This August 26-28, 2016, join the 8th annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival in downtown Timmins, Ontario.
Some paddlers go for the bragging rights of having competed, others for the amazing prize give-aways. Popular musicians, spectacular fireworks and a variety of vendors offer entertainment for paddlers and non-paddlers alike throughout the weekend.
This is a paddling festival unlike any other—instead of being tucked away on a lonely river, the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival is centrally located in downtown Timmins, within walking distance to all the hotels and restaurants, as well as city hall.
Adventure Kayak magazine named the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival one of the top paddling races in Canada—find out why.
In 2014, Rapid Media publisher Scott MacGregor raced in the Celebrity category— he writes about winning and losing at the biggest money kayaking event in Canada in the Summer/Fall 2014 issue of Adventure Kayak, read it on your desktop here.
In the 2016 Paddling Buyer’s Guide, Virginia Marshall reported on the growing participation in and accessibility of kayak races—find out more about the trend and the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival here.
