Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby

The chicago ducky derby benefiting special olympics illinois will take place on august 9 2018.
Windy city rubber ducky derby. 63 133 rubber ducks floated down the chicago river raising over 425 000 for the charity. Join thousands of people and watch 60 000 rubber ducks get dumped into and race down the chicago river. Chicago wls the columbus drive bridge over the chicago river closed briefly thursday for the 12th annual windy city rubber ducky derby. News local news wbbmtv.
Cbs 2 news morning categories. Splashdown for the duck derby is at 1pm from the wabash bridge. 401 north michigan avenue plaza adjacent to apple store. Thursday august 8 2019 festivities begin at 10am.
If you re in town next thursday make sure to check out one of the city s most competitive aquatic races. Windy city rubber ducky derby coming to chicago river. Special olympics illinois athlete global messengers talk about what they like best about special olympics and the windy city rubber ducky derby taking place in the chicago river in august. All it took was a few bucks to put a duck in the fourth annual windy city rubber ducky derby race.
All of the proceeds go to support year round training and competition in 19 sports for nearly 22 000 athletes. The fastest winning ducks will win fantastic prizes for their duck adoptive parents. The owners of the ducks that crossed the finish. 2019 windy city rubber ducky derby posted on 8 15 by make staff chicago s 14th annual ducky derby was last week a signature fundraiser for special olympics illinois.
Started in 2005 the windy city rubber ducky derby raises money for the special olympics illinois. About 60 000 rubber ducklings will be dumped into the. The 2016 windy city rubber ducky derby is chicago s very own rubber ducky race down the chicago river.