You don’t need to be an experienced paddler to enter paddling races. Many kayak & canoe races have categories for all skill levels and have other paddling activities for non-racing paddlers.
We search the web to find kayak races, canoe races, and paddling events for every U.S. State.
Our kayak & canoe events calendar includes kayak races, canoe races, paddlefests, paddling festivals, river festivals, paddling triathlons, paddling challenges, stand up paddle boarding (SUP), plus paddling events for the whole family.

 
You can search our calendar by U.S. State or by month.

Paddler’s Race, New Jersey

What are you doing the Sunday before Thanksgiving?  If you live near New Jersey you could be kayaking or canoeing in the 27th Annual Delaware & Raritan Canal Paddler’s Race!

According to their website:

Delaware & Raritan Canal Paddler’s Race
Sunday, November 20, 2011
New Jersey

Canoe
Kayak
Solo & Tandem

The course is 10.6 miles long and takes about 2 hours.
There are three short portages around the locks; these are on the tow path, which is graveled and about 100 yards each.

The race will begin at the Canal House on Blackwells Mill Road and finish at the historic Van Wickle House on Eastern Avenue in Franklin.

Registration must be received by November 14th.

To find more information on the Delaware & Raritan Canal Paddlers Race or to find other
paddling events, paddlefests, kayak races, canoe races, festivals,
adventure races, or triathlons, click here to go to our kayak & canoe races & events calendar.

If you have a kayak race, canoe race or paddling event that you would like listed on our paddling races and events calendar, please use our handy contact form to send us the details.

Florida has a Paddling Festival that has something for every paddler in the family!

If you haven’t heard, The 2011 Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival off the beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel is happening in November.

This 6th annual event celebrates Southwest Florida’s 190 mile marked canoe and kayak trail, The Great Calusa Blueway. The Great Calusa Blueway meanders through the coastal waters and inland tributaries of Lee County, Florida.

According to their website:

The 2011 Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival
November 3rd -November 6th.
Off the beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel.

Paddlers, competitors, families, and outdoor enthusiasts from around Southwest Florida, the state, and the nation attend this one-of-a-kind eco-event.

 
Festivities include competitive canoe/kayak races, a kayak fishing tournament, paddling clinics and demonstrations, seminars, family activities, archaeological and environmental events, guided tours, and more celebrations along The Great Calusa Blueway.

Kayak Race, Canoe Race, Stand Up Paddleboard Race

 
Saturday, Nov. 5
Calusa Classic for Sea Kayak, Fast Sea Kayaks, Surf Skis and Outriggers
10 mile elite race of the Sanibel Causeway

 
Sunday, November 6
Calusa Dash for Stand Up Paddleboards (SUPs) and Kayaks
4 mile recreational race off the Sanibel Causeway

To find more information on the Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival or to find other
paddling events, paddlefests, kayak races, canoe races, festivals,
adventure races or triathlons, click here to go to our kayak & canoe races & events calendar.

Looking for kayaking locations or canoeing locations in your state?

Search our places to paddle page for places to kayak or canoe for flatwater or whitewater. Kayaking and canoeing paddling locations are listed by U.S. State.

If you have a kayak race, canoe race or paddling event that you would
like listed on our paddling races and events calendar, please use our handy contact form to send us the details.