The festival one of the three main events of the Northwest for the summer brings a large number of Prince Rupert residents and those from around the North Coast into town for the weekend, something to ensure that you'll find someone you know from back home at some point in your travels.
The first of the many activities get underway on Friday with an Art Show, Drag Racing, Mural Painting and the Opening Ceremonies among the things to do.
The Opening to the week comes with the 7PM celebration Friday night at the Band Shelter at George Little Park.
Saturday makes for one of the most active days for the River Boat Days organizers, with the Parade set to wind its way through the city at 11AM, starting at Terrace City Hall on Lakelese, it will travel the length of the thoroughfare to wrap up at the Legion.
For those that can't make it to the parade it will be broadcast live on CFTK TV and the CityWest Community Cable Channel with a rebroadcast planned for Sunday.
George Little Park then becomes the focus for much of the day with a wide range of activities including concerts, interactive exhibits from a number of participants and fun for the Kids.
Saturday evening brings the annual Fireworks Extravaganza at 11 PM where the skies light up above the North end of Ferry Island.
Some helpful hints related to viewing the Fireworks can be found below:
Once the celestial showcase is finished you can dance on into the night at the Thornhill Community Centre with their 90's vs 2000's Dance.
Sunday and Monday bring more activities around the city, with much of the itinerary sports related with a multiple number of tournaments set to take place through the weekend. An impressive number of Prince Rupert area teams have signed up, so you'll no doubt have some home town rooting to do whichever event you happen to come across over the weekend.
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| Some top level entertainment is lined up for RiverBoat Days (click to enlarge) |
Music Festivals, a Block Party and many other Open Houses and events make for the remainder of the week's activities wrapping up with a Country Music Festival at the Thornhill Community Centre to bring it all to a festive end for this year.
For those travelling around the city, one option to get from event to event is by way of Terrace Transit which is offering Free Transit in Terrace on August 3rd and 4th.
You can review the full River Boat Days schedule of events here.
Some History of River Boat Days can be explored here
While Updates on the Festival can be found from the RiverBoat Days Website, Facebook Page and Instagram
For more items of note related to community events around the Northwest see our archive page here.
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