Sperryfest 2025 is Saturday,
April 26 from 10am to 5pm.
Join us for this annual event with all the great things you remember from past years along with a few new things! We have a crazy amount of activities in the Kids Corner along with a bunch of games in the Community Zone. Then peruse the wares from more than 40 artisans filling Main Street with hand-made crafts and treats. Fuel your fun with something to eat and drink from dozens of purveyors of food, wine, beer, spirits and sweet treats. Take a break to enjoy music at stages on both sides of the village. Wrap-up all the festivities by cheering-on your favorite rubber duck during two races down the Mighty Thornton River — kids ducks at 2pm and then 1,000 yellow rubber ducks at 4pm. Be sure to thank our sponsors as their generosity makes it all possible. It’s always a blast and you don’t want to miss it this year. Click this for all the details about Sperryfest 2025.
Grab an Event Map
The official Event Map is available now and you can click that little map to open the full-size version that illustrates where to find food, artisans, music and the finish-line for the duck races! Details about the Sperryville Trail are included. Tap that map or just tap here to see a larger map.
SperryFest in The RappNews
Click this to read all about SperryFest in the Rappahannock News website! Their coverage includes all the details you need to enjoy the event.
Be a Volunteer!
Wanna help? We have many opportunities for volunteers to jump-in and help with the event. Click this to open our volunteer signup system powered by SignUpGenius. Look through all the different volunteer tasks and times and sign-up to help us.
Can’t Wait for Saturday?
Play the “I Spy” Game
Click this for all the details on the SperryFest “I Spy” Duck Hunt that is happening throughout Rappahannock County!
Duck Raffle Tickets Now Available for SperryFest!
They’re here! They’re here! Raffle tickets for The Great Rubber Duck Race Down the Mighty Thornton River, scheduled for Saturday, April 26 at 4:00pm, are now available. One thousand rubber ducks will be racing from Sperryville’s Main Street to the Finish Line behind the Sperryville Schoolhouse. Tap this link for the list of shops and businesses selling tickets.
Fun Stuff Before Sperryfest Day
We are distributing DIY Sperryfest Duck Puppet Kits to Rappahannock county preschoolers at local daycare and early education classes pre-Sperryfest this year. Inside the packets are all the supplies needed to make the puppet at home. We will also distribute them at the Farmers market and at the scavenger hunt this year on April 18 and April 19.
Join us for the Easter Rubber Duck Scavenger Hunt on the Sperryville walking trail Friday April 18 and Saturday April 19 from 2pm to 6pm. Walk the trail and find the hidden ducks on the trail. Instructions for the hunt, prizes and other games will be available that day at the Before and After outdoor area. Volunteers will be on site to help with the hunt and staff the games.
Visit the kids zone table at the Rappahannock Farmer’s Market on Saturday, April 19. We will be at the market from 9am to 12noon and will have games, maps and other SperryFest goodies.
I Spy a Sperryfest Rubber Duck in Rappahannock County beginning Monday April 21 through Saturday April 26. Over 100 Sperryfest rubber ducks will be placed in public places all over the county. Just like cruise ship rubber ducks or the jeep car rubber duck public placements, these Sperryfest labeled rubber ducks follow the same public guidelines. Each duck has a Sperryfest tag with the instructions of, “Hide again or keep, your choice.” There is also a social media hashtag of #sperryfest or #duckpics that can be used on Facebook if you would like to post a photo of the duck you found. The main goal of this event is to bring surprise and smiles to all those who find the rubber ducks. Happy Sperryfest duck sighting.
NEW: Community Zone at Sperryfest
Sperryfest, the beloved annual community event, is back this year with an exciting new feature: the Community Zone! This vibrant area will showcase the incredible work of local nonprofits, offering a unique opportunity for visitors to connect with organizations that are making a difference right here in our own backyard. Click here to read all the details about our new Community Zone.
Release of the “Sperryville Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility Plan”
NEWS: January 25, 2025:
The Sperryville Community Alliance has released the “Sperryville Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility Plan” which is available in this website for everyone to read and then share questions and comments. Click this to find more details and a link to download the full plan.
