News and Information

• The 9th Annual Great Outdoors Silent Auction and Mountainfilm on Tour fundraising event returns to the Dolores Community Center on Friday, April 26.  Click here for more details.
• Camping tents on the soccer field, RV/Camper van parking at the lot adjacent to the soccer field and Hwy 145 bridge. Check in and buy your camping wristbands and RV passes Saturday morning at the main gate. $5/ person for tents, $15/vehicle for campers and RVs. Lots of room for all! Dogs on leashes fine!
• The Zuke's-sponsored River Dog Contest! Sign up at the Zuke's booth between 10am and 1pm on Fest day for a time slot for your dog to be in the contest. The contest takes place under the Hwy 145 Bridge from 1:30-2:30. The owner gets a tennis ball, throws it out in the river to a distance set by Zuke's (owner has up to 3 attempts to get ball to the right distance in the water), timer is started, the dog is timed fetching and the dog with the quickest retrieval time wins an awesome dog-prize! 
• Crazy Costume Down River Parade Greater Dolores Action, your festival host, invites you to parade down river to help kick-off the Dolores River Festival on Saturday June 1st. Bring your boat and your PFD.  Come in or out of costume to Riverside Park in Dolores at 10AM to register for free and win prizes! Two festival VIP admissions, with all privileges, will be awarded as prizes: one for the best costumed man, and one for the best costumed woman participating.  Also, and only for registered parade participants: a drawing will be held for a special door prize, tba... Registration to close at 10:25AM, the parade will begin immediately after. Riverside Park is in the Town of Dolores and is upstream of Joe Rowell Park, the festival site. You'll land at Fest around 11am and continue the Parade through the Festival grounds, accompanied by the Circus of Funnison troupe!
• Dolores River Boating Advocates returns to our Festival Volunteer staff this year! They will be treating you to fantastic FREE  Raft Rides and other river activities with safety and style! Greater Dolores Action & the Planning Committee are so excited for this ongoing partnership! 
• Festival Merchandise-- Visors and 2 kinds of ball caps with the DRF logo, thanks to SouthWest Designs in Cortez!
• The playground will be nicely refurbished just in time for Festival! Check out the renovations done recently by your Festival hosts, Greater Dolores Action and the Town of Dolores, using proceeds from past Dolores River Festivals.
• Live Music Band Line-up for 2013 is finalized! We have increased our music budget in honor of the Festival's 10th Year!  Visit the Music page for details.
• Back again will be the Crested Butte Dance Collective & the Circus of Funnison!  aerial trapeze acts and lessons for all ages, stilt walkers, hula hoops, giant bubbles, fire-jugglers and more! 

The 10th Annual Dolores River Festival will take place Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Joe Rowell Park in Dolores. Gates open at 10 am and there will be activities and live music all day and great food and beverages. The Festival, presented by Greater Dolores Action (GDA), is a celebration of the Dolores River and the many ways it connects us with our environment and natural resources. GDA, a not-for-profit organization, allocates a portion of the proceeds to river enhancement and conservation projects.
To sign-up to volunteer please contact volunteer@doloresriverfestival.com.  Volunteers receive free admission, a free festival volunteer T-Shirt, and a free beverage. 

Media Contacts:
Jay Loschert, Festival Director
coordinator@doloresriverfestival.com
970-799-1475

Scott Clow, Chairman, Greater Dolores Action
redhare@fone.net
970-882-4780