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Overview | Registration | Location | Program | Auction
Links
Festival Participant Information
Festival Safety Information
Festival Poster
- Please download and distribute!
Festival Discussion Board
- Post questions, arrange carpooling, etc.
Overview
- Camping for Two Nights
- Hosted River Runs
- Shuttle Services
- Dinner (Sat) and Breakfasts
- On & Off River Contests
- Prizes
- T-shirts (sizing info)
- Non-Paddling Activities
- Raffle & Silent Auction (over 100 items)
- Musical Entertainment by ‘Switch’
- and Lots of Fun!
The Chilliwack is known for consistent water, great access and fun runs - Class II to IV, including the famous "Tamihi" Rapid.
Registration
Please register early to help us with planning. Thanks!
T-shirt discount available for registrations received by April 28
- T-shirts $10 with preregistration
(while supplies last, $20 without preregistration)
- Click here for T-shirt sizing
VKC Members: $45, Non-Members: $55, Non-Paddlers: $25
Online Registration
- To order a T-shirt, select size during online payment
(T-shirt fee collected at festival)
- A small PayPal fee is applied
- Pay Online
Mail-in Registration
Location
Chilliwack River, BC
- GMap:ll=49.07096,-121.841378&z=7&t=h
- VKC Festival Map
- GMap:ll=49.07096,-121.841378
- Campground
Schedule
(Check with registration for schedule updates)
Friday
17:00-20:00 Festival check-in
20:00 S’mores meet and greet - meet your festival hosts and fellow paddlers.
Saturday
08:00 Festival check-in reopens.
08:00–09:00 Breakfast sponsored by Tim Hortons
09:00 Safety meeting – all paddlers must attend!
09:30 First shuttles of the day
16:00 Last shuttle departs
17:00 Downriver race at Tamihi ** - participate or come and watch!
19:00-20:00 Dinner service
20:00 Downriver race award ceremony, volunteer appreciation
20:30 Live raffle/door prize drawing
21:30 Entertainment by the band "Switch"
Sunday
08:00 Continental breakfast
09:00 First shuttles of the day
11:00 Silent auction ends
12:00 Campground checkout
13:00 World kayak throwdown ** - participate or come and watch!
13:00 Last shuttle departs
16:00 Festival ends - please help with clean up!
Ongoing throughout the festival: sponsor tents, demo boats, demo drysuits, drytops and pfd’s, massages by Moveo
**For these activities, please sign up at the registration desk.
Off-river activities
Guided:
Saturday: 14:00 Blue Heron Nature Reserve trip **
Sunday: 10:00 Teapot Hill hike **
**For these activities, please sign up at the registration desk.
Self organized:
Hikes - http://www.clubtread.com/
Mountain biking
Canoeing on Chilliwack lake
River rafting on the Chilliwack river - http://www.chilliwackriverrafting.com/
Chipmunk caves - http://www.clubtread.com/routes/Route.aspx?Route=331
Farm tours - http://www.circlefarmtour.com/
Minter Gardens - http://www.mintergardens.com/
Auction
Check out more than 100 Raffle and Silent Auction items donated by our sponsors at the registration tent. Buy raffle tickets or place a bid on a silent auction item. Check back regularly to make sure you win!. Join the excitement and attend the live raffle draw on Saturday night. All proceeds will go to offset the costs of hosting the festival, with any other funds put towards stewardship and river access projects.
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