Search by State to find paddling races, events, paddlefests, kayak or canoe festivals, triathlons and more.
Listings include all skill levels including events for the whole family.
| Alabama |
| Event Name & Link |
Month |
| Locust Fork Invitational Canoe & Kayak Race |
Feb |
| Delta Paddle on the Bartram Canoe Trail |
April |
| Terrapin Tri-County Adventure Race: Run, Paddle, Bike |
April |
| Dog River Paddle |
May |
| Alaska |
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| Arizona |
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| Arkansas |
| Event Name & Link |
Month |
| Arkansas River Canoe and Kayak Race |
June |
| California |
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Month |
| Eppies Great Race - "The World's Oldest Triathlon |
JUL |
| The River Rush Canoe & Kayak Race |
AUG |
| Feather River Festival |
Aug |
| American River Paddling Festival |
SEP |
| Paddlefest - Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center |
Sept |
| Mokelumne River Race |
Sept |
| Annual Sea Trek Regatta & ETC Paddle-a-thon |
Oct |
| Colorado |
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| Connecticut |
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Month |
| Scantic Springs Splash |
Mar |
| Annual Milford Oyster Fest Canoe & Kayak Race |
Aug |
| Great Pachaug Canoe and Kayak Race |
Sept |
| Annual Mannkind Candlewood Lake Canoe and Kayak Race |
Sept |
| Delaware |
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Month |
| Nanticoke Riverfest - Canoe & Kayak Challenge |
July |
| Broadkill Canoe & Kayak Race |
Aug |
| District of Columbia |
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| Florida |
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Month |
| The Keys Challenge |
February |
| The Great Kayak Adventure |
February |
| Peace River Paddle |
February |
| Everglades Paddle-In |
February |
| Withlacoochee Wilderness Kayak & Canoe Race & Rally |
March |
| Paddle Florida Paddlefest - Suwannee River Adventure |
March |
| Chasco Fiesta Kayak Race and Fun Paddle |
March |
| Sharkbite Challenge Kayak Race |
April |
| Wild Hog Canoe & Kayak Race |
April |
| Withlacoochee Wilderness Canoe & Kayak Race & Rally |
April |
| Pangea Missing River Adventure Race |
April |
| Sweetwater Paddle for the Cure |
May |
| Great Loxahatchee River Race |
May |
| Pangea Myakka Mud Slide Adventure Race |
May |
| Pangea Florida Sunshine Adventure Race |
May |
| Pangea Seminole County Adventure Race |
June |
| Great Suwannee River Race |
May |
| Annual Kayak Against Cancer |
June |
| Paddle Florida 123 miles on the Suwannee |
October |
| Suwanee River Challenge |
Oct |
| Midpoint Paddle Sprint |
Oct |
| Treasure Island Canoe & Kayak Race |
Oct |
| Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival |
Nov |
| USFFG AR and SPORT 4 Hour Adventure Race- Firefighters Only (St. John's County) |
Nov |
| Turkey Burn Adventure Race SPORT 4 Hour and ELITE 12 Hour (Sorrento) |
Nov |
| Paddle of the Pass |
Nov |
| Alafia Challenge Canoe & Kayak Race |
Nov |
| Big Shoals to Branford - Suwannee River Adventure
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Nov |
| Georgia |
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Month |
| The Lula Bridge Race |
March |
| Altamaha River Run Canoe & Kayak Excursion |
April |
| Waterfest Canoe & Kayak Race |
April |
| CRBI Race and Canoe-A-thon |
May |
| Paddle Georgia (Register Early!) |
June |
| Annual Back to the Chattahoochee River Race & Festival |
June |
| Savannah Paddlefest |
August |
| Dawson County Jaycees Canoe & Kayak Race |
August |
| Hawaii |
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Month |
| Battle of the Paddle Hawaii |
May |
| Idaho |
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Month |
| Sand Creek Paddler's Challenge |
June |
| Illinois |
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Month |
| Annual Aurora Paddlesports Festival |
June |
| Mid American Canoe & Kayak Race |
June |
| Chicago Shoreline Marathon |
August |
| Fever River Adventure Triathlon |
Sept |
| Chicago River Flatwater Classic |
Oct |
| I&M Canal & DuPage River Race |
Sept |
| Indiana |
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Month |
| Paddlefest on the St. Joseph River, South Bend |
June |
| Canoefest |
July |
| Iowa |
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Month |
| Great Ames Adventure Race |
Sept |
| Kansas |
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| Kentucky |
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| The Ohio River Way Paddler Series Mini-Paddle |
Sept |
| Louisiana |
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Month |
| Tour du Teche - The Teche Project River Race |
Oct |
| Maine |
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| Largest River Race in the State of Maine |
MAY |
| The Great War Canoe & Kayak Race |
Oct |
| Kendus Keag Stream Canoe Race |
Apr |
| Maryland |
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Month |
| Chesapeake Bay Paddlefest |
May |
| Wha' sup Kayak East Coast Invitational |
June |
| Wye Island Regatta |
Sept |
| Massachusetts |
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Month |
| The Westport River Watershed Alliance Annual River Run Race |
June |
| Lake Gardner Classic Canoe & Kayak Race |
June |
| Great Stone Dam Classic Canoe & Kayak Race |
Sept |
| Josh Billings RunAGround Triathlon |
Sept |
| D.W. Field Triathlon: Bike, Boat, Run |
Sept |
| Michigan |
| Event Name & Link |
Month |
| 150 Mile Bushwacker Challenge |
May |
| Shiawassee River Race & Paddle Event |
June |
| Annual Grand River Kayak Race |
June |
| Annual Black River Canoe & Kayak Race |
June |
| Kensington Metropark Canoe & Kayak Race |
July |
| Ausable River Canoe Marathon |
July |
| Detroit SUP Festival |
July |
| Hiawatha Paddling Festival |
Sept |
| Minnesota |
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Month |
| Great River Energy Mississippi River Challenge |
July |
| Mississippi |
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Month |
| Battle on the Bayou |
March |
| BluzCruz Canoe & Kayak Marathon |
April |
| Gator Bait Annual Reservoir Regatta Benefiting Barnet Reservoir |
August |
| Phatwater Kayak Challenge |
Oct |
| Missouri |
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Month |
Missouri 340: World's Longest Non-Stop River Race (2011 event moved to Oct) |
July |
| Ozark Mountain Rowing/Kayak Club Annual Full Moon Paddle - Table Lake |
Aug |
| Race To The Dome |
October |
| Iron Horse Black River Races |
October |
Missouri 340: World's Longest Non-Stop River Race
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October |
| Montana |
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| Nebraska |
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| Nevada |
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| Reno River Festival |
MAY |
| New Hampshire |
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| Annual Winchester New Hampshire Canoe Run |
May |
| New Jersey |
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Metedeconk River Run NYC Kayak Champs Mayor's Cup Tune Up Race |
May |
| Tom's River Canoe & Kayak Race |
May |
| Tuckahoe Canoe & Kayak Race |
August |
| Delaware & Raritan Canal Paddlers Race |
Nov |
| New Mexico |
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| New York |
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| Wild Water Derby |
April |
Rochester Open Water Challenge NYC Kayak Champs Mayor's Cup Tune Up Race |
June |
| Adirondack Mountain Club Annual Mid-Hudson ADK Paddlefest |
June |
Bear Mountain Challenge NYC Kayak Champs Mayor's Cup Tune Up Race |
July |
| Annual Great Hudson River Paddle (GHRP) |
July |
| Paddle for a Cure (Alplaus) |
July |
| Lake Placid International Kayak & Canoe Regatta |
July |
| Empire State Regatta |
July |
| Paddles Up Niagara! |
August |
| Mayor's Cup: New York City Kayak Championships |
August |
| The Great Race - Captain Mile Keogh Paddle, Wheel & Run |
August |
| Hook Mountain Challenge to benefit NY Homeless, Red Cross |
Sept |
| Long Lake Long Boat Regatta |
Sept |
| Barge Chaser Canoe Race-Grafton Lakes |
Sept |
| Annual Hudson River Swim for Life |
Sept |
| Mayor's Cup NYC Kayak Championships |
Oct |
| New York City Water Fest |
Oct |
| The Great Pumpkin Race |
Oct |
| Moose River Canoe & Kayak Festival |
Oct |
| Erie Canal Regatta- Oktoberfest |
Oct |
| North Carolina |
| Event Name & Link |
Month |
| French Broad River Classique |
April |
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 |
May |
| Edenton Music and Water Festival |
June |
Annual New River Canoe Race For more info : NC Cooperative Extension - (336) 846-5850 |
June |
| Kayak For The Warriors |
June |
| North Carolina Ultra Marathon |
Sept |
| Outdoorsman Triathlon |
Sept |
| Triangle Paddlefest |
Oct |
| Dark Mountain Challenge Paddling Triathlon |
Oct |
| North Dakota |
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| Ohio |
| Event Name & Link |
Month |
| Grand River Canoe and Kayak Race |
April |
| Ohio Riverway Paddlefest at Coney Island (Ohio) |
June |
| Great Ohio River Paddle (GORP) |
June |
| Oklahoma |
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| Oregon |
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| Ocean Fest |
July |
| Pennsylvania |
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| Cameron County Canoe & Kayak Classic |
April |
| Wayne County Canoe Classic |
April |
| Philadelphia Fall Classic Canoe & Kayak Race |
Sept |
| Governor Printz Canoe and Kayak Challenge |
Sept |
| Rhode Island |
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| South Carolina |
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Month |
| Clemson Off- Road Triathlon |
March |
| East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival |
April |
| The Patriot Challenge to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project |
April |
| Island Giant Kayak Race |
Oct |
| Annual Paddlefest - Old Santee Canal Park, Berkeley County |
Oct |
| South Dakota |
| Event Name & Link |
Month |
| South Dakota Kayak Challenge |
Sept |
| Tennessee |
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Month |
| Outdoors Inc Canoe and Kayak Race (Memphis) |
May |
| July 4 “Lap on the Lake” ~ 5K Kayak and Canoe Race |
July |
| Annual Nashville Dragon Boat Race & Water Festival |
August |
| Tennessee River Blueway Canoe & Kayak Race |
Sept |
| Outdoor Chattanooga Dam to Dam Paddle Challenge |
October |
| River Rocks Race |
October |
| Texas |
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Month |
| Buffalo Bayou Regatta |
Mar |
| Texas Water Safari |
June |
| The Great Castell Kayak Race |
June |
| Annual Ford Canoe Challenge |
Aug |
| DDRC Trinity River Challenge |
Oct |
| Utah |
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Month |
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| Vermont |
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Month |
| Connecticut River Paddle Battle |
Sept |
| Virginia |
| Event Name & Link |
Month |
| Alleghany Highlands Triathlon |
May |
| Nelson Downriver Canoe and Kayak Race |
May |
| Annual Jackson River Paddle |
June |
| Front Royal Canoe Race |
June |
| New River Trail Challenge Triathlon |
Sept |
| Washington (state) |
| Event Name & Link |
Month |
| Inside Passage Kayak Expedition Launch Event |
May |
| Paddle Kitsap |
Aug |
| Brainbridge Island Marathon |
Sept |
| Budd Inlet Race |
Sept |
| Lake Samish Salmon Roe |
Sept |
| Paddle The Shores |
Sept |
| West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium |
Sept |
| Paddle The Shores |
Sept |
| Chum Festival Kayak Race |
Oct |
| Mercer-Medina Sausage Pull |
Oct |
| Cascade Distance Race |
Oct |
| Deception Pass Dash |
Dec |
| West Virginia |
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| American Whitewater: Gauley River Festival |
Sept |
| Wisconsin |
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| Annual Brice Prairie Canoe Race and Pig Roast |
June |
| Washington Island Canoe and Kayak Event |
June |
| Midwest SUP Masters National Race & Festival |
July |
| Lake Superior SUP & Kayak Festival |
July |
| Paddle Battle |
September |
| Wyoming |
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| Canada |
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Month |
| Yukon 1000 Canoe and Kayak Race |
July |
| Yukon 360 Canoe and Kayak Race |
August |