2026 Tompkins 4-H Duck Race

Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County is proud to announce that the 4-H Duck Race will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 11am-4pm. Join us to watch up to 3,000 bright yellow rubber ducks tumble over the Cascadilla Creek falls at the Cornell Botanic Gardens' Cascadilla Gorge Trail then bob down the creek in a frantic and fabulous race to the 4-H Education Center on Willow Avenue. Take a chance on a duck and win GREAT PRIZES if your duck is among the first to cross the finish line! Enjoy refreshments, entertainment, and activities for kids all afternoon long, around the CCE-Tompkins Education Center at 615 Willow Avenue in Ithaca. All proceeds support 4-H youth programs in Tompkins County!

Need not be present to win!

This year, our Duck Race event will be BIGGER and BETTER than ever!
*Food Trucks
*Raffles & Prizes
*Games
*Animal Encounters
*Artist's Alley Vendor Market
*And More!


GET YOUR DUCK CHANCES EARLY: https://ccetompkins.wufoo.com/forms/mk8a0391pwr4as/

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GET YOUR DUCK RACE MERCH HERE: Tompkins4H.redbubble.com

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