Event Spotlight: Reedy River Duck Derby

Watch 14,000 rubber ducks float down the Reedy River.

Ducks floating along Falls Park at the Annual Reedy River Duck Derby.

There’s still time to adopt a duck for this year’s Reedy River Duck Derby.

Photo provided by The Reedy River Duck Derby

If you happen upon Falls Park on Saturday, May 2, you may be wondering why there are 14,000 rubber ducks in the Reedy Riverwe’re here to answer that for you.

  • The Reedy River Duck Derby is an annual fundraiser for the Reedy River Rotary Club of Greenville.
  • Post time is 2:30 p.m. — listen for the trumpet from the middle of the Liberty Bridge.
  • The grand prize is a year’s worth of groceries from Publix, with other winners receiving $2,500, a golf weekend, and certificates to local businesses.

Whether you plan to adopt a duck or not, it’s a must-see race, and don’t miss the hat contest.

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