RiverFest on the Deschutes
Maupin, Oregon. Saturday May 26 2012

“CELEBRATING WILD FISH & WHITE WATER ON THE LOWER DESCHUTES RIVER”

We invite you and your family to visit Maupin on the Lower Deschutes River for a day of terrific live music, great food, fun, family-friendly activities on Saturday, May 26th from 10am – 8pm at the Oasis Riverview Campground. Free Admission.

Additional Sunday, May 27th activities include a SOLV River Clean-up.

 

Saturday at RiverFest

The day begins with a 5k/10k Walk/Run along the Deschutes River from 9:00am – 10:00am. Talented and popular regional bands will play all day long, featuring music that the whole family will enjoy. A variety of food & beverage vendors will satisfy any hunger, and your eyes can feast on the artwork of art vendors. You can take a mini raft trip on the Deschutes, and then cast some single & double-handed fly rods at our casting pond. Professional casting instructors will assist you and inspire you, too! Other outdoor recreational gear & equipment will be displayed and available for purchase.

Youngsters can enjoy our inflatable bouncy house and kids/teens/adults can challenge our climbing wall. Wildlife displays and environmental education groups will share their knowledge with people of all ages. There are also participatory art activities for children.

Admission to RiverFest is free and every guest receives a Free Raffle Ticket. Prize drawings are held hourly for valuable prizes. Winners who are present get to choose their prize; those not present are mailed a prize, so you don’t have to be present to win!

Sunday at RiverFest

The SOLV River Clean-up, an annual part of RiverFest begins at 9:45am with an orientation at the Imperial River Company Lodge on the banks of the Deschutes in Maupin. Equipment and supplies provided free of charge. Leadership provided by All Star Rafting and the Bureau of Land Management. Following the clean-up, a free BBQ luncheon will be served to all volunteers at the Imperial River Company Lodge.

 

Important News about RiverFest on the Deschutes
Maupin's signature community event.

After six years of conducting a quality, successful family friendly event, we are announcing two significant changes that will enable RiverFest to grow for years to come.

First we are merging with the Maupin Area Chamber of Commerce. This strategic alliance will "institutionalize" RiverFest so that the responsibility for planning, conducting and sustaining this event will rest with a formal, funded and staffed organization (rather than a few dedicated folks).

Secondly, in reponse to many of our business sponsors, we will be changing the date from Fall to a Spring event. RiverFest 2012 will happen on Saturday, May 26th (Memorial Day Weekend). This date change will enable RiverFest to develop into a weekend long event with many new activity options. A Spring date is also more beneficial to our sponsors for marketing purposes.

To accomplish these two significant changes, we will not have a RiverFest in September 2011. The additional time will be used to smoothly merge the two organizations so that RiverFest 2012 is a sucess. We will also use our stakeholder mailing list to communicate important developments. We'll also have a revised website up and running soon, maupinriverfest.com