BRWG's Annual Blue River Cleanup Festival
2025 Blue river festival stats
Over 200 Volunteers
45 sponsors
8 vendors
2000 LBS OF TRASH AND INVASIVE PLANTS COLLECTED
45 sponsors
8 vendors
2000 LBS OF TRASH AND INVASIVE PLANTS COLLECTED
Photo Credits: David Diaz
Photo Credits: David Diaz
Photo Credits: David Diaz
Photo Credits: David Diaz
Photo Credits: David Diaz
Photo Credits: David Diaz
Photo Credits: David Diaz
2026 Blue river festival
September 11th & 12th, 2026
Spend the weekend showing your appreciation for the water in our lakes and rivers by participating in the Blue River clean-up and fun events of the annual BRWG River Clean-Up Festival.
general EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday September 11th, 5:30 PM, Launch Party: Location TBD
Saturday September 12th, 10 AM, County Wide: River Cleanup
Saturday September 12th, 11:30 AM, Frisco Marina: Volunteer Party
Saturday September 12th, 10 AM, County Wide: River Cleanup
Saturday September 12th, 11:30 AM, Frisco Marina: Volunteer Party
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 Reyna Schedler at (509-379-9511) or at events@blueriverwatershed.org
+ 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 Reyna Schedler at (509-379-9511) or at events@blueriverwatershed.org
be a team lead
+ Team leaders are those who are willing to take the extra step, pick up supplies prior to the cleanup, and support the team.
Less water means a concentration of contaminants. Now more than ever, river habitat needs our help to ensure pollutants stay out of the water. Your participation as a volunteer or contribution as a sponsor shows your advocacy for healthy waterways and riparian habitat. Remove garbage from the waterway to restore a healthy riparian ecosystem, enjoy time outdoors, make friends, and win amazing prizes! Prizes include local gift cards, swag, and outdoor gear!
2025 event details
Blue River Festival Launch Party -
September 5, 2025 5:30 pm-8pm
Happy hour, speakers, silent auction
Patagonia Store, Breckenridge
Open to everyone
Celebrate the kickoff of the 2025 Blue River Festival.
5:30 pm-6pm - Happy Hour
6pm-7pm - Speakers:
Celebrate the kickoff 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
Volunteer for the river cleanup -
September 6, 2025 10am-11:30AM
remove trash from our river
county Wide Event
Each team will work a section of the river to remove garbage along the river bank.
Clean up your river!
Be entered in our raffle to win big prizes
Bond with your community :)
Free lunch and beer for all volunteers. Meet us at the Frisco Marina at 11:45am when you are done with the cleanup.
Clean up your river!
Be entered in our raffle to win big prizes
Bond with your community :)
Free lunch and beer for all volunteers. Meet us at the Frisco Marina at 11:45am when you are done with the cleanup.
river clean-up volunteer party -
September 6th, 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.
Non-volunteers are welcome to join for music, the vendor village, raffle, & activities.
- Free Lunch and Beer (for volunteers) 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
- Vendor village with top brands & organizations
- Live Music
- Fly Casting Lessons, Yoga Class
- Beach Party with SUPs
- Raffle Prizes from top brands like Yeti, Patagonia, NRS, and others!
Non-volunteers are welcome to join for music, the vendor village, raffle, & activities.
2025 featured BAND: local Folk
Hailing from Dillon, Colorado, Local Folk is a mountain soul grass band founded in 2013 in Summit County. Led by the versatile Mountain Dru on mandolin and guitar, joined by talented local artists. Local Folk creates a sonic landscape of hot licks, good times, and high harmonies. Rooted in the rugged beauty of the Rockies, Local Folk infuses their music with the spirit of the mountains, offering a blend of bluegrass, soul, and folk. With infectious energy and tight-knit chemistry, the band has become a staple in the Colorado music scene, inviting listeners on a musical journey that captures the essence of their mountainous home.
2025 Blue River Festival Event Sponsors
Your support makes a difference in our community!
$5,000 and up: Watershed Sponsor
$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
- Radio advertisement recognition - Event poster recognition - Prominent banner placement (Sponsor provides 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
Thank you for the past few years of successful River Cleanups! Each year around 200 volunteers come out to remove over 2,000 pounds of trash from the river.
Header photo courtesy of Bill Linfield