August
15 - 17
2025

Get ready for a weekend of paddling, community, and adventure.

Whether you're a seasoned paddler or just getting started, this festival is your chance to connect with fellow enthusiasts, take part in skill-building clinics, and enjoy exciting on and off water events.

Join us for races, workshops, and family-friendly activities—all set against the stunning backdrop of Revelstoke’s waterways. With live music, camping, prizes, and a welcoming paddling community, it’s the ultimate celebration of all things paddle-powered!

ON SITE CAMPING | PRIZES | GREAT SPECTATING | RAFFLE | FREE YOGA

Come for the fun, stay for the community, and help support paddling in Revelstoke!

  • Clinics:

    • 9am - Intro to Whitewater Kayaking

    • 2pm - Intro to Whitewater SUP

    • 2pm - Media in Whitewater

    Huge Balls, Tiny Rapid Team Race
    5pm Racer’s Meeting
    5:30pm Race Start

    Welcome Party + Film Festival
    7pm at the Begbie Brewery

  • 8am FREE Community Yoga

    9am Class 2 Silly Illy Race
    Open to SUPs, canoes, and kayaks! This fun, approachable race is perfect for all skill levels, and includes a special Kid’s Division to get the next generation of paddlers in on the action.
    9:30am Racer’s Meeting at Race Start
    10am Race Starts

    12pm Class 3 Alexandria Race
    Time Trial on Alexandria Rapid on the Illecillewaet River.
    12pm Racer’s Meeting
    12:30pm Race Start

    2pm Class 4 White Mile Race
    Expert slalom race.
    2pm Racer’s Meeting
    2:30pm Race Starts

    Infamous Bootie Ball

  • Family Poker Paddler
    12pm Racer’s Meeting at Moses Falls
    12:30pm Start

    River Clean Up

Schedule

Bootie Ball Line Up

Dolla Hilz

Dolla Hilz is a music lover, DJ, dancer, event producer, and radio host known for bringing high-energy, bass-heavy beats with island influence to every dance floor. Since 2013, she’s been lighting up Revelstoke with her dynamic sets, community events, and dance workshops that blend dancehall, afro, hip hop, and Latin styles—all fueled by her passion for joy, movement, and connection through music.

SiFi & Willoway

In 2021, SiFi and Willoway joined forces and uncovered a magnetic musical connection. SiFi, a seasoned funk drummer with a hybrid live/DJ style, layers beats, effects, and rhythm behind Willoway’s soulful vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and melodic finesse. Together, they create genre-blending soundscapes that elevate the energy of the dance floor—a vibrant fusion born of serendipity, passion.

The Boom Booms

We’re a band of brothers with a unique sound that blends folk, reggae, rock, Latin, soul, and more into upbeat, feel-good music. Since 2008, we’ve toured Latin America in a psychedelic RV, busked in Europe, released four albums, hosted festivals, and even made a documentary about the Kayapo people’s fight to protect the Amazon. It’s been an incredible journey—and we’re just getting started.

Group of five people standing on a beach with trees and water in the background, smiling and wearing colorful leis and casual summer clothing, possibly celebrating a summer event or vacation.
A group of people paddling kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on a river near a rocky and grassy shoreline with trees in the background.
Children and adult on a paddleboard on a river during a sunny day, surrounded by trees, with one girl sitting cross-legged in a colorful hoodie making a playful gesture, and a man in sunglasses and a straw hat holding a paddle, smiling.
A crowd of people gathered outdoors near a forested area, some holding umbrellas and water guns, with a person speaking into a megaphone near a tent labeled 'Revelstoke Park'.
People dancing and enjoying a nightclub with colorful lights and decorations.
A female DJ performing at a vibrant nightclub with colorful lights, a large crowd dancing, and DJ equipment in the foreground.
A person in a helmet and life jacket is kayaking through turbulent waves.
A group of people in life jackets and helmets preparing for or after kayaking at a waterfront, with some holding paddles and surrounded by colorful kayaks.
A man in a green helmet and wetsuit making a victory sign with his hand, holding a paddle, while standing in front of water, celebrating a kayaking or paddling event.
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A person white water rafting on a river near a rocky cliff with trees, under a partly cloudy sky.
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Revy Paddle Fest is made possible by our wonderful sponsors!

Title Sponsors

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AO Outdoors logo with mountain illustration and stylized text.

Gold Sponsors

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Silver Sponsors

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Bronze Sponsors

Community Sponsors

A circular logo depicting a mountain landscape with a person paddleboarding on a river, pine trees, a setting sun, and clouds, with the text 'Downstream Adventure' beneath.
Red and black logo for Apex Rafting, Revelation, BC.
Logo of Mt. Beghie Brewing Co., established in 1869.

Grant Support

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