Boatnik is an annual boating festival held in Riverside Park in Grants Pass over Memorial Day Weekend. Hosted for over 60 years, the festival begins on Thursday evening and offers a wealth of activities for the whole family from boat racing, Bingo, carnival rides, and arts and crafts to Papa John's pizza-eating contest, Chevy Drive It Home Golf Shoot-Out, Monday Sundaes, and numerous children's activities. Other fun activities at the festival include a spectacular fireworks display, the Boatnik Brewfest; the Davis Shows Carnival, live entertainment and music concerts, and the World-Famous Tom Rice Memorial White Water Hydroplane Race, which is held on Memorial Day along with a jet flyover.

Grants Pass, OR 97528

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