You can run a 5K, play carnival games, watch 5,000 yellow rubber ducks head to the finish line – and you could possibly win a nice prize – all at Bryant Rotary’s Annual Rubber Duck Derby Festival.
Read more below.
On Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, the Rotary Club of Bryant will once again host the Rubber Duck Derby Festival at Mills Park.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
8 AM – Duck Derby Dash 5K
9 AM – 12 PM – Festival
12 PM – Rubber Duck Race
Bring family and friends for games like skeeball, bag toss, and lots more carnival style games, hosted by local non-profits. Every game is free to play, and you can win fun prizes. There will also be hot dogs and chips for sale.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
5,000 yellow rubber ducks race down a man-made river right at Mills Park. The top 10 ducks will receive one of our grand prizes.
Each duck is labeled with numbers from 1 to 5,000, then counted, mixed up and put in a water holding tank and then stirred some more. The ducks will be released at 12pm to race down the river to the finish line. The first 10 ducks to cross the finish line will win prizes valued at $500. Prizes will be give by the order in which the ducks finish.
1st Place – $1,500 Cash
2nd Place – $750 Cash
3rd Place – Exquisite Jewelry from Baker’s Fine Jewelry
4th Place – Camper Rental from Sweet Spot
5th Place – Car washes for a year from Splash Carwash
6th Place – Chicken Salad Chick for 1 year
7th Place – $500 Visa Gift Card from First Security Bank
8th Place – Restaurant Gift Card Bundle (Blue House Cafe & Bakery, Rober’s, Burger Shack, Different Dough Pizza, Niecy’s, Riverside Grocery, Verona Italian, Wood Grill Buffet)
9th Place – Chick-fil-A for 1 year
10th Place – To be announced
To get in the game, you purchase chances by “adopting” ducks. They are $5 each. You can buy online at https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/2ADQUF2CHCYT6 or find a Bryant Rotarian and buy from them.
WHO DOES THIS EVENT BENEFIT?
The Bryant Youth Association, Imagination Library of Saline County, and The Kids Closet will split the proceeds.
Come out Saturday, May 3rd to Mills Park in Bryant to celebrate the biggest rubber duck race in the state. Map to Mills Park: https://www.mysaline.com/map-mills-park/
