Paddle Races & Events

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Kayak & Canoe Paddling Events, Races
Alabama
Locust Fork Invitational Canoe & Kayak Race Feb
Alaska
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Arizona
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Arkansas
ACC Annual Rendezvous - Arkansas Canoe Club Sept
California
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
26th Annual Sea Trek Regatta & ETC Paddle-a-thon Oct
Colorado
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Connecticut
Scantic Springs Splash Mar
Annual Milford Oyster Fest Canoe & Kayak Race Aug
Delaware
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District of Columbia
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Florida
Paddle Florida Paddlefest APR
Wild Hog Canoe & Kayak Race APR
Suwanee River Challenge Oct
St. John Paddle Battle Sept
Midpoint Paddle Sprint Oct
Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival Oct
Paddle of the Pass Nov
Alafia Challenge Canoe & Kayak Race Nov
Treasure Island Canoe & Kayak Race Oct
Georgia
Altamaha River Run Canoe & Kayak Excursion April
Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois
Chicago River Flatwater Classic Sept
Vic Hopp Memorial Race Sept
I&M Canal & DuPage River Race Sept
Indiana
Bristol Bridge to Bridge Canoe Race Sept
Paddlefest on the St. Joseph River, South Bend June
Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
The Ohio River Way Paddler Series Mini-Paddle Sept
Louisiana
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Maine
Largest River Race in the State of Maine MAY
The Great War Canoe & Kayak Race Oct
Kendus Keag Stream Canoe Race Apr
Maryland
Echo Hill Outdoor School: Greater Chester River Paddle Sept
Wye Island Regatta Sept
Salisbury Riverfest Sept
Massachusetts
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Michigan
Shiawassee River Paddle May
150 Mile Bushwacker Challenge May
Annual Black River Canoe & Kayak Race June
Ausable River Canoe Marathon July
Hiawatha Paddling Festival Sept
Minnesota
Great River Energy Mississippi River Challenge July
Mississippi
BluzCruz Canoe & Kayak Marathon
**2008 event rescheduled due to high water**		 May**
Phatwater Kayak Challenge Oct
Missouri
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Montana
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Nebraska
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Nevada
Reno River Festival MAY
New Hampshire
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New Jersey
Delaware & Raritan Canal Paddlers Race Nov
Tom's River Canoe & Kayak Race May
New Mexico
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New York
Annual Great Hudson River Paddle (GHRP) July
The Great Race - Captain Mile Keogh Paddle, Wheel & Run AUG
Go Zero Kayak Races SEPT
Breast Cancer Kayakathon Sept
Adirondack Canoe Classic Sept
Long Lake Long Boat Regatta Sept
Barge Chaser Canoe Race-Grafton Lakes Sept
Mayor's Cup NYC Kayak Championships Oct
The Great Pumpkin Race Oct
Moose River Canoe & Kayak Festival Oct
Summer on the Hudson: Kayaking on the Hudson May-Oct
North Carolina
Wrightsville Sea Kayak Race Nov
Triangle Paddlefest Oct
North Dakota
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Ohio
Paddlefest at Coney Island (Ohio) June
Sandusky River Canoe Race Sept
Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Fall Classic Canoe & Kayak Race Sept
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Fall Classic Canoe & Kayak Race Sept
South Carolina
East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival APR
Paddlefest - The Sands at Port Royal Nov
Island Giant Kayak Race Oct
South Dakota
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Tennessee
Hatchie River Canoe & Kayak Race Sept
Tennessee River Blueway Canoe & Kayak Race Sept
Texas
Buffalo Bayou Regatta Mar
Annual Ford Canoe Challenge Aug
DDRC Trinity River Challenge Oct
Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
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Washington (state)
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
Salisbury Riverfest Sept
Mercer-Medina Sausage Pull Oct
Cascade Distance Race Oct
Deception Pass Dash Dec
West Virginia
American Whitewater: Gauley River Festival Sept
Wisconsin
6th Annual Brice Prairie Canoe Race and Pig Roast June
Wyoming
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