-24 58th Missouri Whitewater Championships; Fredericktown, MO. Info: Click Here
25-30 ICF Ranking Race – RIVERSPORT – Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Click Here
28-30 Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival; Santa Cruz, CA. Info: Click Here
29 Canoe Capital Paddle Palooza; Front Royal VA. Info: Click Here
29 Race For the Cookies; Bothell, WA: Info: Click Here
31-4 RIVERSPORT Training Sessions; Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Click Here
April Paddling Events
5 Collegiate Whitewater Festival; Index, WA. Info: Click Here
5-6 Spring Cedar Slalom Race; Hobart, WA. Info: Click Here
5-6 Locust Fork Whitewater Classic; Blountsville, AL. Info: Click Here
10-12 Downriver Equipment Rafttopia Spring Kickoff Sale and Used Boat Swap. Info: Click Here
11-13 Suwannee River Paddling Festival; Suwannee, FL. Info: Click Here
16-19 ACA Sprint National Team Trails; Chula Vista, CA. Info: Click Here
May Paddling Events
2-3 30th Annual Cheat River Festival; Albright, W.Va. Info: Click Here
2-4 Annual WMCKA Spring Confluence; Big Blue Lake, MI. Info: Click Here
2-4 ICF Ranking Race and Canadian Team Trials; Cultus Lake, BC. Info: Click Here
2 South Platte River Clean Up (Downriver Equipment); Denver, CO. Info: Click Here
2-3 Kenduskeag Slalom; Bangor, ME. Info: Click Here
10-11 Fiddlehead Slalom; Barre, VT. Info: Click Here
15-17 Dominion Riverrock Two-day Festival; Richmond, VA. Info: Click Here
16 Feeder Slalom Race #2; Bethesda, MD. Info: Click Here
16-17 Covered Bridge Slalom; Cornwall, CT. Info: Click Here
17 Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon; Des Plaines River, Illinois. Info: Click here
22-24 48th Bigfork Whitewater Festival; Bigfork, MT. Info: Click Here
21-15 CKS Paddlefest and Buena Vista Pro Rodeo; Buena Vista, CO Info: Click Here
25-29 Madawaska Canoe Centre Week of Rivers; Ontario & Quebec. Info: Click Here
29-31 Yampa River Festival, Steamboat Springs, CO. info: Click Here
30-31 Animas River Days; Durango CO. Info: Click Here
29-31 Maine Canoe Symposium; Bryant Pond, ME. Info: Click here
29-30 Great Reno River Rally/Festival; Reno, NV Info: Click Here
June Paddling Events
1-5 Madawaska Canoe Centre Week of Rivers; Ontario & Quebec. Info: Click Here
4-7 GoPro Mountain Games; Vail, CO, Info: Click Here
5-6 Dolores River Festival; Dolores, CO. Info: Click Here
6 Feeder Slalom Race #3; Bethesda, MD. Info: Click Here
6 Salmon la Sac Slalom and DR Races; Cle Elum River, Roslyn, WA. Info: Click Here
18-21 FiBARK Festival; Salida, CO. Info: Click Here
12-13 Taylor Downriver Race/Gunnison River Festival; Gunnison, CO. Info: Click Here
13 Rotary of Pass Christian Paddle the Bay, Henderson Point Park, Pass Christian, Mississippi. Info: paddle-the-bay
13-14 Ted Houk Memorial Regatta; Seattle, WA. Info: Click Here
13-19 23th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn; Schuylkill Haven, PA. Info: Click Here
19-20 St. Albans Yak Fest/Tour De Coal Community River Float; St. Albans, WV Info: Click Here
20-21 Winni Slalom; Northfield, NH. Info: Click Here
15-19 Madawaska Canoe Centre Week of Rivers; Ontario & Quebec. Info: Click Here
20 Bellingham Regatta; Bellingham, WA. Info: Click Here
27 Paddle Mania; Gainesville, GA. Info: Click Here
17-20 Yukon River Quest; Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Info: Click Here
20 Kayak Skramble Kayak Relay; Folly Beach, SC. Info: Click here
20 9th Annual PADDLE RUN (5.1 miles), Thomas Bull Memorial Park to Benedict Farm Park; Montgomery, NY. Click here
27 Stars and Stripes River Festival; Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Click Here
27 Callie Rohr Memorial Canoe Race; Wisconsin River, WI. Info: Click Here
TBD Sunshine State Games Canoe & Kayak Marathon; Middleburg, FL. Info: Click Here
July Paddling Events
4 Sup-Athlon (paddle/bike/run);Georgetown, CO (Sponsored by Cabin Creek Brewing and Rocky Mountain Paddleboard; Free beer for registered participants 21 and over).Info: Click Here
11 2026 USA Canoe Ocean Racing/Surfski National Championships; Gloucester, MA. Info: Click Here
13-15 Pan American Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe Championships; Montreal, QC, Canada. Info: Click Here
13-18 Gorge Downwind Champs – Ocean Racing National Championships; Stevenson, WA. Info: Click Here
17-18 Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival; Cañon City, CO. Info: Click Here
20-25 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships; Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Click Here
20-24Madawaska Kanu Centre – Slalom Week; British Columbia. Info: Click Here
August Paddling Events
2 Paddle Keuka 5K; Branchport, NY. Info: Click Here
4-8 Intermediate Canoe/Kayak Camp #2; Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Click Here
8-10 ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking – Minden Hills; Minden, Ontario. Info: Click Here
9 The Firecracker Race; St. Louis, MO. Info: Click Here
9-10 Dog Days Slalom; Bellefonte, PA. Info: Click Here
11-18 Canoe Slalom Canadian Whitewater National Championships; Jonquiere, Quebec. Info: Click Here
12-15 ACA Sprint National Championships; Seattle WA. Info: Click Here
19-21 Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow; Minneapolis, MN. Info: Click Here
29-31 ACA Open Canoe Slalom Nationals and North American Championships; Info: Click Here
September Paddling Events
6-7 Larry March Slalom; Allentown, PA. Info: Click Here
18-20 Paddle Antrim Festival, Chain of Lakes Water Trail, Elk Rapids, MI
https://www.paddleantrim.com/festival/
27 HalfJack; Gainesville, GA. Info: Click Here
TBD 15th Annual PADDLE BATTLE; Hopewell, VA. Info: Click Here
October Paddling Events
4-5 Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience; Dayton, OH. Info: Click Here
3-4 Esopus Slalom; Phoenicia, NY. Info: Click Here
17-18 Farmington Slalom; Sandisfield, MA. Info: Click Here
November Paddling Events
1-2 Fall Cedar Slalom Race; Hobart, WA. Info: Click Here
Please contact us with information about other events to add to our calendar by emailing info@paddlinglife.net.