Foster City Rubber Ducky Race

It’s back! After a 30-year hiatus, the Rubber Ducky Race is returning to Foster City as part of the community’s ongoing 50th Anniversary celebrations. On Saturday, September 25, everyone is invited to the Foster City Lagoon for a day of honoring Foster City’s rich past and celebrating its bright future.

The day will start with a breakfast offered by Foster City community organizations, followed by the Rubber Ducky Race – with a modern twist. Community members who bring their own inflatable vessel, such as a raft or inner tube, are eligible to compete in race the lagoon along the boardwalk. There will be four heats – two for adults and two for families with at least one person younger than twelve. The cost to compete is $10 per boat for Foster City residents and $20 per boat for non-residents.

Shortly after the Rubber Ducky Race, will be our Quack Collection, where registrants will race around the lagoon to collect commemorative rubber duckies to keep from our designated collection stations.  

The fun continues later in the day with an outrigger demonstration and boat parade, featuring current and past members of the City Council, as well as other dignitaries and community leaders.  And the event will conclude with a special ceremony and a concert from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Amphitheatre in Leo J. Ryan Park. 

*We want to recognize our longtime residents. If you have lived in Foster City for 45+ years, let us know here by 9/22/21: https://forms.office.com/g/npKZ6GTSTA.

*REGISTRATION FOR THE RAFT RACE, QUACK COLLECTION, AND BOAT PARADE IS NOW OPEN*