The Riverwalk Festival is celebrating 30 years! First held in 1995, the Riverwalk Festival was introduced as an annual fundraiser to support the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce and its initiative to promote Lowell as a great place to live, work, and play.

The first Riverwalk Festival was a two-day event held over Labor Day Weekend and featured a "Duck Race". In 2003, the Riverwalk planning committee determined a date change was needed to avoid competing with the holiday weekend. The Riverwalk Festival was moved to the second weekend in July, occurring over two nights and one full day.  At the same time, fireworks, kayak races, and a classic car show were added.

Although we no longer dump plastic ducks in the water to race, the mainstay Duck Raffle, arts and crafts vendors, food, live entertainment, 5k run/walk, car show, and fireworks continue to be the focus of Riverwalk Festival.

Schedule of Events:

7:00 am: Run the Riverwalk 5K - Registration at 7am. Race starts at 8 am. Both at the Riverwalk Stage
8:00 am: Riverwalk Cruise-in Car Show on Avery Street. Registration begins at 8 am. Awards at 1:15 pm 
- Check out the Frontier Truck Parts Bush Hog Monster Truck during the Car Show!

9:00 am: Kayak/SUP/Canoe Race - Registration at 9am. Race Starts at 10 am on the Flat River at the boat I
9:00 am - 3:00 pm: Rev it up on the Dyno Machine by Weller Companies 
- At the car show, watch and listen as part horsepower, torque, AFRs, and more! FREE, 15-minute dyno appointment for car show participants.

10:00 am - 10:20 am: Kidz Zone Story Time on the Riverwalk Stage - Let's be Superheroes music and movement
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Riverwalk Marketplace - Crafters, Makers, Artists, Commercial and Non-Profit Vendors 
- Get your 30th Annual Riverwalk T-shirt at the Ace in the Lowell booth, $20 each.
- Kidz Zone - Super heroes, crafts, and more, provided by Curiosity Corner. Look for the Pink Arro1
- Kids' Scavenger Hunt - Your chance to win prizes. Provided by Lowell Area Historical Museum.
- Blood Drive with Versiti - Use the QR code to pick your time slot. Schedule permitting, walk-ups1

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Free Kayak Fun on the Flat River with Bill and Paul's - at the boat launch
01:45 pm: Car Parade on Main St - Watch as the Riverwalk Cruise-In cars take to the street! Classic and muscl
04:00 pm: Montell Construction Duck Raffle Ticket Drawing on the Riverwalk Stage

5:00 pm: Boat Bash (early show) with North Kent Comedy on the Lowell Showboat VI 
- Headliner: Brian Atkinson, and more! Limited seating, follow the QR code for ticket info.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Kids' Games and Foam Party - at Burch Field/Recreation Park, sponsored by Farm Bureau of Lowe 
- Games by BattleGR include the Big Throw Down, Laser Tag, Throw Bowling, and the Archery Ra 
- Kids' Foam Party provided by Morehouse Rentals. Bring a towel recommended.

8:00 pm: Boat Bash (late show) with North Kent Comedy on the Lowell Showboat VI 
-Headliner: Louie Michael, and more! Limited seating, follow the QR code for ticket info.

10:15 pm: Lowell Meijer Fireworks - at Stoney Lakeside Park on Bowes Rd. 
- Additional viewing from Recreation Park (former fairgrounds) along S Hudson St.