2026 River Rat Marketplace

– the official Ridgway RiverFest Silent Auction with two waves! –

3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 27 at Rollans Park in Ridgway.

Starting at 3 p.m., 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 5 p.m. and Wave 2 closes at 6 p.m.

All winners must be present to purchase their items by 7 p.m.

Any item can be purchased immediately between 3 and 7 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.

Over 100 products and services, with prices ranging between $10 and $1,000! Full list coming soon! Sneak Peak:2025 List of Silent Auction Items

Outdoor Adventures

  • 2 hour horse trail ride Action Adventures Guide Outfitters
  • Mine Tour family pass Bachelor Mine Tours
  • Historic Durango-Silverton Standard Class train tickets Durango and Silverton NG Railroad
  • 1/4 Day Rafting Trip on the Animas River Durango Rafting/Mountain Waters Rafting
  • 1/2 Day Rafting Trip on the San Miguel River Mild 2 Wild Rafting and Jeep Tours
  • 1/2 Day Jeep Tours San Juan Scenic Jeep Tours
  • Tour of the Canyons Bike Trip San Juan Hut Systems

Lodging, Glamping & Restaurants

  • 2 night stay in Glamping Tent Basecamp 550
  • Gift Certificates Chloe’s Charcuterie & Wine
  • Mountain Village 1-night reset Mountain Lodge Telluride

Golf, Hardware, Tree & Dog Gifts

  • Gift Certificates Ridgway Hardware
  • Round of Golf The Glacier Club Durango, CO
  • 18-hole round The Club at Cobble Creek
  • Tree Planting Aspen SavATree
  • Dog Gift Basket Chow Down

Gear and Fitness

  • One-Month Gym Membership Cora Fitness
  • Rental or Demo Ridgway Adventure Sports
  • 2 hour Paddle Board Rental Ridgway State Park
  • Paco Pad Jack’s Plastic Welding
  • Day packs, Camp Chairs, Soft Camp Coolers REI CO-OP Grand Junction
  • SUP Paddleboard Gear and Kayak Gear HALA Gear
  • River Equipment Down River Equipment

Art, Books, Museum & Map

  • Museum Family Pass Ute Indian Museum
  • Children’s Books and Calendar Voyage Books
  • Handmade Ceramic Mugs Caite Harvey
  • Watercolor Painting Anita Winter
  • “History of Colorado State Parks” Ridgway State Park
  • Fly Fishing coffee table books Patagonia Telluride
  • Uncompahgre Watershed Topographic Map MY TOPO
  • 2 hour facepainting for Birthdays/Celebrations Mountain Girl Facepainting
  • Wildflower guidebook and Wildflower Guided Tour Mary Menz
  • Rattlesnake Canyon, AZ Print Photo Kane Schneidegger Fine Art Photography

Hats, Shirts, Bottle, & Bottle Insulators

  • Hydroflask Natural Grocers
  • Hats, coozys, waterbucket 4Corners Riversports
  • Totebag, hat, stickers, Flip Traveler mug Alpacka Raft
  • T-shirts Mountain Fever
  • Hoodie, Disco Pack HALA Gear
  • T-shirts and hats Colorado Cool
  • Sun hoodies NFFL
  • Trucker Hats Patagonia Telluride