Kayaking and Canoeing Races and Events
by Month

We search the web to find all the kayaking and canoeing races and events for every state all over the U.S.

Our listings include kayaking and canoeing races, paddlefests, river festivals, paddling challenges, kayak and canoe festivals, triathlons and more.

Listings include all skill levels including paddling events for the whole family.

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Races are in Red, Events are in Blue

January
Event Name & Link		Location
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February
Event Name & Link		Location
Florida West Coast Championships		Florida
Winter Challenge Off-Road Triathlon		South Carolina
Locust Fork Invitational Canoe & Kayak Race		Alabama
March
Event Name & Link		Location
Scantic Springs Splash		Connecticut
Paddle Florida Paddlefest - Suwannee River Adventure		Florida
Clemson Off-Road Triathlon		South Carolina
Chasco Fiesta Kayak Race and Fun Paddle		Florida
Buffalo Bayou Regatta		Texas
April
Event Name & Link		Location
Kendus Keag Stream Canoe Race		Maine
Altamaha River Run Canoe & Kayak Excursion		Georgia
Waterfest Canoe & Kayak Race		Georgia
East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival		South Carolina
Sharkbite Challenge Kayak Race		Florida
Wild Hog Canoe & Kayak Race		Florida
Withlacoochee Wilderness Canoe & Kayak Race & Rally		Florida
Wild Water Derby		New York
Sweetwater Paddle for the Cure		Florida
Cameron County Canoe and Kayak Classic		Pennsylvania
Wayne County Canoe Classic		Pennsylvania
May
Event Name & Link		Location
Dog River Paddle		Alabama
Alleghany Highlands Triathlon		Virginia
Annual Winchester New Hampshire Canoe Run		New Hampshire
Outdoors Inc Canoe and Kayak Race (Memphis)		Tennessee
Inside Passage Kayak Expedition Launch Event		Washington
BluzCruz Canoe & Kayak Marathon		Mississippi
150 Mile Bushwacker Challenge		Michigan
Tom's River Canoe & Kayak Race		New Jersey
Reno River Festival		Nevada
Largest River Race in the State of Maine		Maine
South Yadkin Canoe & Kayak Race For Race Entry Form please contact Sam Bonds (704) 633-8020, Jeff Gobble (704) 279-6869, or Derek Miller (704) 603-4837		North Carolina
Great Suwannee River Race		Florida
Metedeconk River Run NYC Kayak Champs Mayor's Cup Tune Up Race		New Jersey
June
Event Name & Link		Location
Rochester Open Water Challenge NYC Kayak Champs Mayor's Cup Tune Up Race		New York
Annual Aurora Paddlesports Festival		Illinois (Chicago)
Texas Water Safari		Texas
Annual New River Canoe Race For more info : NC Cooperative Extension - (336) 846-5850		North Carolina
Shiawassee River Paddle		Michigan
Annual Grand River Kayak Race		Michigan
Washington Island Canoe and Kayaking Events		Washington
Annual Jackson River Paddle		Virginia
Paddle Georgia (Register early!)		Georgia
Annual Back to the Chattahoochee River Race & Festival		Georgia
Annual Kayak Against Cancer		Florida
Edenton Music and Water Festival		North Carolina
Annual Black River Canoe & Kayak Race		Michigan
The Great Castell Kayak Race		Texas
Adirondack Mountain Club Annual Mid-Hudson ADK Paddlefest		New York
The Westport River Watershed Alliance Annual River Run Race		Massachusetts
Ohio Riverway Paddlefest at Coney Island (Ohio)		Ohio
Paddlefest on the St. Joseph River, South Bend		Indiana
Crescent Beach Challenge		Florida
6th Annual Brice Prairie Canoe Race and Pig Roast		Wisconsin
July
Event Name & Link		Location
Adventure Race: Pangea Nocturnal Challenge AR Sport 5 Hour and Elite 18 Hour		St.Cloud, Florida
Bear Mountain Challenge NYC Kayak Champs Mayor's Cup Tune Up Race		New York
Paddles Up Niagara!		New York
Lake Placid International Kayak & Canoe Regatta		New York
Annual Great Hudson River Paddle		New York
Eppies Great Race - "World's Oldest TriAthlon"		California
Ausable River Canoe Marathon		Michigan
Great River Energy Mississippi River Challenge		Minnesota
Missouri 340: World's Longest Non-Stop River Race		Missouri
August
Event Name & Link		Location
Adventure Race: Pangea Luminescent AR Sport 4 Hour and Elite 8 Hour		Scottsmoor, Florida
Paddlefest		Georgia
Mayor's Cup: New York City Kayak Championships		New York
Annual Milford Oyster Fest Canoe & Kayak Race		Connecticut
The Great Race - Captain Myles Keogh Paddle, Wheel & Run		New York
Annual Nashville Dragon Boat Race & Water Festival		Tennessee
Annual Ford Canoe Challenge		Texas
Paddle Kitsap		Washington (state)
September
Event Name & Link		Location
Great Pachaug Canoe and Kayak Race		Connecticut
Annual Mannkind Candlewood Lake Canoe and Kayak Race		Connecticut
Great Ames Adventure Race		Iowa
South Dakota Kayak Challenge		South Dakota
The American River Paddling Festival		California
Go Zero Kayak Races		New York
Mokelumne River Race		California
Annual Hudson River Swim for Life		New York
Wye Island Regatta		Maryland
Tennessee River Blueway Canoe & Kayak Race		Tennessee
Long Lake Long Boat Regatta		New York
Paddle The Shores		Washington
Brainbridge Island Marathon		Washington
Budd Inlet Race		Washington
Lake Samish Salmon Roe		Washington
I&M Canal & DuPage River Race		Illinois
Philadelphia Fall Classic Canoe & Kayak Race		Pennsylvania
Governor Printz Canoe and Kayak Challenge		Pennsylvania
Barge Chaser Canoe Race-Grafton Lakes		New York
West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium		Washington
Hiawatha Paddling Festival		Michigan
Paddlefest - Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center		California
Paddle The Shores		Washington
American Whitewater: Gauley River Festival		West Virginia
North Carolina Ultra Marathon		North Carolina
The Ohio River Way Paddler Series Mini-Paddle		Kentucky
October
Event Name & Link		Location
Outdoor Chattanooga Dam to Dam Paddle Challenge		Tennessee
Dark Mountain Challenge Paddling Triathlon		North Carolina
Chicago River Flatwater Classic		Illinois
Treasure Island Canoe & Kayak Race		Florida
Triangle Paddle Fest		North Carolina
Island Giant Kayak Race		South Carolina
Annual Paddlefest - Old Santee Canal Park, Berkeley County		South Carolina
The Great Pumpkin Race		New York
The Great War Canoe & Kayak Race		Maine
Phatwater Kayak Challenge		Mississippi
Suwanee River Challenge		Florida/Georgia
Mayor's Cup NYC Kayak Championships		New York
New York City Water Fest		New York
DDRC Trinity River Challenge		Texas
Midpoint Paddle Sprint		Florida
Moose River Canoe & Kayak Festival		New York
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival		Florida
Mercer-Medina Sausage Pull		Washington
Cascade Distance Race		Washington
Annual Sea Trek Regatta & ETC Paddle-a-thon		California
November
Event Name & Link		Location
Paddlefest - The Sands at Port Royal		South Carolina
Wrightsville Sea Kayak Race		North Carolina
Big Shoals to Branford - Suwannee River Adventure		Florida
Pangea Turkey Burn Adventure Race		Florida
Paddle of the Pass		Florida
Alafia Challenge Canoe & Kayak Race		Florida
Delaware & Raritan Canal Paddlers Race		New Jersey
December
Event Name & Link		Location
Deception Pass Dash		Washington