Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County
Watching the ducks tumble down the falls!
Image by Isa Goico

Ducks making their way down the falls after the drop.

2025 Ducklings
Image by David Foote

Baby ducklings hatched in the office by Taylor from Urban Outreach.

Gwen demonstrating how to create friction fires to a family.
Image by David Foote

Gwen showing a family how to create friction fires at the Primitive Pursuits table.

One lone ducky
Image by Isa Goico

One lone little ducky floating down the creek.

4-H Duck Race

Quack Quack the Ducks are gone until next year!


Thank you all SO much for helping us make Duck Race a HUGE success year after year! We are SO happy with the way this year went, especially with it being at the park!


We will update this page with more details and thank you's shortly, but for now....


Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to all who supported by sponsoring, donating, buying ducks, and volunteering!

Prizes can be picked up from the CCE Tompkins office during regular business hours at 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca NY. Positive identification is needed to pick up prizes. We ask that all prizes by picked up no later than May 9th 2026.

Please keep an eye out around December for our 2027 Duck Race announcement- which will still be found at 4HDuckRace.com

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Contact

Miranda Sundquist
4-H Senior Administrative Assistant
ms3425@cornell.edu
607-272-2292 ext. 261

Last updated April 25, 2026

4-H Duck Race

WHAT CAN I WIN?

Our prizes are made possible by the local businesses that sponsor us. Without their contributions, we would not be able to offer the amazing things we can. Please remember to support the businesses that support their community; and with that-

LET'S SHOW OFF SOME OF 2026'S PRIZES!

First Prize for the fastest duck of them all:

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Some of our other great prizes possible are:

One of 3 $10 gift cards from Cayuga Lake Creamery

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2 Adult Passes to Corning Museum of Glass

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Dewalt Drill Set sponsored by Ithaca Piercing & Tattoo

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JBL Partybox-On-The-Go

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Rasa Spa Gift Card

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SkyZone Merch & Jump Passes

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Thank you to our Duck Race Sponsors! We couldn't have this amazing event without you!

Are you interested in becoming a sponsor for 2026? Please fill out THIS FORM and we will reach out to you. We appreciate any support you're willing and able to sponsor.

If you'd like to see the different Sponsorship Levels and Benefits, please go HERE.

Shout out to our 2026 Duck Race sponsors so far:

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How Much Are Duck Chances?

Buy your Duck Race Chances HERE!

1 Duck= $5

2 Ducks = $10

3 Ducks = $15

5 Ducks (1 Flock) = $20

2 Flocks = $40

3 Flocks = $60

4 Flocks = $80

5 Flocks = $100

6 Flocks = $120

Events

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Get Your Duck Race Merch Now!

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Head over to TINYURL.COM/TOMPKINS4HDESIGNS to choose your favorite design, and get it printed on whatever type of item you'd like! T-shirts, hoodies, hats, mugs, glasses, and much more available!

We receive 30% of the retail value for each item purchased.

See the Ducks DROP!

Rubber ducks going over Cascadilla Falls in the 4-H Duck Race, 2008.

Next Race: Saturday, April 25, 2026

The 4-H Duck Race launch takes place at 2PM at Cornell Botanic Gardens' Cascadilla Gorge Trail. Enter the natural area at Treman Triangle, located at the intersection of University Avenue and Linn Street in downtown Ithaca.

The rest of the festivities will be taking place from 11am-4pm at Thompson Park, the triangle park next to Gimme! Coffee. This year please join us while we have a fun assortment of activities such as; the RYS Cardboard Regatta, Compost Fair, Artist Alley Vendor Market, Tuttle's Hot Diggity Dog Food truck, Bake sale, Info & Game booths, Animal Experiences and more!