The Great Duck Derby
May 1, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
THE GREAT DUCK DERBY
Saturday, May 1st, 2021 | 10 AM – 2 PM
A Quacktacular Day of Family Fun for Everyone featuring Little Yellow Rubber Duck Races
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Thanks to the fine flock of Duck Derby sponsors, it’s just $5 to adopt a race duck and all other activities are FREE!
Races run rain or shine!
Kid-friendly food and treats, Duck Derby T-shirts, whistles, and hats will be on sale.
All proceeds from the Derby support Mead Botanical Garden’s programming.
Derby Day Activities
- Duckoration Station (paint your little rubber racing duck)
- Mr. Richard Sing-Along
- Mr. Harley Sing-Along
- Back to Nature Wildlife Animal Encounter
- Face Painting
- Magic Beans
- Games and Crafts
- Friendship One Mobile Playground
- Winter Park Fire Truck exploration
- Mobile Winter Park Library
- UCF Bug Closet
- Nature Crafts
- Big yellow duck photo op area
- and the Duck Races!
Special thanks to derby emcee Frank Hamner, who calls the races and tells the best silly duck jokes ever. Thanks, too, to all the Duck Derby sponsors and volunteers who make the Duck Derby possible.
While at the Derby, enter to win a free week to the Mead Garden Young Naturalist Summer camp – a $245 value! [Click here to learn more about the wildly popular Young Naturalist Summer Camp.]
Free tree give-away by the Winter Park Urban Forestry department while supplies last.
Race & Activity Schedule
10:00 AM Duck Adoption Opens & Activities Begin
11:00 AM Big Sponsor Duck Race
11:10 AM Mr. Harley
11:35 AM Duck Race #1
12:00 AM Mr. Richard
12:30 PM Duck Race #2
1:00 PM Duck Race #3
1:15 PM Summer Camp Drawing
Many Thanks to Our Flock of Generous Sponsors!
Mead Botanical Garden Inc. thanks all of our sponsors for their generosity and contributions in support of this fun family day. The Great Duck Derby is hosted by Mead Botanical Garden Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, that works in partnership with the City of Winter Park to program, restore and revitalize Mead Botanical Garden.
The Great Duck Derby is hosted by Mead Botanical Garden Inc., and is possible thanks to the generosity of the following sponsors…
Golden Ducks
Bill & Alice Weir
Sue & Steve Foreman
Lucky Ducks
Good Eggs
Quacker Backers
Toni Jennings
Bev & Roy Lassiter
Bill & Beth Neidlinger
Bowman & Blair Ecology & Design
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