BRWG's Annual Blue River Cleanup Festival
2026 Blue river festival
September 11th & 12th, 2026
general EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, September 11th, 5:30 PM, Launch Party: Patagonia Breckenridge, CO
Saturday, September 12th, 10 AM, River Cleanup: Summit County, CO
Saturday, September 12th, 11:30 AM, Volunteer Party: Frisco Marina, Frisco, CO
2025 Blue river festival stats
45 sponsors
8 vendors
2000 LBS OF TRASH AND INVASIVE PLANTS COLLECTED
volunteer details
Be a volunteer
+ Register to remove trash along a section of the Blue River or one of its tributaries to improve ecosystem health
+ Supplies provided
+ All ages welcome
+ Volunteer as a Team Lead to support other volunteers, sign up with a group, or register as an individual.
+ Each team will work a section of the river to remove garbage along the river bank
+ Post Cleanup Party
+ Questions? Reach out to Ellie Brickley at events@blueriverwatershed.org
be a team lead
2026 event details
Blue River Festival Kickoff Party -
September 11th, 2026 5:30 pm- 8 pm
Happy hour, speakers, silent auction
Patagonia Store, Breckenridge
Open to everyone
Celebrate the kick off of the 2025 Blue River Festival.
5:30 pm-6pm - Happy Hour
- 6pm-7pm - Speakers:Taylor Hawes, The Nature Conservancy, Colorado Water Conservation Board
- Jon Ewert, Aquatic Biologist, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
7:30pm - Silent Auction winners announced
Volunteer for the river cleanup -
September 12th, 2026 10 am-11:30 AM
Remove trash from our river
County-wide event
Each team will work a section of the river to remove garbage along the riverbank.
Clean up your river
Friendly competition prizes
Be entered in our raffle for more goodies
Bond with the community
Free lunch and beer for all volunteers. Meet us at the Frisco Marina at 11:45 am when you are done with the cleanup.
River clean-up volunteer party -
September 12th, 2025 11:30 AM -2:30 PM
Free Volunteer Lunch, Beer, Music
Frisco Marina Park
River cleanup volunteers celebrate a job well done at our post clean up Volunteer Party.
- Free Lunch and Beer (for volunteers) 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
- Vendor village with top brands & organizations
- Live Music
- Fly Casting Lessons
- Beach Party
- Huge Raffle Prizes from awesome brands like Patagonia, Orvis, Melanzana, and others!
Non-volunteers are welcome to join for music, the vendor village, raffle, & activities.
2026 featured BAND: local Folk
2025 Blue River Festival Event Sponsors
Your support makes a difference in our community!
$3,000 and up: CUTTHROAT Sponsor
$1,000 -2,999: Kokanee Sponsor
$500 - $999: Rainbow Sponsor
In-kind to $499: Brook Sponsor
Become a sponsor
Join the basin-wide effort for lake and river restoration, education, and appreciation by becoming a sponsor!
Cutthroat Sponsor - Watershed Festival
$3,000.00
- Event poster recognition - Prominent logo placement on banner - Social media recognition - Website recognition
Kokanee Sponsor - Watershed Festival
$1,000.00
- Event poster recognition - Prominent banner placement (Sponsor provides banner) - Social media recognition - Website recognition