Duck visits event sponsor Roman Gourmet to make some dough — and pizza.
The Memorial Day Maplewood Duck Race is just days away and this duck needs you help to make some dough for local charitable organizations.
The Maplewood Duck Race takes place on Monday, May 30, after the Maplewood Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony at Town Hall (usually around 11 a.m.), with ducks being dumped into the Rahway River for each heat at the Oakview Avenue bridge in Memorial Park.
Spectators crowd the banks of the river in the park to cheer for the ducks. Winners enjoy prizes from local businesses and sponsors (Roman Gourmet is a long-time sponsor of the event). Proceeds support local charities.
Read more about the sponsors and beneficiaries of the race here.
There are 6 heats in the Duck Race and 700 ducks per heat. Purchase your duck tickets at the following locations:
- South Mountain YMCA Welcome Center, 13 Jefferson Ave
- South Mountain YMCA Early Childhood Learning Center, 10 West Parker Ave
- Maplewood Stationers, 171 Maplewood Ave
- Wednesday May 25 from 7:15-9:15am at South Orange Train station
- Online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/duck-race-tickets-23122317474\
The Duck Race is an iconic Maplewood event founded in 1998 by the Maplewood Kiwanis to support local charities. This year, the South Mountain YMCA is taking over management of the race. (Read about the history of the race here.)
