Riverfest is Saturday June 15, 2024

When: June 15, 2024

Where: Champion Park in Rosman

Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

The Transylvania French Broad Stewards, the Town of Rosman, Conserving Carolina, and Headwaters Outfitters are joining up again to put on the ninth annual Upper French Broad Riverfest and invite residents and visitors to come spend a fun day celebrating the river! Join us at Champion Park in Rosman, NC for a free, family-friendly festival with live local music, hands-on educational activities from many local businesses, and interactive displays about the French Broad River! There will be free tubing for everyone, food trucks (Local Harvester, Travelin Dough, and Jenny’s Minis Donut Bus!), and more (and don’t forget your swimsuit!)! This event also coincides with the annual Headwaters Outfitters Hellbender 20-Miler Relay Canoe Race! Cut off for race registration is  May 18th, so sign up today!

Exhibitors include: Headwaters Outfitters, Pisgah River Rangers, Oxbow R Snorkeling, Mills River Partnership, Transylvania Bird Club, Brevard Clay, North Carolina Cooperative Extension – Transylvania County Center, Transylvania County Library, North Carolina Forest Service, FIND Outdoors, Conserving Carolina, MountainTrue, Transylvania County Solid Waste, Friends of DuPont Forest, Audubon Society, League of Women Voters, NC Arboretum, Citizen Climate Lobby, Brevard Dog Park with Canine Therapy Partners of WNC, Hemlock Restoration Initiative, NC Leave No Trace, Pisgah Chapter Trout Unlimited, Earthshine Nature Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Muddy Sneakers, Gaia, Land of Sky, and more!

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For more information contact Pam Torlina at pam@conservingcarolina.org.