A variety of local food trucks will offer vegetarian and meat-loving options. This year food truck food court includes Gypsy Queen, The Lowdown, Melt Your Heart, Pho Ya Belly, as well as Ursa Minor Coffee and the Hop Ice Cream. There will be beer from five sponsors this year: Highland Brewing Co. , New Belgium, Asheville Brewing Co., Pisgah and Sierra Nevada.
A highlight of the Festival is the Anything that Floats Parade. Groups and organizations build watercraft of all kinds for an opportunity to show off their creativity and their cause and have lots of fun doing it. Participants can construct their vessels out of anything they can find that floats and parade them by the festival grounds. The only rules are that they must float and must be powered by wind, solar or our own herculean strength - no motors allowed - and be removed from the festival grounds upon completion of the race. If you don't have time to build a "Yacht" to be on the river that day, rent a tube and enjoy the festivities from the water.The event is managed and hosted by RiverLink, a regional non-profit spearheading the economic and environmental revitalization of the French Broad River and its tributaries as a place to work, live and play.
Get a link for RiverFest and other local events and attractions on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.
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