This is the perfect event for your office or business to enter.  With the help of the Cañon City Chamber Commerce we looking for 10 different businesses or groups to enter this 1.5 Mile race.  Each team will have 6 people and will be given a raft, equipment, and of course a guide, all provided […]

If you like a demolition derby or bumper cars this is for, except now it is on water.  Competitors will race in groups of four from the Centennial Park Boat Ramp to the Whitewater Park, but in their way will be other kayakers, known as 8 Balls, to try and impede their progress.  This event […]

Men & Women will be competing for accuracy & distance in this timed event.  Each angler will have one (1) minute to prepare (strip out line) once he/she has stepped into the casting box. Anglers must then place the fly back in his/her hand. Judge will clear the clock and the angler will then have […]

Starting 1 mile west of Centennial Park, at Canon City’s brand new pedestrian bridge, participants will dash into town through the Whitewater Park, splash through the feature play wave in front of cheering crowds, charge under 4th St bridge and finish by landing their boat at the train depot take out. The river may be […]

This event is run in two divisions, competitive and citizen.  Both divisions will begin at Veterans Park.  The competitive wave will run along the Arkansas Riverwalk trail to the Ropes Course.  The participants will complete 3 lower elements at the Course, which may include walking the plank, shimmying across wire, and scaling a rock wall.  […]

The very popular sport of Stand Up Paddle Board goes Downriver in this competition.  The competitors will all be timed in a downriver race from 1st Street to the Whitewater Park.  Once everyone has gone they will be seeded into groups based on times.  The groups will then race Boater X style with the top […]

This event will be held on Saturday during the Festival starting around 2 pm.  This event is open for all skill levels and will take place on the Arkansas River starting at the Centennial Park Boat Ramp and end at the Whitewater Park.  There will be some gates to navigate similar to a slalom course […]

The Build your Own Boat (ByOB) has been a Cañon City tradition for over a decade!  The ByOB Race will start at approximately 5:00 pm at the Centennial Park Boat Launch. Boats will begin with staggered starts. Boats need to check in by 4:30 at the Boat Ramp in Centennial Park. The race ends when boats […]

2012 Kayak Race Video This challenging downriver race will most likely be at high water through the beautiful Royal Gorge as you navigate Sunshine Falls, Sledgehammer, The Narrows, Boat Eater, and Wall Slammer just to name a few. The race will begin with a shotgun start in Parkdale and conclude ten miles later at the […]

2012 Raft Race Video This challenging downriver race will begin at the Royal Gorge Rafting Boat Launch in Parkdale on Friday, June 21st at 6:30 pm.  The Arkansas River will most likely be at high water through the Royal Gorge.  You can have up to six participants on your raft as you navigate Sunshine Falls, […]

This event will be held on Saturday during the Festival starting at 10 am.  This event is open for all skill levels and will take place at the feature between the Pedestrian Bridge and 4th Street Bridge adjacent to Centennial Park. This is a Hometown Throwdown event open to all skill levels. We will be […]

This event will be held on Friday during the Festival starting at 4 pm.  This event is open for all skill levels.  If the river levels are high enough this will be a freestyle event in the Whitewater Park.  If the levels are too low for a decent wave this event will become a head […]

The Raft Rodeo throw down is open to all those who wish to show off their impromptu raft rodeo skills.  This event is a crowd pleaser and one both participants and spectators don’t want to miss.  If the water levels are too low for a rodeo this event will become a head to head split […]