Sheyenne RiverFest

Sheyenne RiverFest Riverfest is an annual event held in Valley City and Fort Ransom that hosts a variety of different activities for people of all ages!

Kayak or canoe down the beautiful Sheyenne River with us - August 1st, 2026!

08/05/2026

The Sheyenne River was callingโ€ฆ and we answered ๐Ÿ›ถ

Thank you for joining us for Sheyenne RiverFest 2026! We couldn't have asked for a better day on the water, and we were so excited to see all of you from both near and far! See you next year!

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Valley City Parks and Recreation

Thank you to everyone that bought raffle tickets through the Sheyenne River Water Trail! All proceeds from this raffle h...
08/04/2026

Thank you to everyone that bought raffle tickets through the Sheyenne River Water Trail! All proceeds from this raffle help develop the water trail, including adding accessible docks like you saw at the National Fish Hatchery and Chautauqua Park!

Congrats to all winners!

Sheyenne RiverFest reached far beyond the banks of the Sheyenne River this year! ๐Ÿ“ Take a look at where our paddlers tra...
08/04/2026

Sheyenne RiverFest reached far beyond the banks of the Sheyenne River this year! ๐Ÿ“ Take a look at where our paddlers traveled from to be part of the adventure. ๐Ÿšฃ

Sheyenne RiverFest 2026 is officially in the books as the LARGEST Sheyenne RiverFest event EVER with 328 paddlers from 5...
08/03/2026

Sheyenne RiverFest 2026 is officially in the books as the LARGEST Sheyenne RiverFest event EVER with 328 paddlers from 56 communities and 7 states! ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿคฉ

THANK YOU to everyone from both near and far for joining us for lots of laughs, meeting new friends, and enjoying a gorgeous day on the Sheyenne River. โ˜€๏ธ

A special thank you to all of our friends that helped make the day possible:
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Valley City National Fish Hatchery
- Fort Ransom State Park
- Valley City Tourism
- Ludvigson Braun & Company
- Farmers Union Insurance
- Grotberg Electric Inc.
- Cass Country Electric Cooperative
- REMAX Now
- Bobber the Water Safety Dog
- Dacotah Bank
- City-County Health District
- KLJ Engineering
- Petro Serve USA
- Realty Xperts
- Handy Home & Hardware
- ABC Boat Docks
- Valley City Fire Department
- Sheyenne Paddle Co
- Epworths Holy Grounds
- Bank Forward
- Valley City Public Schools
- Micaiahโ€™s Studio of Ballet

See you next year! ๐Ÿ’™

Valley City Parks and Recreation

Gale Hansen took these photos of Sheyenne RiverFest today! Very neat! โœˆ๏ธ
08/02/2026

Gale Hansen took these photos of Sheyenne RiverFest today! Very neat! โœˆ๏ธ

Found: life jacket on the first exit of Valley City I-94 East.
08/01/2026

Found: life jacket on the first exit of Valley City I-94 East.

๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿšจ ๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐– ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ›ถ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜ & ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ are coming to Valley City TOMORROW, Saturday, ...
07/31/2026

๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿšจ ๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐– ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ›ถ

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜ & ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ are coming to Valley City TOMORROW, Saturday, August 1st, and we couldn't be more excited for a day of outdoor recreation and local shopping!

๐ŸŒŠ ๐™Ž๐™๐™š๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ:
- Check-in/Registration: 8:30 AM Check-in Start
- Launch Time: 10:00 AM
- Location: National Fish Hatchery (11515 River Road Valley City, ND 58072)
- Cost: $20/person or $50/household
- Register here: https://vcparks.activityreg.com/ClientPage_t2.wcs
- Shuttle: 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM (there is NO shuttle after the float)
- Parking: Please drop off your kayak at the National Fish Hatchery, drive to and park at Chautauqua Park, and ride the shuttle back to the National Fish Hatchery so your vehicle is at the end of the float).
- Raffle tickets will be sold at the National Fish Hatchery during registration and at Chautauqua Park after the float. The raffle drawing will be held at 1:00 PM at the VCPR booth - you do not need to be present to win.
- Walk up registrations are welcome, but t-shirts are not guaranteed!
- VCPR kayak rentals are FULL.

๐Ÿ› ๐™‘๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ง๐™–๐™›๐™ฉ & ๐™‘๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™Ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ:
- Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Location: Chautauqua Park in Valley City
- Cost: FREE to attend
- 50+ local vendors with everything from flowers to candles to baked goods and more! There's something for everyone!
- Food & Beverage vendors: Reister Meats, Gettin Sauced BBQ, Doodling Dixies, Valley City Trap Club, Spotted Cow, Brockopp Brewing, Dakota Sodas, Wild Sips

See you Saturday! ๐Ÿคฉ

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733 8th Avenue SW
Valley City, ND
58072

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