Get out on the water and learn all about the river’s history and recovery!
River Rally, sponsored by Cargill, is a free community festival offering kayak tours, bike tours, boat rides, walking tours, live music, a beer garden and more along the Cuyahoga River at Hart Crane Park.
The festival village will feature kids’ crafts and activities for the whole family.
Pre-registration required for kayak and biking tours. All other tours available on a first-come, first-served basis.
River Rally Activities
All activities are available for day-of registration on a first-come, first-served basis, unless otherwise noted.
On the Water Tours
- Kayak Cleanup with Trash Fish (Pre-Registration Required, Registration opens June 3)- 10 AM
- Dragon Boat Rides with Cleveland Dragon Boat Association - Once an hour, 12:30 to 4:30 PM
- NPS Ranger-led Cuyahoga River Kayak Tours (Pre-Registration Required, Registration opens June 3) - 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 3:30 PM
- River Tours on the Holiday Boat - 11:30 AM, 1 PM, 2:20 PM, 4 PM
On the Shore Tours & Yoga
- Riverside Yoga with OneTree Love - 10 AM
- Cuyahoga River Revival Walking Tours with the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern Advisory Committee - 11:30 AM
- Urban Birding Walking Tours with the Greater Cleveland Aquarium - 1 PM & & 3:30 PM
- Cleveland Bridge War Walk with Cleveland Metroparks - 2 PM
- Where the River Burned Bike Tours with Ohio City Bike Co-Op. (Pre-Registration Required, Registration opens June 3) - 12:30 PM & 3 PM
View Visual Schedule
Music Line-Up
Festival Village
Join us at Hart Crane Park from 11 am-5pm for a variety of family friendly activities from our partners, including:
- Upcycle Parts Shop & Volunteers- Make vinyl flowers with Upcycle Parts Shop using repurposed event banners!
- Cuyahoga County Department of Sustainability – Participate in a DIY T-Shirt Bag Workshop to empower you to BYOBags when shopping.
- Poetry free Cleveland – Write an improv poem from 1-3 pm.
- National Park Service Junior Ranger Program
- Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park - From 11 am-2 pm, learn about misunderstood animals that call Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) home! The Conservancy for CVNP will be onsite to share fun factoids about bats, opossum, coyotes, and bees, including how to protect them and their habitats.
- Greater Cleveland Aquarium – Learn about birds on the Cuyahoga River or join one of the Urban Birding Walking Tours at 1pm and 3:30 pm!
- Cleveland Metroparks - Cleveland Metroparks Aquatic Biologist Mike Durkalec and his staff will have an assortment of live fish from the watershed on display in aquariums and there will even be a fish touch pool available so the family can meet a fish! They will also be happy to answer any questions attendees have about local water quality monitoring, aquatic research and fishing."
- TrashFish
- Cleveland Dragon Boat Association
- Cleveland Water
- Cleveland Water Pollution Control
Cuyahoga River Rally is part of Cleveland History Days, a week-long celebration of our city’s rich legacy.
When
Saturday, June 29, 2024
11:00am - 5:00pm
