Time to get your feet wet!
2nd Annual
THIS WEEKEND!
Here's all the details you need to know
When: Saturday, June 1st, 9am until 3pm
What: The Soque River Festival details:
• 2-mile paddle trip (canoes and kayaks provided) - $15 each
• Chicken and Fish Tacos (and more – see below)- $7 each
• Festival Attendance and all other activities are FREE
• Kids Zone – see below for details
• Live Music from 10:30 until 2:30
Where: ALL Parking for the event is located at the Habersham County Courthouse parking lot - 555 Monroe Avenue, Clarkesville, GA
The Festival site is on a beautiful bottomland farm on the Soque River at 173 LaPrade Street –PARKING IS NOT ALLOWED AT THE SITE! To reach the site, park at the County Courthouse parking lot and there will be a short 5-minute walk, 1/8 mile.
Find the wooden STAIRWELL at the back corner of the Courthouse Parking Lot. Descend stairs to the Garden of Wellness (blue building). Walk to front of Garden of Wellness and follow LaPrade Street to the right. LaPrade Street will dead end to the RIVER FESTIVAL SITE. Once you reach our award winning Parade Float you’re there!
If you are handicapped or have other special needs to get to the site, please contact us in advance. Call Teresa at 706-754-9382 or e-mail srwa@windstream.net.
PADDLE TRIP DETAILS:
We provide boats, paddles, life jackets, a guide and a laminated map of the paddle route. Cost is $15 per person. Limited to 200 boaters. We have canoes or kayaks on a first available basis. Trips leave every half hour (more or less).
The paddle trip is 2 miles long and takes anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to float (the water is high this year so may be a faster trip).
There are no age limits. All small children who cannot fit in adult sized life jackets must provide their own life jackets to float. An adult must accompany all children under 16.
FOOD DETAILS
The Festival features a delicious lunch of chicken and fish tacos with fresh local veggies, salsa, beans and rice, ice tea, cookies and watermelon. Chicken donated by Springer Mountain Farms. Fish are fried flounder filets. Lunch is $7 per person.
KIDS ZONE DETAILS
The Festival is a kid friendly event and features the following FREE activities:
• Rainbarrel Painting – express your artistic side by painting on a rainbarrel
• Face Painting – Everything from butterflies to wild animals on your FACE!
• Aquatic Bug Hunt – learn about the amazing critters living in our streams
• Outdoor Games – Bean Bag Toss, Bocce Ball and more
MUSIC DETAILS
10:00-11:15 - Walter and Jeannie Daves; Richie and Linda Averack
11:15-12:30 - Steve Taylor
12:30-1:45 - Riverdog (Rob Brooksher, Ethan Smith, Andrew Linker)
1:45-3:00 - Matthew Ballard
HOW TO REGISTER
Advance registration is encouraged. Registration forms are at www.soque.org. Mail or bring cash or check payment by the SRWA office. Call 706-754-9382 to find out what slots are available. The last days before the event we will hold a reservation with a credit card number, but ask that you pay cash or check upon arrival.
WHAT TO BRING / NOT TO BRING
We highly encourage you to bring folding chairs and blankets to enjoy the beauty of the festival site. Water bottles are also encouraged. Unfortunately no animals are allowed at the festival. Alcohol and tobacco use are also not permitted during the festival. No exceptions.
SPACE IS FILLING UP FAST SO BRING YOUR REGISTRATION BY THE SRWA OFFICE THIS WEEK
TO RESERVE A TIME SLOT
We are located at 1418 Washington Street
That's on the Square in Clarkesville above Edward Jones
You can leave your completed registrtation in our milk box on the front porch after hours
or give us a call 706-754-9382
We're also attaching all the FESTIVAL details as a PDF so you can print them out and give to a friend
And a map of the paddle route and festival location map (with thanks to our sponsors)
DON'T MISS THE BEST WEEKEND OF THE YEAR
TO BECOME A SOQUE RIVER LOVER!
Justin Ellis
Executive Director
Soque River Watershed Association
706-754-9382
