Riverfest 2008 Schedule - Year of the Stone Fly
RIVERFEST CELEBRATION:
Main Street at the River in Downtown Waynesboro
Saturday, April 26, 10:00 – 4:00
Free Admission
Beginning at 10:00 and continuing throughout the day…
- Stream Safari - discover mysteries of life in the South River
- Wildlife Center of Virginia exhibit
- Music and announcements by Jeff Fife
- Plant sale by the Virginia Native Plant Society
- Native American demonstrations and exhibits
- Fish ‘n Fun Rodeo – for kids to test their casting skill
- Nature exhibits, children’s art table, food vendors, canoe rides
- and more...
Special Events
10:00
Road and River Relay –for runners, paddlers and bikers.
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or 540 943-2752
Awards Ceremony for winners of the Poster Contest
10:30
Reptile World – see snakes and other live reptiles and learn
about the important roles they play in our world
12:00
Riverfest Pageant – an educational play about the ecology of
rivers and ponds performed by local students
1:00
Road and River Relay Awards Ceremony
1:30
Stream Electro-fishing and Interpretation – Conducted by VA
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, this is one of our most
interesting activities. Get up close and personal with up to 20 fish
species captured, displayed and discussed in a riverside aquarium.
2:30
Reptile World – repeat of the morning performance.
4:00
The Great South River Duck Race