NEWS AND HAPPENINGS
NRS DURANCE FESTIVAL 2024, JULY 12-14TH
The Durance Festival is back for Bastille Day weekend, with an extra day dedicated to gear testing! The Durance Festival is a gathering celebrating all river and paddlesports lovers (kayak, canoe, stand-up paddle, raft, packrafts).The program includes a creek race down the Chateau Queyras Gorge (Class IV), a packrafting meet up, a Rallye Run & Ridedu bas Guil - run up the river and paddle down! (Class II/III), a downriver SUP race, and the “Grande Descente,” a multi-craft flotilla stoke-float on Sunday. Plus, there is a Testival where paddlers can test all the latest gear, clinics all day Friday, an open-air cinema (Friday night), a concert (Saturday night), an exhibitor village, and good-spirited people! There is something for everyone, so bring…