It’s a celebration of all the things to enjoy outdoors in the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area – and it’s really three celebrations in one!  It’s a salute to 100 years of the National Park Service, 20 years for Augusta Canal as a National Heritage Area, plus the grand opening of the canal’s new Mill Village Trail.  Organizers plan a full day of runs, walks, rides, sport demonstrations, music, food, exhibits, prizes  and much more. It’s a free, family-friendly event along the canal’s new Mill Village Trail.

The Find Your Park Festival kicks off at 9 a.m. with  5K and 10K runs, followed by the official Mill Village Trail opening ceremony. Then its time to sample all the sports you’ve always wanted to try- from paddle boarding to yoga, disc golf to fly fishing.  Grab a bite from the food trucks, and enjoy the live music at both ends of the trail. Stroll the trail and visit more than 40 exhibitors offering information on everything from pet adoption to fitness tips. Bring the kids by the Kroc Center’s Kids Playground for children’s activities.  And be sure to buy tickets for the raffle prizes- like a beach bike or camping gear  from festival presenting sponsor Gerald Jones Subaru.

Events take place at several locations. A venue map is at augustacanal.com/festival. 

Festival Headquarters: Mill Village Trailhead- 101 Eve Street (in back of Kroc Center)

Lake Olmstead Trailhead – 1 Milledge Road

Along Mill Village Trail – located between the two trailheads on the south bank of canal

Chaffee Park- between Kroc Center and Canal

Lake Olmstead at Lake Olmstead Park – 2200 Broad Street

All events are free, although festival goers will be asked to register to participate in certain sports activities. Food and beverage will be on sale from an array of food trucks and local vendors.

Activity Highlights

All day- Live music, Kroc Center Kids Playground activities, trailside exhibits

9 a.m.                      5K and 10K runs organized by Augusta Chapter of Wear Blue Run to Remember

10 a.m.                                     Mill Village Trail Grand Opening Ceremony

10 a.m.                                     Sports demonstrations start- Fishing, Kayaking, Paddleboarding, Disc Golf

10:30 a.m.           Stroller Strut and Kids Fun Run

Noon                        Waterside Yoga

                                Birdwatching Walks begin

12:30 p.m.           Waterside Zumba

1:30 p.m.              Guided bike rides begin

2:45 p.m.              Raffle Prize Drawings, Closing Ceremony

Full schedule at augustacanal.com/festival

Exhibits by

1. Gerald Jones Subaru

2. Augusta Conventions & Visitor’s Bureau

3. Augusta Sports Council

4. Cabela’s

5. Martin Marietta Materials

6. Historic Augusta

7. Phinizy Swamp

8. Meadow Garden/ Augusta Chapter of the DAR

9. Sierra Club/Savannah Waterways Forum

10. Rayla Greene Massage Therapist

11. Augusta Canal Logo gear

12. Augusta Canal Hydropower

1. Audubon Society

2. Fleet Feet

3. Pet & Claws Pet Bakery

4. Southern Made

5. Escape Outdoors

6. Kroc Center Membership

7. Savannah River Keepers/ Adopt-A-Stream

8. Cole Watkins Tours

9. Central Savannah River Land Trust

10. TriAugusta

11. Team RWB

12. Recycling Perks

13. The Lydia Project

14. The Tower Garden

15. Mosquito Control Truck

16. Rivers & Glen/ Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

17. Scentsy- Wickless Candles

18. Halo Dips

19. Wheel Movement

20. Professional Disc Golf Assc.

21. Georgia Power

22. Antebellum Chocolate Company

23. Tupperware for outdoor use

24. WE, Inc.

25. The Yoga Center

26. Harrisburg Family Health Care

27. The Veggie Truck

28. Ice Box Urban Farms

29. Trinity on the Hill UMC/Adopt A Canal Trail

30. AU Health & Wellness Center

31. The Family Y

32. HerbaLife

33. Rodan & Fields

Food

• Fat Man’s Café

• Hot & Ready Concessions

• DiChicko’s On-The-Go

• Dolce Darlin’

• Dutch Bakery

• Cedars of Lebanon

• Mr. C’s BBQ

• Bernice Daniely Foods

• Café on the Canal at the Kroc Center

Music and Entertainment

Stage 1- Mill Village Trailhead

7:30-9:45 DJ Big Sexy

9:45-10:15 Willie Haugabook

10:15-10:30 Opening Ceremony

10:30-11:30 Bethany Davis & the Southside Boys

11:30- 12:00 Lamar Milledge Elementary

12:00-1:00 Double D

1:00-1:30 Davidson Fine Arts Improv Group

1:30-2:00 Davidson Fine Arts Jazz Band

2:00-2:45 South Atlantic Band

Stage 2- Lake Olmstead Trailhead

10:15-11:00 Spencer Shadden

11:00-12:00 Rob Foster

12:30-1:00  iDRUM2U

1:00-1:30 Joyce Lynn Chandler

1:30- 2:00 KSideKG

2:00-2:30 Carey Murdock

2:30-3:15 Chris Hardy

Sponsored by

• Presenting Sponsor

  • Gerald Jones Subaru

  • First Level Sponsors

    • American Environmental & Construction Services, Inc.

    • SunTrust Bank

    • Georgia Power

    • Martin Marietta

    • Second Level

      • W.R. Toole Engineers

      • Savannah River Remediation

      • In-Kind Sponsors:

        • VisitAugusta.com

        • SouthStar Trolley

        • Broadway Bait & Tackle

        • Fish for Life

        • Chuck & Bill The T-Shirt Guys

        • The Kroc Center Augusta

        • TranterGrey Media