FLOWtilla: The Spontaneous Decorated Boat Parade & Competition. Saturday, September 29th A $500 award will be given to the most creative design! As a fun feature of FLOW, Chroma Projects and The Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center (LCEC) invite everyone to decorate a floating device and join in the parade. It's a delight-filled thing to do with your kids! [...]
You're caught in an urban or natural disaster - could you survive till help arrives? The Primitive & Survival Skills Workshop 101 will cover the basic skill sets needed to keep you alive - - Building a shelter without tools, - Finding and purifying water, - Making cordage - rope, - Making a fire, without [...]
Our friends are bringing the Paddling Film Festival to Charlottesville! Presented by the Rivanna River Company and hosted at Random Row Brewing Co on Tuesday, April 9th, 2019. Doors will open at 6pm and the films will begin at 7:30pm. Come early for beer, food and camaraderie! Buy tickets in advance! The 14th Annual Paddling [...]
Join us for the 14th annual Rivanna River Race, part of the 2019 Rivanna RiverFest! Saturday May 11th, 2019 This exciting downriver canoe & kayak race runs 6.2-miles from the Route 29 Bridge at Rio Mills Road to Darden Towe Park. Check back soon for more information. Interested in being in involved with Rivanna River Race? [...]
Join us for the first annual spring RIVANNA RIVERFEST! On Saturday May 11th, 2019, we invite everyone to join us and enjoy the Rivanna River and check out Rivanna RiverFest! This family-friendly event will connect everyone to the Rivanna River and Charlottesville environment. We will have water sports, a run through the park, art activities, music, monitoring [...]
Help RCA serve at Fridays after 5 to help fundraise for the organization while having fun! Please contact justinaltice [at] rivannariver.org to sign up for a slot.
Enjoy the sweetness of a late-summer evening with a relaxed, all-abilities bike ride to a semi-secret beach on the Rivanna River. The ride will include a quick visit to Farmers in the Park and an optional dip in the river (so bring your towel and appropriate attire and footwear if you plan to get wet!). [...]
Join us for FLOW: The Rivanna River Arts Festival on Saturday, September, 28th, along the Rivanna Trail! The event starts at 11:00 AM at Darden Towe’s Boat Ramp. Chroma Projects is collaborating with The Rivanna Conservation Alliance to bring you this one day celebration of our river. FLOW 2019 will feature many of last year’s visual and [...]
Join the Rivanna Conservation Alliance and The Nature Conservancy of Virginia for an after-cleanup celebration! In cooperation with TNC's OktoberForest Events, come enjoy some refreshments, and learn about how clean water and healthy forests are important for good beer.
Strap on your goggles and slip into your lab coat for the 21st annual Kid*Vention, the Virginia Discovery Museum's celebration of everything science! Families are invited to explore a wide variety of scientific fields through hands-on demonstrations, experiments, games, and more as children are introduced to biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, physics, and zoology and [...]