ACA National Event Calendar
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| Date | Event | Location | Contact |
| March | |||
| Mar. 19-21 | Florida Freestyle Canoeing Symposium | Yulee, FL | |
| Mar. 20 | Water, Wings & Fire - PaddleSmart | Windsor Locks, CT | CT DEP |
| Mar. 20 | Lula Bridge Race | Gainesville, GA | Brenda Miller |
| Mar. 20 | Texas Canoe Poling Championships | Red River | Doug Ebeling |
| Mar. 27-28 | Southeast Canoe & Kayak Collegiate Championships | Dillsboro, NC | Chris Stec |
| Mar. 28-31 | International Boating & Water Safety Summit | Daytona Beach, FL | NSBC |
| Mar. 28 | Tenandeho Whitewater Derby | Mechanicville, NY | Scott Stepenuck |
| April | |||
| Apr. 3 | Canoe Poling Clinic | Eastford, CT | Nelson Walker |
| Apr. 10-11 | Virginia Canoe & Kayak Collegiate Championships | Fredericksburg, VA | Alex Zelin |
| Apr. 14-18 | Whitewater Rendezvous | Cookville, TN | Scott Strausbaugh |
| Apr. 16-18 | East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival | Charleston, SC | Josh Hall |
| Apr. 17 | Coosa River Basin Initiative Race | Rome, GA | Joe Cook |
| Apr. 24 | Earth Day - River Cleanup | Fredericksburg, VA | FOR |
| Apr. 24-25 | L5: AWWC Course - Dixie Division | Hot Springs, NC | Fritz Orr |
| Apr. 24-25 | French Broad River Race | Hendersonville, NC | Tom Blue |
| Apr. 24-25 | Missouri Whitewater Association Whitewater Clinic | Fredericktown, MO | Scott Becker |
| May | |||
| May 1 | Canoe Poling Instruction | Farmington River, CT | Harry Rock |
| May 7-9 | Reno River Festival | Reno, NV | RRF |
| May 8 | New England Canoe Poling Championships | Farmington River, CT | Ed Hayden |
| May 14-16 | Mid Atlantic Kayak Festival | Annapolis, MD | Tom Nickels |
| May 20 | ACA & NSBC Surprise! | Nationwide! | SEI Dept. |
| May 22 | Occoquan River Conservation Day | Occoquan, VA | John Houser |
| May 22-28 | National Safe Boating Week | Nationwide | NSBC |
| May 25-28 | Whitewater Course & Parks Conference | Salida, CO | Risa Shimoda |
| May 28-29 | Canoe Poling National Championships | Westfield, MA | Harry Rock |
| June | |||
| Jun 12 | Back to the Chattahoochee Race | Atlanta, GA | Tammy Bates |
| Jun 19 | Canoe for Clean Water Race, River Fest | Missouri River, MO | Sarah Pennington |
| Jun 26-27 | ACA Board of Director Meeting | Fredericksburg, VA | Chris Stec |
| July | |||
| July 3-11 | Week of Rivers - Carolina Canoe Club | western NC | Cruise Chair |
| July 23-26 | Whitewater Open Canoe Downriver Nationals | Colorado | Nate Lord |
| July 25 | Sugar Island Encampment begins | Sugar Island | Jessica Coyle |
| August | |||
| Aug. 6-8 | Open Canoe Slalom Nationals | McHenry, MD | ASCI |
| Aug. 16 | Sugar Island Encampment concludes | Sugar Island | Jessica Coyle |
| Aug. 14-15 | Dog Days Slalom | Bellefonte, PA | Natalie Thomas |
| Aug. 21-22 | Riversport Slalom | Confluence, PA | Natalie Thomas |
| Aug. 21 | Savannah Paddlefest | Augusta, GA | Andy Weed |
| October | |||
| Oct. 1-3 | Europe - ACA Conference | Germany | SEI Dept. |
| Oct. 16 | Suwannee Race Challenge | White Springs, FL | Rod Price |
| November | |||
| Nov. 4 | SEI Council Meeting | Asheville, NC | SEI Dept. |
| Nov. 5-7 | ACA National Paddlesports Conference | Asheville, NC | SEI Dept. |
| Nov. 6-7 | ACA Annual Meeting / Banquet | Asheville, NC | Chris Stec |
