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It's the Week of the Duck! It's Duck Race Week! The largest fundraiser in the Estes Valley, our very own Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5. Be sure to adopt a few ducks for some chances to win tremendous prizes. Circle or select The Estes Park Rotary Foundation to send $19 of your adoption fee to our Community Grants program. Here's a brief overview of the Festival schedule: Bond Park 9 a.m.Duck Waddle/5K Run/Walk. Information and registration at http://estesparkrunning.org/our-races/duck-waddle-5k/ 10 a.m. to noon- Visit displays sponsored by more than 25 nonprofit organizations and charities offering games, duck adoptions, duck-themed merchandise for sale. 10 a.m. to noon- Cascade Crescendo, Portland-Oregon-based bluegrass band onstage. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.- Duck Squat split-the-pot raffles, benefiting the Estes Park Rotary Foundation. Buy a square for $10 and see if the duck deposits anything there. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.- Food: coffee vendor, food trucks, food tents, and Rotary beer garden featuring our special brew, Ruffled Feathers. Plus, Cinco de Mayo lunch by Mountain Home Café. Noon- Cutoff of sales of duck adoptions 1 to 3 p.m.- Cowboy Brad Fitch performs his John Denver Tribute onstage in Bond Park Nicky’s 11 a.m.- Festivities begin with display of sponsor ducks, Dixieland Jazz performance by Riverside Ramblers, dancing by the Ballerina Duckies Noon- Cutoff of sales of duck adoptions 12:45 p.m.- EPHS choir members perform, duck cage hoisted into place above the Fall River, remarks by Duck Dignitaries. 1 p.m.Duck Drop! Riverside Plaza 12:30 to 4 p.m.- face-painting, balloon art, sales of baked goods and duck-themed merchandise Noon to 1:45 p.m.Folk artists Great Blue perform 1:30 p.m. - Kris Hazelton announces the ducks’ progress toward the finish line and acknowledges race sponsor ducks. Watch the volunteers net the little yellow ducks. Visit the prize boards outside The Wheel Bar. 2 to 3:45 p.m.- Highland Brass Quintet performance, Ballerina Duckies dance. Be a part of the fun and fundraising! |
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