Here’s the official schedule for this year’s Ridgway RiverFest on Saturday, June 30 – full of popular annual events as well as some creative, new activities to give everyone a reason to come down to Rollans Park.
9-10:15 a.m. River race registration
10:00 a.m. Silent Auction bidding begins
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Watershed Education demonstrations including River Bug Science, Renewable Energy display, Fly Fishing instruction, etc.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Kids Eddy activities: snow cones by Voyager Youth Program, watershed coloring & drawing project, face painting, and more
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Food by Full Tilt Saloon and Guru’s Nepalese Restaurant; Beer by Colorado Boy & Margaritas by Glenda the Blenda
10:30 a.m. River race safety briefing
11:00 a.m. Safety Rope Bag Toss Contest
11:30 a.m. Inlfatables Bonanza Race
12:30-1:30 p.m. Ute cultural presentation by Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk & Native American flute performance by Norman Lopez
1:30 p.m. Junk of the Unc homemade river-craft race
2:00 p.m. Rubber Ducky Race
3-6 p.m. Live Music by Sugar & the Mint
4:30 p.m. River Race Awards Ceremony
5:00 p.m. Silent Auction bidding closes & winners pick up items
6:00 p.m. Music and Festival end