Kick off the paddling season with the 38th Annual Run of the Charles: Boston’s Premier Paddling Race this spring! Each year, over 1,000 paddlers and spectators gather to compete on the Charles River in New England’s largest flat-bottomed boat race. Founded as an initiative to get people out on the river and celebrate the clean up of Boston’s infamous “Dirty Water,” today’s Run of the Charles continues this legacy with new courses and a Finishline Festival at DCR’s Artesani/Herter Park. Courses include a 14-mile relay and 12-mile, 6-mile, and 3-mile races. Each race finishes by the Finishline Festival, which hosts a live band, food trucks, raffle, vendors, award ceremony, and a beer garden. Registration opens in January. Don’t miss your chance to sponsor or enter Boston’s Premier Paddling Race.

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