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
9-12 Canoecopia; Madison WI. Info: Click Here
TBD Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival; Santa Cruz, CA. Info: Click Here
April Paddling Events
1-8 Downriver Equipment Rafttopia Spring Kickoff Sale and Used Boat Swap. Info: Click Here
1-2 Suwannee River Paddling Festival; Suwannee, FL. Info: Click Here
May Paddling Events
5-6 30th Annual Cheat River Festival; Albright, W.Va. Info: Click Here
19-21 Dominion Riverrock Two-day Festival; Richmond, VA. Info: Click Here
21 Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon; Des Plaines River, Illinois. Info: Click here
26-29 Annual WMCKA Spring Confluence; Big Blue Lake, MI. Info: Click Here
26-29 CKS Paddlefest and Buena Vista Pro Rodeo; Buena Vista, CO Info: Click Here
26-28 47th Bigfork Whitewater Festival; Bigfork, MT. Info: Click Here
TBD Hell or High Water Weekend, presented by Ottawa Paddleshack; Petawawa River, Ont. Info: Click Here
TBD South Platte River Clean Up (Downriver Equipment); Denver, CO. Info: Click Here
June Paddling Events
2-4 Animas River Days, Durango, CO. Info: Click Here
2-4 Yampa River Festival, Steamboat Springs, CO. info: Click here:
3 Dolores River Festival; Dolores, CO. Info: Click Here
TBD Oh Be Joyful Race; Crested Butte, CO Info: Click here
3-4 Salmon la Sac Slalom and DR Races; Cle Elum River, Roslyn, WA. Info: Click Here
3-4 Maine Canoe Symposium; Info: Click here
8-11 Big Gear Show, Denver, CO. Click here
8-11 GoPro Mountain Games; Vail, CO, Info: Click Here
9-11 Great Reno River Rally. Info: Click Here
9 Taylor Downriver Race/Gunnison River Festival; Gunnison, CO. Info: Click Here
10 6th Annual PADDLE RUN (5.1 miles), Thomas Bull Memorial Park to Benedict Farm Park, Montgomery, NY. Click here
15-18 FiBARK Festival; Salida, CO. Info: Click Here
19-21 Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow; SLC, UT. Info: Click Here
13-17 Madawaska Canoe Centre Week of Rivers; Ontario & Quebec. Info: Click Here
12 Sunshine State Games Canoe & Kayak Marathon; Middleburg, FL. Info: Click here:
17-18 St. Albans Yak Fest/Tour De Coal Community River Float; St. Albans, WV Info: Click here
18-24 22th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn; Schuylkill Haven, PA. Info: Click Here
22-25 Yukon River Quest; Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Info: Click Here
24-26 Zoar Outdoor Demofest; Charlemont, MA Info: Click Here
25 Ridgway River Festival; Ridgway, CO. Info: Click Here
25 Callie Rohr Memorial Canoe Race; Wisc. River, WI,
Info: Click Here
TBD Citizens for the River; Denver, CO. Info: Click Here
July Paddling Events
14-16 Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival; Cañon City, CO. Info: Click Here
25-29 Madawaska Kanu Centre – Slalom Week; British Columbia. Info: Click Here
30-7 Canadian National Championships; Canmore, Alberta. Info: Click Here
September Paddling Events
5-9 Madawaska Canoe Centre Week of Rivers; Ontario & Quebec. Info: Click Here
15-17 The Paddle Antrim Festival; Ellsworth, MI to Elk Rapids, MI Info: Click Here
16 Kayak Skramble (kayak relay, Folly Beach S.C info@kayakskramble.com;
23 15th Annual PADDLE BATTLE; Hopewell, VA. Info: Click Here.
November Paddling Events
4 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.