January

15-18 Paddle Florida along Peace River, Paddleflorida.org

February

24-26 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium; San Francisco, CA

March

8-10 Canoecopia; Madison, MI, Rutabaga.com, 1-800-472-3353

15-17 Alabama Games

15-17 Jersey Paddler Show

22-24 24th Annual Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival; Santa Cruz, CA, 831-425-4887

22-24 Southwest Kayak Symposium; San Diego, CA, Aqua-adventures.com 1-619-523-9577

April

6-7 Whitewater Triple Crown, Tariffville Gorge, Tariffville, CT. Info: Click Here

12-14 East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival; Charleston, SC, Click Here

12-14 Port Angeles Sea Kayak Symposium, Port Angeles, WA. Info: 206-940-6269, or www.raftandkayak.com

14 Grizzly Man Adventure Race & Black Bear Challenge; Blackfoot River, MT, 1-406-543-0898

26-28 NOC Freestyle Shoot-out, Bryson City, NC. Info: Click Here

May

4 33rd Annual Outdoors Inc Canoe & Kayak Race, Memphis, TN. Largest Canoe and Kayak Race in the Southeast. Click Here

10-12 Hell or High Water Weekend, presented by Ottawa Paddleshack. Largest whitewater event in Canada, on Petawawa River, Ont.
hohwpetawawa@hotmail.com

11-12 Dominion Riverrock, Richmond, Va. Two-day festival, featuring music, running, biking, boatercross and kayak big air events. Click Here

12 Best in the West Kayak Festival, Missoula, Mont. Info: (406) 546-0370; waves@zootownsurfers.com; www.zootownsurfers.com

11-12 Puget Sound Sea Kayak Symposium; Puget Sound, WA, 1-253-594-7847 Click Here

17 Green River Expedition Freestyle Kayak Competition, Green River, WY Click Here

17-19 The Golden Games, Clear Creek, Golden, CO. www.thegoldengames.com


27-29 Puntledge River Paddle Festival; Vancouver Island Canada
Click Here

24-26 CKS Paddlefest and Buena Vista Pro Rodeo; Buena Vista, CO
Click Here

24-26 WMCKA Symposium; Big Blue Lake, MI, Click Here

June

31-3 Lyons Outdoor Games; Lyons CO
Click Here

1-3 Yampa River Festival; Steamboat Springs, CO; www.friendsoftheyampa.com

3 Paddling Life Creek Race, Fish Creek, Steamboat Springs, CO; 5 p.m. Brought to you by Steamboat in the Summertime. CLICK HERE

6-9 GoPro Mountain Games; Vail,CO, Click Here

7-9 Maine Canoe Symposium; (207) 778-0853, Click Here

8-9 Windy City Sea Kayak Symposium; Illinois Beach State Park, IL, Click Here

6-12 13th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn; 113 miles from Schuylkill Haven, PA, to Philadelphia’s Boat House Row. Info: Click Here .

9 Back to the Chatahoochee Race, Georgia.
Click Here

8-9 Callie Rohr Memorial Canoe Race, Wisc. River, WI, 26 miles.
Click Here

14-16 Reno Whitewater Festival. Click Here

14-16 FiBARK; Salida, CO Info: Click Here

22-23 The Ohio River Way Paddlefest; Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH
Click Here

21-23 Payette RIver Games/Idaho Whitewater Championships! ($33,000 purse), Cascade, ID. www.kellyswhitewaterpark.com; www.payetterivergames.com


21-23 Gunnison River Festival, Gunnison, CO. Info: canyonglitter@ymail.com

27-28 The Northwest Paddling Festival; Alki Beach, Seattle WA
The Northwest Paddling Festival

28-30 Zoar Outdoor Demofest; Charlemont, MA
Click Here

29-1 Missoula Whitewater Festival, Missoula, MT. Info: kb@strongwaterkayaker.com

29-July 3 Yukon River Quest, 460 miles from Whitehorse to Dawson City.
Click Here

July

7-8 Cascade Whitewater Festival, Cascade, ID.

5-7 Potomac Whitewater Festival; Potomac river Washington DC
www.potomacfest.com

20 Eppie’s Great race, Sacramento River, CA. Distances: 5.82 Mile Run, 12.5 Mile Cycle, 6.35-mile Paddle. Click Here

21-22 Northern Forest Canoe Trail Paddler's Rendezvous, Rangeley,
Maine
Click Here

27 Boise Whitewater Festival, Boise/Banks, ID Click Here

28-19 Northwest Whitewater Cup Races; Skagit River, WA
NW Slalom Downriver Cup #5

August

1-4 Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow, Salt Lake City, Utah

4-5 Paddle Kisap, Puget Sound 2-Day Overnight 35NM paddle
Click Here

10-12 Bailey Fest, Bailey Canyon, N. Fork S. Platte, CO.

18 5th annual Chicago Shoreline Marathon, Chicago, IL chicagoshorelinemarathon.com

26-28 Northwest Whitewater Cup Races; Clackamas River near Estacada, OR. NW Slalom Cup #6

September

2-8 2013 ICF Canoe/Kayak World Freestyle Championships, Nantahala River, Bryson City, NC. Info: Click Here

14-16 Gauley River Festival; Summersville, WV
Click Here

27-29 22nd Annual Feather River Festival, Feather River, CA
Click Here

October

6-7 Berrien Paddlers Harvest Paddle Fest; St Joseph/Paw Paw River, Lake Michigan. Info: www.berrienpaddlers.com

11-13 Moose Fest, Moose River, Old Forge, NY. Info: Click Here



November
1-4 Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival, Sanibel/FT. Meyers, Fla.
Races, events, and more. Click Here

2 2013 Green River Race, Asheville, NC.

December

2 Deception Pass Dash. The northwest’s premiere paddlesports race,
6 miles through swirling waters of Deception Pass. href="http://www.outdooradventurecenter.com/40227/Deception-Pass-Dash.html" target="_blank">Click Here


Please contact us with information about other events to add to our calender by emailing info@paddlinglife.net.