The 2026 Great Estes Park Rotary Duck Race duck adoption has begun. Since 1989, Estes Park Rotary has raised over $3 million for local organizations through the iconic Duck Race. The Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation Inc. (EPMFF) received nearly $2,000 through generous duck donations in 2025.
Adopt your duck for $25, and $23 will go directly to the EPMFF to support the museum to cultivate a passion for Estes Park history. All duck adoptions allow an entry to win numerous prizes. Purchase a “Quack Pack” of five ducks and receive an extra sixth chance to win.
Enjoy the festivities on Saturday, May 2, as the 2026 Duck Race floats down Fall River beginning with the duck drop at Performance Park. Onlookers can follow the rubber ducks along the River Walk through downtown to the finish line stretching across the Big Thompson River at the Estes Park Visitors Center. Volunteers at the finish line collect the ducks, and prizes are awarded to the winners…