Spring usually means a jam-packed schedule, brimming with fun activities and annual festivals. We often have so much to do that we can’t fit in everything. However, this is one annual spring festival in Missouri you don’t want to miss. It boasts a full menu of family-friendly fun, thousands of adorable rubber duckies, and hot air balloons. Does it get any better? It sure does.
Celebrate the final weekend of spring with a visit to the annual Sertoma Duck Race Festival in Ozark, an epic two-day event the whole family will love.
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Slated for June 17-18, 2022 at Finley River Park, the festival promises a whole lot of fun and a ton of rubber duckies – 8,000 to be exact.
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The highlight of this beloved spring festival is, arguably, the rubber duckie race. Everyone’s invited to get involved by adopting ducks who will race down the Finley River on June 18.
Facebook/Sertoma Duck Race Festival Adopt a duck online. The adoption deadline is June 18 at 6 p.m. That’s one hour before race time.
Entrants will have the opportunity to win a variety of prizes, including the Grand Prize of a Chevy Silverado.
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Make sure you head to the festival on Friday evening at 9 p.m. for the breathtaking hot air balloon glow. Watch as the balloons illuminate the nighttime sky.
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Carnival rides will be available for the kids, and several competitions, including a pie eating contest and a corn hole tournament, are planned for the weekend.
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Live music, a craft fair, a beer garden, and food trucks round out the highlights of the festival, which will conclude with a spectacular fireworks show on Saturday at 10:15 p.m.
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Stay up-to-date with all of the latest details of the Sertoma Duck Race Festival on its official website. Or, stop by its Facebook page.
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Have you been to this late spring festival in Missouri? Share your experience in the comments! Then see if you agree that these are seven of the things Missourians are always itching to get out and do once winter finally thaws.
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Adopt a duck online. The adoption deadline is June 18 at 6 p.m. That’s one hour before race time.
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