FREE Ducks, New Prizes and a New Way to Win the Jeep!
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Sept. 22, 2026) Thousands of bright yellow rubber ducks, rows of decorated Jeeps, live music, a huge Kids Zone, food trucks, vendors and family activities return to The Harbor Saturday, October 10 for the Rubber Duck Regatta and Jeep Festival, voted Rockwall’s Best Community Event in both 2024 and 2025.
Presented by the City of Rockwall, the festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., bringing a full day of entertainment and activities to The Harbor before the crowd-favorite Rubber Duck Race at 4 p.m.
Proceeds from the event support Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas and Grace Clinic, helping fund youth programs and healthcare for children and families throughout Rockwall County.
The Duck Race – 2026 Changes and FREE DUCKS!
Since 2012, supporters have “adopted” rubber ducks for a chance to win big prizes in the annual race. For the past four years, the grand prize for having the first-place rubber duck has been a brand-new Jeep Wrangler.
This year, the winner of the Rubber Duck Race will NOT take home a Jeep Wrangler. Instead, the first three ducks across the finish line will win a brand-new lineup of family-focused prizes built around exploring, gathering and playing together.
And for the first time ever, getting a duck in this year’s race is FREE!
Visit RockwallDuckRace.org to learn how to get your FREE duck in the race. You DO NOT have to be present on race day to win.
So What Happened To The Jeep?
Did you have your heart set on winning the Jeep? Don’t worry, you still can and so much more!
This year, the Jeep Wrangler prize will become part of Driving For Good, a new sweepstakes presented by Group 1 CDJR in Rockwall and benefiting Grace Clinic and Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas.
The Driving For Good sweepstakes allows for easier online entry, a much larger prize package, professional third-party administration and more flexibility in the types of prizes that can be offered.
With that added flexibility, Driving For Good is starting BIG!
One grand-prize winner will receive a 2026 4-Door Jeep Wrangler AND a 2026 Yamaha VX Deluxe WaveRunner AND $10,000!
Driving For Good will run from September 30 through March 23, with the grand-prize winner announced on March 30. Visit DrivingForGood.org to learn more about the sweepstakes and how to enter to win!
Get Loud, Get Quacky and Get Ready!
Together, the festival and the sweepstakes give supporters the best of both worlds: a FREE to enter rubber duck race and family-focused festival along with a separate sweepstakes platform to win the biggest grand-prize package the organizations have ever offered.
And on October 10, it all comes together at The Harbor. Come out for live music, a huge Kids Zone, Jeep events, games, food trucks, vendors and the Rubber Duck Race – and get an up-close look at the Jeep Wrangler and Yamaha WaveRunner featured in the new Driving For Good grand-prize package.
Get Loud, Get Quacky and Get Ready for the Rubber Duck Regatta and Jeep Festival!
Sponsored content, Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Texas and Grace Clinic.
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