The Great Rubber Duck Race Down the Mighty Thornton River for 2026
Duck Raffle Tickets Now Available for SperryFest!
They’re here! They’re here! Raffle tickets for The 2026 Great Rubber Duck Race Down the Mighty Thornton River, scheduled for Saturday, April 25, are now available. More than 1,000 rubber ducks will be racing from Sperryville’s Main Street to the Finish Line behind the Sperryville Schoolhouse. Winners will be announced at 4:00 PM at the music stage on Main Street during the Gold Top County Ramblers performance
Early duck sales are now OPEN!
• Buy a duck!
• Cheer it on race day!
• Support SperryFest community
And yes… there are prizes:
$500 – 1st Place
$400 – 2nd Place
$300 – 3rd Place
$200 – 4th Place
$100 – 5th Place
Get your ducks today! Come purchase your raffle ticket for only $10 each and cheer on your duck for a chance to win. This year you can purchase tickets in-person or online using our QR code found at local Sperryville shops and businesses. Here’s a list of shops selling physical tickets for only $10 each, cash please, at the following businesses:
Before & After Coffee Bar, Bakery and Cafe
Proceeds from the sale of the raffle tickets are returned to our community to support and maintain the Sperryville River Walk, sponsor the Sperryville Summer Concert Series, seek a more pedestrian-friendly and safer community, host the annual ScarryVille event, support historic preservation, and other community building activities. Click to learn more about the Alliance.
Find this mini-poster & scan it!
Purchase Your Duck Tickets Online Today!
To purchase online tickets select one of two methods:
Tap this link to purchase online through ZEFFY
…or you can visit the following shops and businesses in-and-around Sperryville to purchase tickets through your smartphone using our payment-partner ZEFFY to complete your purchase:
NOTE: Find the little 5x7 mini-poster that looks like this and has the actual QR code in the center — scan that code!
Beech Spring
Central Coffee Roasters
CFC Farm & Home Center
Copper Fox Antiques
Copper Fox Distillery/Sperryville
Country Cafe Pit Stop
Distressed Screen Printing
Dragonfly Gems
Happy Creek Studio
Hopkins Ordinary Bed, Breakfast and Ale Works
Merci Beaucoup
Milda Vaivada H.O.M.E.
New Iberia Kitchen
Pen Druid Brewing
Seldom Realm Glassworks
Sperryville Artists Collaborative
Sperryville Pottery
Thornton River Art
Veditz & Company Brewing
Walker Bakeshop
Whole Hearted Chocolate
Wild Roots Apothecary
