Edisto Blackwater Challenge Paddle Race & Music on the River
with Lime & the Coconuts
Saturday, Nov. 14th
1-4pm
$5 music only
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Edisto
We are excited to announce The Edisto Blackwater Challenge XL, a day of paddle racing, food, fun and music to benefit Friends of the Edisto! Join us on November 14th for 23 miles of beautiful Edisto River blackwater, racing from T. Coke Weeks Landing to Givhans Ferry State Park. Food and music will be at Givhans Ferry State Park from 1PM until 4PM for those who paddle or don't paddle.
Not interested in racing? Meet up with our friends at the Edisto River Canoe and Kayak Trail (ERCK) for a shorter, more leisurely 6 mile paddle from Mars Oldfield Landing to Givhans Ferry State Park. Kayaks or Canoes will be available for rent through ERCK for $35. Bring your own boat and the cost is only $10 to cover shuttled provided by ERCK. Contact ercktrailsc@gmail.com or facebook.com/edistoriver for more information on the ERCK paddle meetup.
Not interested in paddling at all? We've got you! Join us at Givhans Ferry State Park for some fun beginning at 1pm until 4pm. We will have music by Lime and the Coconuts out of Charleston, food trucks with food available for purchase and an update on all things Edisto from your Edisto Riverkeeper and conservation partners. Please be sure to RSVP if you plan to only attend the event at Givhans Ferry and be sure to tell your friends! This portion of the event is just $5!
In addition to music, we will have a raffle for FRED merchandise and two tickets to our annual oyster roast, so get your raffle tickets via the ticket link! All raffle ticket proceeds help fund our efforts to protect the Edisto River, so the more you buy, the more you are helping protect everybody's favorite blackwater gem!
🚣♀️ $40 entry fee per person (includes shuttled & race merch). 🚣♀️
📅 Registration open from 9/20/26 through 11/9/26 (*no day of registration). 📅
🛶 Paddlers responsible for transport of boats to T. Coke Weeks Landing. Day of event shuttled provided to & from take out at Givhans Ferry State Park. 🛶
📍 T. Coke Weeks Landing: Smoakhill Rd, St George, SC 29477 📍
🅿️ Givhans Ferry State Park: 746 Givhans Ferry Rd, Ridgeville, SC 29472. 🅿️
✍️ All race paddlers must sign a waiver prior to arriving at the event. ✍️
⏰ All race paddlers must be at T Coke Weeks Landing put in and ready to shuttle at 7am. Race will begin at 8am. ⏰
🏕️ Camping at the state parks is available here. 🏕️
For questions, please contact Friends of the Edisto at edistorace@edistoriverkeeper.org.
https://givebutter.com/EdistoRace2026
