– the official Ridgway RiverFest Silent Auction with two waves! –
Noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 28 at Rollans Park in Ridgway.
Starting at noon, festival goers can begin bidding on all silent auction items. Bid winners will be picked in Waves. Wave 1 auction items close and bid winners are picked at 3:30 p.m. and Wave 2 closes at 4:30 p.m.
All winners must be present to purchase their items by 5 p.m.
Any item can be purchased immediately between noon and 4 p.m. on festival day with the BUY NOW option (10% off for products/gifts and 5% off for certificates) – great for those who don’t want to wait and take a chance of not getting your desired item.
Nearly 50 products and services, with prices ranging between $10 and $1,000!
2025 List of Silent Auction Items
Outdoor Adventure
- Gift Certificate for 2-hour horse ride for 2 people from Action Adventures Guide Outfitters – value $320
- Gift Certificate for Family Tour (2 adults, 3 children) at Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour – value $53
- Gift certificate for the Ouray Via Ferrata OR the Gold Mountain Via Ferrata for group of up to 4 guests, from Basecamp Ouray – value $880
- Railroad pass for 2 people from Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (2 pass pairs available) – value $257 each pair
- Wildflower guidebook and gift certificate for Guided Wildflower Walk guided by local botanist Mary Menz – value $265
- Tour of the Canyons (2 night/3 day bike trip) bike trip for 1 rider, from San Juan Huts – value $400
Lodging, Glamping & Restaurants
- 2-night stay for 2 people in a glamping tent at Basecamp 550 – value $300
- $100 Gift Certificate for Greenwood’s restaurant – value $100
- $250 Gift Certificate toward a stay at Hotel Palomino – value $250
- Gift Certificate for a 2-night stay in a 1-bedroom suite for up to 2 guests at Mountain Lodge Telluride – value $599
- $50 Gift Card to Ouray Brewery (2 available) – value $50 each
- $50 Gift Certificate for True Grit Cafe – value $50
Golf, Wine, Tree & Dog Gifts
- Round of golf for 4 players from The Club at Cobble Creek – value $320
- 2-inch Spring Snow Crabapple tree from Aspen SavATree – value $598
- $50 Dog Gift Basket from Chow Down Pet Supplies – value $50
- Gift certificates for 2 for a guided tour of Sauvage Spectrum Estate Winery & Vineyard – value $130
- Complimentary voucher for One Round of Golf for Four Persons at Glacier Valley Course (includes cart fees) from The Glacier Club – value $1,000
Gear
- Hybrid Bow Bag set, in an eye-catching Magenta/Yellow from Alpacka Raft – value $165
- Down River Barrel Pump from Down River Equipment – value $220
- Deluxe Throw Bag 60ft from Down River Equipment – value $44
- Airflow tapers from Mayfly Outdoors (2 available) – value $130 each
- Tempest 22 backpack from Osprey Packs – value $120
- REI Trail 25 packs from REI (2 colors available) – value $100
- Silex Ultra light backpacking tent from Seek Outside – value $209
Art, Books & Map
- Summer Lupine photo on canvas by Kane Scheidegger Fine Art Photography – value $200
- Pottery mug set by Ninazuma Pottery – value $90
- Bird drawing on pottery mug by Ninazuma Pottery (2 available) – value $45 each
- 1 handmade bowl & 1 handmade plant hanger by Ninazuma Pottery – value $100
- Plein air watercolor of the Uncompahgre River, matted, by Meredith Nemirov from Ridgway Gallery – value $650
- Solomon the Sockeye Salmon children’s book by Pamela Cannalte from http://www.voyagebooks.org – value $20
- Uncompahgre Watershed Topographic Map with Enhanced Relief Shading with Public Land Boundaries by MyTopo – value $102
Hats, Shirts, Bottle, & Bottle Insulators
- Natural Grocers Hydro Flask from Natural Grocers Montrose – value $37
- Ouray logo gear plus bottle insulators from Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts (multiple sets) – each set approx. $100
- Ouray Mountain Sports (multiple sets) – each set approx. $80
- Werner Paddles (multiple sets) – each set approx. $80
