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Help the RiverFest with our goal of Zero Waste!

Bring your water bottles for drinking water (we have water jugs to refill them).

Get Beer & Margarita Discounts with Reusable Cups!

Buy one of our Klean Kanteen metal commemorative festival cups to drink your beverages in, and keep it to bring back next year.
Bring back a clean, reusable, plastic cup from last year's RiverFest and we'll fill it with a discounted drink.
Bring a clean, reusable cup from another Colorado festival and we'll fill it with a discounted drink (no glass, please).

Get ready for some great deals at the River Rat Marketplace (silent auction)

Check out the amazing services and products that were donated by our sponsors. Click on the blue button at the bottom to see the full list. We have a wide range of great buys from $10 to $840. At the RiverFest, you can find something for everyone in Outdoor Adventures, Outdoor Gear & Services, Lodging &Restaurants, Shoes & Hats, Health, Fitness, Spa & Salon Services, Groceries, Pet Stuff, Clothing, Fashion, Books, Gifts, Jewelry, Music and Toys. Here are some of our top items:

Gift Certificate for Telluride Golf Resort for One Round of Golf for Four People
Gift Certificate for Lower Animas Half Day Raft Trip with Mountain Waters
Gift Certificate for Sneffels Traverse Hike (4 Nights/5 Days) with San Juan Huts
Gift Certificate / Two roundtrip tickets on the DSNGR (Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad)
Ross Reels Evolution R Fishing Reel – ULTRALIGHT WEIGHT
The Alpacka Raft Paddle
The Full Paco Pad from Jack's Plastic Welding
Gift Certificate for One night in a One Bedroom at Mountain Lodge Telluride
Gift Certificate to SOM for (1) pair of SOM sport model, (1) pair of sport socks, (1) Montrose shoe factory tour
Gift Certificate for One (1) 60 Minute Spa Treatment at The Himmel Spa – Franz Klammer Lodge, Telluride
Two $100 Gift Certificates to Ridgway Family Dentistry

And much, much more! Choose from more than 50 items, make the highest bid, or purchase anytime of day for 10% less than full value.

River Rat Marketplace Shopping List

There's still time to build your JUNK OF THE UNC!
Read tips here.

2019 Ridgway RiverFest Schedule

Saturday, June 29

9-10:30 a.m. River race registration – Modified RACES ARE STILL ON

10:00 a.m. Silent Auction 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, face painting, and more

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Food by The Ice Box and Ouray Cafe & Steakhouse, Beer by Colorado Boy Brewery, and Margaritas by UWP & Glenda the Blenda

10:30 a.m. River race safety briefing

11:00 a.m. Safety Rope Bag Toss Contest (if conditions allow)

11:30 a.m. River races: hardshell boats, inflatable boats, and stand-up paddle boards (no inner tubes this year )

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

2:30 p.m. Rubber Ducky Race with Grand Prize of a 1-day Jeep Rental from Rockin' K Jeep Rental – value $250! (if conditions allow)

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

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SAFETY FIRST!

Due to the unusually high flows in the Uncompahgre River this year, we ask that everyone pay special attention to risks and staying safe in the water, as well as on the river's edge. Watch out for children, pets and others, and notify rescue personnel if you see someone in danger. The water is faster and colder than typical for this season, so be careful!