This will be the 24th Ducky Derby and will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at River Falls Park in Weldon on September 20. The race begins at 2:30 p.m.
The festival will also feature arts and crafts vendors, food and live entertainment. Admission is free. The event is a major fundraiser for the Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce, offering rubber duck adoptions for $5 each. You may also adopt six for $25 or 25 for $100.
Each rubber duck is numbered corresponding to adoption tickets sold. Ducks are released off the bridge into the river below, where they race down the river and across the finish line. Whoever has adopted the duck crossing first wins a $2,000 cash prize.
For more information on this event or getting involved as a volunteer or vendor, please contact Sonya Smith at the Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce at 252-537-3513 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You may also visit www.rvchamber.com.
You may adopt a duck at various locations throughout the Roanoke Valley including: 51 Sycamore; AAA Carolinas; Belk; Blaine Given Nationwide; Bounce N Bounce; CADA; CCB; Chockoyotte Country Club; Collier Harley-Davidson; Davis Body Shop; Days Inn; Discount Tire; Drugco; Dunham’s Sports; Express Signs; Exquisite Occasions; First Citizens Bank; G.W. Hux & Company; Halifax-Warren Smart Start; Hampton Inn; Hampton Manor; Hilton Garden Inn; Key Fitness; Lloyd’s Decorating; Lynch’s Locksmith; Merritt Piping & Fabrication; New Republic Bank; Riverside Mill; Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District; Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce; Roanoke Valley Insurance; The 1020; Daily Herald; The Plumber; Town of Weldon; White Motors; Woodforest Bank.
