Sault Ste. Marie Riverfest
Join us on Saturday, August 17, 2024!
The Chippewa County Community Foundation is excited to bring you the 6th annual Sault Ste. Marie River Fest, on Saturday, August 17, 2024 in beautiful Sault Ste. Marie, MI. The day is based at Rotary Island Park with paddle adventures all around the St. Marys River.
Events and Activities
Help us keep visitors safe! Ample parking available at Aune Osborn park. Please no cars on the Island
8:30 am Riverfest 5K
Registration begins at 7 am on Rotary Island
The Riverfest committee is excited to partner with Yooper Running Company to bring the first ever Riverfest 5k. This race along the river is sure to be an area favorite as you run our flat course watching kayaks, canoes and freighters along the river.
9:00 am SUP Yoga
Two Yoga Sessions (now you can do yoga both on land or your standing paddle board!)
- Yoga is free
- Break & Yoga: 9am
- 45-minute Yoga session
- 9:15 am – 10:00 am
Bring your paddle board (a limited number of paddle boards will be available on a first come – come first bases.) and join us for yoga on the St. Mary’s River. If stand-up paddle board yoga is not exactly your thing, bring your yoga mat and join in along the shoreline (Fair and full disclosure – there is goose poop)
10:00am Communitywide Battleship Challenge
Registration begins at 9:00 am
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Teams will assemble at Rotary Park to participate in this event. Your team of three people representing your organization, sports team or business will take sail in a canoe and face three other teams in the Rotary Lagoon area with the purpose of sinking the other teams. The Community Foundation will arm your team with water guns, buckets and more, and we will provide all the canoes, life jackets and paddles you will need. Think you have what it takes to be the top team in the city and take home the first ever Riverfest Cup? Bragging rights are on the line and team costumes are encouraged!
This year the Community Foundation will grant $500 to the winning team’s charity or local youth organization of choice!
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This event is limited to the first 32 teams to sign up and spots are filling up fast. There is no cost to participate, so get you team together, grab a fan club and start working on your technique
Register onsite at 9:30am
11:00 am – 3:00 pm RIVERFEST EVENTS
Rotary Island
- St. Mary’s River Float
- Canoe Battleship
- Beast Jousting
- Large Voyageur Canoe Rides
- Water slide
- Water Gun Races
- Bubble Zone
- Music throughout day
- Food vendors
- Color WARS
River Float
- FREE Event
- 11am – 3pm
- A leisurely float down the scenic St. Mary’s River
- River tubes and paddles provided on-site
- Life jackets provided on-site
Canoe Battleship
- FREE Event
- 11am – 4pm
- Canoe Battleship – Canoe battleship is a fun event where teams of four people try to sink other teams’ canoes and be the last boat floating at the end of the day.
- Canoes and paddles provided on-site
- 5 gallon buckets and super soaker cannons provided on-site
- Life jackets provided on-site
Riverfest celebrates Sault Ste. Marie as an amazing playground for paddling and outdoor recreation. Come join us for a day full of fun, competition and relaxation on Rotary Island in beautiful Sault Ste. Marie, MI. With so much to see and do in Sault Ste. Marie you will definitely want to spend your weekend taking in all that this area has to offer.
