St. Croix RiverFest
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 from 10:00am to 10:30pm
St. Croix RiverFest
Various Locations in Hudson
Join Us for Hudson’s Annual Riverfest Celebration on July 16-20, 2024 With a Range of Activities Designed to Encourage People of All Ages to Enjoy the Lower St. Croix River and All That It Provides. Several Local Organizations and Individuals Have Collaborated to Make “Riverfest - a Party With a Purpose” a Success. The Five-day Event Celebrates the River While Also Recognizing the Need to Preserve Its Health and Beauty.
Schedule:
10:00am - 11:30pm - Hudson & North Hudson River Cleanup
The annual River Cleanup is a core activity of Hudson’s St. Croix RiverFest. Community volunteers get out on the riverbank collecting trash and working to help clean up the river (trash bags will be provided). While the goal of RiverFest is to get people out to enjoy the river, the river cleanup is the “purpose” for the RiverFest celebration.
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson's Lakefront Park Bandshell 505 1st St
10:00am - 8:00pm - Make & Take Crafts and STEM Activities at the Library
Pipe Cleaner Bugs or Water Cycle Bracelets and Keychains - make them with friends at the library or take the materials home.
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson Area Public Library 700 1st St
11:30am - 12:30pm - Carpenter Nature Center’s Animals of the St. Croix
Join Carpenter Nature Center(CNC) staff to learn about some of the amazing animals that call the St. Croix River Valley their home and meet them up close!
CNC is an environmental education and conservation organization with the mission of fostering appreciation and inspiring stewardship of the natural world. With campuses on both the Minnesota and Wisconsin sides of the St. Croix River, CNC is able to preserve wildlife habitat while also providing quality educational opportunities.
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson's Lakfront Park - Picnic Point 18 Buckeye Street
3:00pm - 5:00pm - Invasive Species Control on the St. Croix River - Demonstration & Information
The Minnesota DNR, Wisconsin DNR, National Park Service and Wild Rivers Conservancy are teaming up in a concentrated effort to stop the spread of Invasive Fish Species such as Silver and Bighead Carp in the upper Mississippi River basin, including the St. Croix River.
Come and see the Minnesota DNR’s new Electrofishing Boat with on-the-water demonstrations of fish collection techniques in the bay north of the Hudson dike around 3pm and 5pm (water conditions permitting).
There will also be display booths at the Beach House Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to meet the Aquatics and Fisheries Biologists who are working hard to stop these large and voracious fish from out competing our native fish. These agencies will also have display booths with videos, mounted fish, technology demonstrations and printed materials. Information will also be available on controlling other aquatic and terrestrial invasive species.
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson's Lakefront Park Beach House
5:00pm - 5:30pm - All About Water with Mr. Mick
Mr. Mick will be teaching us about the water table. Join us outside on the library terrace.
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson Area Public Library 700 1st St
6:00pm - 7:00pm - Snake Discovery at the Library
Leapin' Lizards! Come meet some exotic lizards up close during this hands-on program!
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson Area Public Library 700 1st St
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Tricia & the Toonies ENVIRO-FUN Puppets
Tricia & the Toonies will bring together viewers of all ages in environmental awareness, teamwork and fun. Learn about the many ways of reducing the amount of trash we generate and to rethink, reuse, recycle!
Families are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and settle in to enjoy the show.
Listen to the RiverFest song created by Tricia Haynes or view the lyrics to the RiverFest, It’s the Best! song.
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson's Lakefront Park Bandshell 505 1st St
7:00pm - 7:30pm - All About Water with Mr. Mick
Mr. Mick will be teaching us about the water table. Join us outside on the library terrace.
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson Area Public Library 700 1st St
9:00pm - 10:30pm - RiverFest Family Movie Night
Families are invited to enjoy the FREE family-friendly movie “Migration“ at the Lakefront Park. This animated move follows a family of mallards who try to convince their overprotective father to go on a vacation of a lifetime and attempt to migrate from New England, through New York City, to Jamaica. Watch the official trailer.
Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and watch the movie under the stars. Experience this entertain kids’ movie outdoors on a giant 40’ inflatable screen!
We will have kid-friendly pre-movie activities from 7:30-9:00pm, including yard games provided by the Hudson Area Public Library and the Lakefront Park Tree Trek.
Cost: Free
Location: Hudson's Lakefront Park Bandshell 505 1st St
Date: July 16-20, 2024
