About The Annual Duck Derby

Each year in May, we race tens of thousands of "adopted ducks" down the river to the Finish Line.  In 2006, we began to use the Etowah River.  Just below the dam which creates Lake Allatoona, 2 minutes from highway 41 and 5 minutes from I-75, the Army Corps of Engineers is allowing us to use the spacious and gorgeous Riverside Day Use Area.  This year's race was even more exciting than ever and the Corps trimmed the underbrush to provide excellent viewing.  The "duck delivery" system was reworked to make a more dramatic start to the race. 

The 2008 theme was Duck Derby Seven: Surfin' Safari.  Many put on their finest Hawaiian shirts and joined us as we caught the wave of tropical fun!

Enthusiastic volunteers planned the festival, chaired committees, sold adoptions, did data entry, planned the duck labeling party and the Egg-cellent Evening Event, worked with the media, and the list goes on, catching the wave.

For official rules click here.

Here is a beautiful montage from this year's Duck Dash and Duck Derby!