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Race for the Rivers Festival & Bike Ride

Race for the Rivers Festival is on Saturday August 27, 2011

Be on hand at Frontier Park when the paddlers arrive Saturday afternoon for the Race for the Rivers Festival. All are welcome to come out and enjoy live music, great food and family-friendly, hands-on environmental educational displays and activities - including a custom canoe & kayak show! The festival serves as the perfect place to keep tabs on the leader boards as you mingle among the racers and peruse outdoor gear from local vendors – not to mention, it’s a prime spot to watch the racers cross the flying finish line at day’s end!

Want to get involved?  Have more time than money?  VOLUNTEER!  The Race for the Rivers Festival needs you.  Contact info@racefortherivers.org or check out the volunteering page.

To become a vendor please download our official vendor packet.

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2011 Festival booths and Participants:

 

Thought Process Interactive Leader Board

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Pirates!!!  The Living History Company has some special surprises in store for 2011! 

The Alpine Shop... displaying the latest in paddlesport equipment

Chevy VOLT on display along with some other alternate fuel/low emission vehicles.

TRAILNET bike racks so you can park your bike and enjoy the festival after the FIRST ever Ride for the Rivers Katy Trail ride.

TJC Festive Foods... Same yummy food, new name!

Living History Company ...  visit the pirate encampment... if you dare.  They are bringing the cannon this year!

Beer sales tent... selling Schlafly beer

The Confluence

Bohnert's Blossoms and Beads...beautiful jewelry

Army Corps or Engineers

US Fish and Wildlife Service -- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

 

Kona Ice

Green Bottle Movement... fill your water bottle with free Culligan water!

Maximized Living

CTK snack sales and Hat Project

Master Gardeners

Fleur de Lis Garden Club

The Bridge... Fair trade goods and coffee

Not Your Mother's Tie Dye.  Upcycled clothing for the whole family.

Comfort Station

Second Street Bike Stop Cafe...

And a newly expanded kids area where most activities are FREE

Sunpainting with Greenway Network

 

St Charles County Soil and Water Conservation District... come and make a painting with soil.  Really!

Pirate School! Rumor has it you will be able to make some pirate crafts and maybe even be able to talk a pirate out of a book!

The Department of Natural Resources is bringing the Stream Table.  Learn how a stream flows.

Kids Water Play

Raingutter Races

Make a hat to help kids

Adding new artists and vendors daily!

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