Join us for the Gunnison River Festival on SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Gunnison Whitewater Park! There will be live music, vendors, free clinics, spectator events, kid activities, art, food and a beer garden!
THIS EVENT IS FREE!!
There is a registration fee for participants who want to compete in events.
Event Schedule
- 10:00 am- 12:00pm- Free Swiftwater Clinic
- 11:00 am – Canine Big Air & Free Kayak Clinics
- 12:00 pm – Raft Rodeo
- 1:00 pm – Kayak Freestyle
- 2:00 pm – Surf Jam
- 3:00 pm – Hooligan Race
Competition Registration
Registration is $10 per person plus $10 per person for an ACA 1 day license, unless you have an ACA card. Event sign-up will start at 11:00 a.m., and participants are advised to bring cash if they wish to register for the events.
Cash Prize Awards: $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place.
Participants will be scored based on Style, Duration, Technical Aspect and Crowd Appeal!
For those interested in registering their furry friends for the Canine Big Air event, it’s recommended to arrive at the Whitewater Park by 10:30 a.m.
Canine Big Air
Participation in the Canine Big Air event requires a registration fee of $10 per dog. Cash prize: $50 first prize; $25 runner-up. Must sign waiver to participate in event. Dogs do not need an ACA day license.
Race License & Waivers:
Every participant must sign the ACA Waiver and Release of Liability form or ACA online waiver prior to participation to the event. If you are an ACA member, you must submit your card number at the event.
$10 American Canoe Association 1 day license. If you don’t have an annual ACA membership each participant will need to purchase a one day event license. This can be done at the registration site the day of the event, but you must bring cash! We recommend that participants pre-register.
PRE-REGISTER: Click the link below to Paypal to pay. $10 registration fee and $10 ACA event license. If you have your ACA card, you can pay $10 for registration but bring ACA card to the race, otherwise you will have to pay the $10 ACA event fee in cash!
Live Music
Beer Hunter will be performing at the Whitewater Park from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Vendors
Each vendor will have a stamp and stamp pad, if people engage with each vendor, they will receive a stamp. The only vendors that will not have stamps are the band, and the beer garden.
If people get five stamps, they get one raffle ticket to be entered to win a prize, if they get 10 stamps, they get three tickets entered to win a prize.
- Beer Garden: High Alpine
- American Whitewater
- Gunnison Angling Society
- Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League
- Inmagrantes Unidos
- Artist: Colt Maule and live wood carving
- Waypoints River Shuttle
- Wheelies & Waves
- Alpine Surf
- Gunnison Kayak Program
- EPA
- Face Painting: Patricia Sabino
- SGM Engineering
- WCU: Wilderness Pursuits
- McLaughlin Whitewater
ACA Risk Management Requirements:
Life Jacket Wear: All participants in ACA sanctioned events and activities must wear properly-fitting U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets (Personal Flotation Devices or PFDs) at all times during on-water activities. Event organizers are responsible for enforcing this requirement and should understand if a participant removes their life jacket and an injury or death occurs, the insurance company may deny coverage to the club and/or its members.
Drug and Alcohol Use before or during on-water activities: The ACA does not allow persons under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs to participate in ACA sanctioned on-water activities. Event coordinators should not allow participants to consume any alcohol or illegal drugs immediately before or during an on-water activity or event. Clubs and affiliate organizations must disqualify any participant under the influence of alcohol or drugs from participation and ask them to leave immediately. See Section V for information on serving alcohol at off-water events and meetings.