Saturday July 26th
9:00 - Vendor Setup Begins in Festival field
10:00 - Dryway release begins
11:00 - Bike and Boat Race begins
1:00 PM - Festival Marketplace opens
3:00 - AW membership Drive begins
3:00 - Dryway release ends
5:00 - Silent Auction Opens
6:00 - Bike and Boat Race results posted
7:00 - Raft Guide Olympics
8:00 - Band SNAP!
9:30 - AW Membership Drive Closes
9:45 - Boat Raffle for AW membership drive announcement
10:00 - Final bid on Silent Auction items

Sunday July 27th
10:00 - Dryway release begins
10:00 - USACK Race Registration begins*
12:00 PM - USACK Race Registration ends
1:00 - USACK Wildwater Race begins(Fife Brook)
2:00 - Dryway release ends
3:00 - USACK Wildwater Race ends (Fife Brook)

* USACK Wildwater Race
Although not a direct part of the 2008 Deerfield Festival, on the Sunday following the Fest there will be a USACK Wildwater Race down the Fife Brook section of the Deerfield River. This event is part of their weeklong run-up to the following weekends national event. This event is open to all ages, skill levels, and varieties of boats. More information about the event, including registration and waiver forms are available online.

Alden Bird, author of the Let it Rain whitewater guidebook, will be on hand to sign copies of his book. His book signing schedule will be:

Saturday July 26th
9am – 11am at The Outfitters Shop at Zoar Outdoor
5pm – 9pm at the Zoar Outdoor booth at the Deerfield River Festival

Sunday July 27th
9am – 11am at The Outfitters Shop at Zoar Outdoor

Also on Sunday the town of Charlemont (the same town the Deerfield Fest is in) will be hosting the Yankee Doodle Days Fair “Charlemont’s Hometown Fair”. This fair will feature vendors, food, firewoorks, live music and a demolition derby.

Check it out and see some of the great things Charlemont has to offer.

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