Riverfest is Saturday June 21, 2025

When: June 21, 2025

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 10th annual Upper French Broad Riverfest! We 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, including: [CANCELED the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will be there with Rocky the Hellbender – sorry!] the NC Cooperative Extension, Gorges State Park, the Waterfall Keepers of NC, Brevard Clay, Transylvania Co. Library, Blue Ridge Audubon, League of Women Voters, Transylvania Co. Bird Club, Leave No Trace, Pisgah River Rangers – the Pisgah Conservancy, Self-Help Credit Union, Wai Mauna SUP Tours, Oxbow River Snorkeling, Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County, Hemlock Restoration Initiative, Pisgah Chapter Trout Unlimited, Gaia Herbs, Transylvania Public Health, Rosman Fire Department, Earthshine Nature Programs, Carolina Mountain Flora, Mountains to Seas Scuba, FIND Outdoors, Wine to Water, Shelly’s Laser Art, Fixed Line Appalachia, Vivian Rose Designs, Transylvania County Rescue Squad, Muddy Sneakers, and more! And Land of Sky will power the sound system with power from the sun, have a solar array on display, and have EVs to check out! All of our hosts/partners will have interactive displays and educational opportunities related to the French Broad River and the plants and animals that call this region home! There will be free tubing for everyone, food trucks (The Local Harvester, Daddy D’s on Wheels, Baabal’s Ice Cream, and Southern Sips!), and more! Don’t forget your swimsuit and towel!

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This event also coincides with the annual Headwaters Outfitters Hellbender 20-Miler Relay Canoe Race!

If you’d like to become a sponsor, contact Sierra Hoisington at sierra@conservingcarolina.org.

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Click here to download the poster! Feel free to share!

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