Help kick off the summer with a celebration of Riggins with sample whitewater rafting, the delicious Dutch oven cook-off, live music, kids games and vendors in Riggins City Park, Riggins, Idaho.

This is an action packed, family fun event with experienced Outfitters and Guides offering deeply discounted raft trips all day. Come paddle HUGE Rapids, and enjoy magnificent scenery and wildlife in the second deepest gorge in North America. Get your thrill seeking in, and see all the rafts, catarafts, kayaks, and dories go BIG and ride boat munching rapids with names like The Pencil Sharpener, The Pancake Wave, The Big Easy and The Haystack.

June 2, 2012; 9:00am
Admission to festival is free and open to the public; Admission to raft run $30.

For more information, call 800-992-3484, email Amy Sinclair or visit the Big Water Blowout online.

Learn more about visiting Riggins at the Salmon River Chamber of Commerce.