The Festival
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, 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!
VENDOR DEADLINE EXTENDED. Get your applications in by June 15.
To become a vendor please download our official vendor packet
Festival Booths and Activities
- Greenway Network
- START Sculpture Garden featuring the work of Joseph Farmer
- MidWest Sea Kayak
- 636 Massage
- Riverworks Discovery
- Pebble Publishing
- Soulard Market fine art
- Terry Whetstone handmade flutes
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- BSA Troop 858 Minute Man competition
- Great Rivers Greenway
- Confluence Greenway
- Soil & Water Conservation District
- Rain Gutter Regatta On-shore boat races
- Stream Table
- Stream Team
- St Charles County Storm Water Project
- CTK SunPainting
- VanGo (STL teachers recycle center)
- Paper beads making
- Traditional crafts
- Comfort Station/ First Aid
- Others TBA
FOOD
- South Side Smokers
- Steve’s Hot Dogs
- BSA Troop 918
- And More!
MORE PRIZES! Check out our prize page to see more prizes courtesy of ZRE Racing Paddles, REI, and our other sponsers! Learn more...
Need a canoe? The good folks at Twin Rivers Canoe will be providing canoes on a first-come-first-served basis. Register now for dibs on a canoe!
MR340 Racers: Winners in each division of this years MR340 will receive free entry into the Race For the Rivers or the Clean Water Challenge. All 2008 MR340 participants get 20% off the minimum pledge requirements! Learn more...
Great Rivers Greenway is our newest sponsor.