June 19, 2019
Riverside Park, on the Wild & Scenic Kern River
Tickets: $30 Lickety Spilt | $55 Sequoia Splash, gotokernville.com
Whitewater Wednesday, annual tradition. Wet your Pants on the Kern! Kernville
Chamber of Commerce, along with 5 commercial rafting companies operating on the
Kern River, sponsor trip options: Lickety Split trip is an inexpensive introduction to
whitewater rafting, | Sequoia Splash Run with
Lunch included with all trips. Minimum age is 7 years for the Lickety
Split, life jackets are provided.
April 27-28, 2019
Base camp:
Riverside Park
Kernville, California
Free to see,
kernfestival.com
Whitewater, USA! It will be a fun-filled day of sunshine, water fights, soggy sneakers, and action packed rapids.
The WhiteWater Capital of California celebrates spring with an annual boating event, the Kern River WhiteWater Festival. Whimsical races, plus the more serious Olympic qualifying races with more excitement than you can imagine provide a great reason to head for the Sierras for this event.
Friday, April 26, 2019
Riverside Park
Downriver Fun Race to Town - Powerhouse KR3 Putin
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Triathlon - Run, Pedal, Paddle
Brush Creek Extreme Race
Children's Sidewalk Art Contest
Hyside Mini-Me Head-to-Head Race
BBQ Dinner & Awards
Silent Auction
Sunday, April 28, 2019
SUP/Kayak Downriver Race
T.J. Citizen Slalom & SUP Race
Raffle
Awards
Extreme Slalom & Downriver Races complete with waterfalls, slides, a great
granite amphitheater for spectator viewing. It is awesome! The weekend event
involves various locations and may require camping or lodgings so you should
check the official website for logistical information: kernfestival.com
This exciting event is a parade of self-made boats that will travel
downriver and attempt to make it to the end of the Park. The "Race" is to
see which boats that can make it to the finish before falling apart!
The Rules:
Only make-shift boats, using non-boat materials
All participants must wear Type III-Whitewater PFDs. Helmets Recommended
Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult on the river.
Must check in when you get out of the water
Get a group together,
sign up, and start building a boat. Can be for a single person or a group of
people. You will have to navigate the boat from the bottom of Ewings Rapid
(not through the rapid) to the bottom of Riverside Park.
A combination of a run from Riverside Park to the Power House put-in, and
then a downriver class II-III paddle back to the park. Classes for single
persons (doing both), two people (one running, one paddling). Boat
categories include plastic, race, IK, and standup board.
T.J. Citizen
Slalom Race Junior Olympic Qualifier
This Olympic event, a slalom kayaking timed race in which a paddler must
negotiate a series of gates, without touching them, and some of those gates
must be run while paddling upstream. The T.J. is run through a class II
section at Riverside Park and is open to boaters of all levels and types of
whitewater boats, with classes for Expert, Intermediate, Novice, Junior and
Cadets. The Kern Festival T.J. Slalom is the first event of the Sierra Cup
Slalom Series.
Standup Boarder-Cross
The traditional TJ Slalom race and new this year -- a downriver Biathalon
race. Back again this year is a new addition to the events, a Standup
Boarder-Cross will be held in Riverside Park in downtown Kernville on
Sunday; there is sure to be plenty to keep you entertained as you hang out
on the banks of the mighty Kern. All events have easy access for boaters and
spectators.
Entertainment
KRBC Beer Garden, BBQ dinner Saturday. The Festival Silent Auction will be on Saturday, and Raffle
on Sunday.
Everyone is invited to come to the Festival and be a part of this
long-running whitewater tradition! There is no charge to view any of the
events. Sponsor and vendor booths will be setup in Riverside Park throughout
the event. Come check out all the latest boats, paddling and outdoor gear!
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.