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PHOTOS: Aspen Rotary’s Ducky Derby fundraiser returns to the Roaring Fork

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Austin Colbert
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Kids help keep the rubber ducks on course during the annual Ducky Derby on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, on the Roaring Fork River in Aspen. First held in 1992, the race is the Rotary Club of Aspen’s main fundraiser, with most of the money going toward young entrepreneurs, local nonprofits, and scholarships for local high school students.
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The annual Ducky Derby race returned on Saturday to the Roaring Fork River. Hundreds lined its shore and gathered for the vendor festival at Rio Grande Park in what is the largest fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Aspen, dating back to 1992.

Prize money was on the line for contestants, while money raised from the event will largely go toward supporting young entrepreneurs, local nonprofits, and scholarships for local high school students.

For more, visit aspenrotary.org.

People help keep the rubber ducks on course during the Aspen Rotary Club’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, on the Roaring Fork River in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Rubber ducks race down river during the Aspen Rotary Club’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, on the Roaring Fork River in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
People check out the various vendors as part of the Aspen Rotary Club’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at Rio Grande Park in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Rubber ducks race down river during the Aspen Rotary Club’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, on the Roaring Fork River in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Kids help keep the ducks on course during the Aspen Rotary Club’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, on the Roaring Fork River in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Rubber ducks race down river during the Aspen Rotary Club’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, on the Roaring Fork River in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Rubber ducks race down river during the Aspen Rotary Club’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, on the Roaring Fork River in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Kids help keep the ducks on course during the Aspen Rotary Club’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, on the Roaring Fork River in Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times

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