Poster Contest

Each year the Riverfest board chooses a “theme animal” to represent the annual Riverfest event. The theme animals are always found in our local watershed and provide more opportunities for learning about life in and around the river.

This year’s theme animal is the Eastern Box Turtle.

Thank you to all of the participants in this year’s contest. We had many incredible entries. Our grand-prize winner is Chloe Steencken. Chloe is a seventh grade student at Wilson Middle School.

Chloe Steencken Grand Prize Winner
Jazlyn Hartzler 2nd Overall
Connor Morris 3rd Overall
Willow Massie 1st Kindergarten
Josh Lucas 1st Grade 1
Sydney Tyree 1st Grade 2
Eden Cleveland 1st Grade 3
Harper Anderson 1st Grade 5
Amanda Wiseman 1st Grade 8
Rory Inlow 2nd Grade K
Harper Heffelfinger 3rd Grade K
Holly Smallwood 2nd Grade 1
Landon Morris 3rd Grade 1
Jude Lewis 2nd Grade 2
Anya Sarco 3rd Grade 2
Samuel MacDaniel 2nd Grade 3
Kahlan Rawley 3rd Grade 3
Emel Kaya 2nd Grade 4
Michaela Dekosa 3rd Grade 4
Valentino Gonzalez 2nd Grade 5
Petra Shepherd 3rd Grade 5
Abigail Salazar 2nd Grade 6
Aleenah Campbell 3rd Grade 6
Anthea Shepherd 2nd Grade 7
Noelle Leake Truslow 3rd Grade 7
Aislin Melfi-Smith 2nd Grade 8
Madelynn Moscato 3rd Grade 8

2025 – is the Year of the Eastern Box Turtle at Riverfest!

Programs and activities start at 10am and continue throughout the day.

This FREE annual event takes place river-side at Constitution Park South in Waynesboro, VA. Activities include Reptile World shows, presentations by the Wildlife Center of Virginia, Stream Safari exploration, Fish and Fun Rodeo, canoe rides, kids arts & crafts, interactive exhibits, and more. The day ends with the Great South River Duck Race!

Rain or Shine – No Pets Allowed

VIEW PARKING MAP HERE

Riverfest welcomes environmentally-themed organizations and companies as exhibitors. There is no exhibit fee; exhibitors may not charge a fee for games or activities associated with their table. For more information, please email: [email protected]