Float Fest 2025

Grab your paddle and join the party — Float Fest 2025 is the inaugural celebration of our river-loving community! Whether you’re kayaking the Mississippi on Paddle Share, bringing your own boat, or leaving the kayak at home and kicking back at Graco Park, the first ever Float Fest is your invitation to experience the river in motion and the joy of gathering riverside.

What’s happening at Float Fest? FREE festivities begin at North Mississippi Regional Park at 10:00 am where you can attended guided walks with park naturalists. From there, you can launch your own kayak or rent one from Paddle Share and make your way down to Boom Island. Once you arrive at Boom Island, stow your kayak and walk over to Graco Park for the party that’s happening from 12pm to 4pm.

Not planning to kayak? That’s great, too! Join us at Graco Park from 12pm to 4pm for the Float Fest party with food trucks, live music, and community booths. See you there!

What is Float Fest 2025? Float Fest was created to bring people together through the shared experience of paddling and celebrating the Mississippi River. Your participation supports the Paddle Share program and helps make access to the river more equitable for all.

To learn more about Float Fest 2025, register to attend, or rent a Paddle Share kayak - visit the website at paddleshare.org/float-fest.

You may also like the following events from Mississippi Park Connection:

• Next Friday, 8th August, 07:30 pm, Park After Dark in St Paul
• This month, 28th August, 05:30 pm, Picnic for the Park Annual Fundraiser in St Paul
• Next month, 5th September, 06:30 pm, Park After Dark in St Paul

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