RiverFest Event Types
On River

History Paddle
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 9:00 am
Travel in time as you paddle with Brian Donahue, Brandeis University history professor and expert on the Sudbury River. Paddle to Sherman's Bridge through the wide meadows that prompted the founding of Wayland and Sudbury and hear stories of a fascinating and sometimes lurid past. Meet at the Rte. 20 boat launch in Wayland. Bring your canoe or kayak and life jacket (required). Cars will be available at Sherman's Bridge Rd. to shuttle you back. For more information: (508)-358-2980.

Sudbury River Ponded Section Paddle - 9am
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 9:00 am
Please RSVP and indicate if you need to reserve a canoe for this event via the registration form by June 15th.
Enjoy a calm 2-hour paddle and learn some history of the river in Saxonville and current threats from invasive aquatic vegetation. You are likely to spot a great blue heron, a kingfisher, a myriad of ducks and geese with chicks, and turtles sunning themselves, and maybe a bald eagle! There’s also the option of leisurely picking up shoreline debris and observing an invasive water chestnut hand-pulling removal demonstration. Please RSVP and indicate if you need to reserve a canoe for this event via the registration form. Contact for any questions about the paddle.

Sudbury River Ponded Section Paddle - 12pm
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 12:00 pm
Please RSVP and indicate if you need to reserve a canoe for this event via the registration form
Enjoy a calm 2-hour paddle and learn some history of the river in Saxonville and current threats from invasive aquatic vegetation. You are likely to spot a great blue heron, a kingfisher, a myriad of ducks and geese with chicks, and turtles sunning themselves, and maybe a bald eagle! There’s also the option of leisurely picking up shoreline debris and observing an invasive water chestnut hand-pulling removal demonstration. Please RSVP and indicate if you need to reserve a canoe for this event via the registration form. Contact for any questions about the paddle.

Paddle the Concord River from North Billerica Talbot Dam to the Lowell Centennial Dam
Boat Beautiful Billerica
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 2:00 pm
RSVP preferred but not required.
An approximately 4 hour flat water paddle to Lowell and back, using the North Billerica Fire Station ramp to put-in and take out. Despite the fact that this section is not designated "Wild & Scenic" (due to the dam impoundments), it is an absolutely scenic paddle! Meet at the North Billerica Fire Station, 21 Lowell Street, North Billerica, MA.

Concord River Sunrise Paddle
Sunday, June 19, 2022, 5:15 am
A sunrise paddle along the Concord River through the Carlisle, Bedford and Billerica sections of Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, with a stop for a hearty breakfast at a casual riverside restaurant. Meet at 5:15 AM at the Bedford Boat Launch on Rt. 225 at the Bedford/Carlisle town line. Bring your own canoe or kayak and a wearable PFD in good condition, appropriate clothing for a 2-3 hour paddle, binoculars if you have them, and drinking water.

Summer Solstice Celebration
OARS and Umbrella Arts Center
Sunday, June 19, 2022, 6:00 pm
End Riverfest on Sunday by celebrating the arrival of summer with Musketaquid and OARS at The Old Manse. Whether you walk, ride or paddle to the event, bring a picnic and enjoy live music in the orchard starting at 6pm!
Live Music - Enjoy songs by Sawyer Lawson & Greg Blair
Earth Floats - Add natural materials to Earth Floats and help launch them down the river!